BA(Murdoch) PhD(Curtin)
Senior Lecturer
Contact
Office: Richardson 6C23
Tel: 64 3 4798680
Email: erika.pearson@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Research Interest
My research interests cover several aspects of internet culture, including virtual communities, fan culture, trust networks, hacktivism and political activism online, complexity in virtual social networks, and notions of social capital in cyberspace. I am also interested in intersections of image culture with digital technologies, particularly in terms of digital photography and photo-manipulation, and how these are created, used, and disseminated across the internet. I would be happy to talk to any student wishing to pursue further studies in these general areas.
I am also the founding convener of the Internet Research Group of Otago (IRGO), and welcome correspondence from internet researchers from all disciplines.
Papers In 2016
Semester One:
MFCO103: Introduction to Communication Studies
Semester Two:
MFCO251:Television Studio Production
Publications
Stanger, N., Alnaghaimshi, N., & Pearson, E. (2017). How do Saudi youth engage with social media? First Monday, 22(5). doi: 10.5210/fm.v22i5.7102
Pearson, E., & Elliot, G. (2015). Multiplicities and the subject: Rethinking a mix-of-attributes approach in the digital world. International Journal of Communication, 9, 694-709.
Elliot, G., Freeman, C., & Pearson, E. (2015). Reinventing nature, the end of Nature and Nature 2.0. In C. Ergler & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 37). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Hart, S., White, R., & Pearson, E. (2015, April). The development of an open, CC-licensed Media Studies textbook. Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand: Open Education in New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Discussion].
Hart, S., White, R., & Pearson, E. (2015, April). The development of an open, CC-licensed Media Studies textbook. Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand: Open Education in New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Public Discussion].
Commissioned Report for External Body
Pearson, E. (2014). The cookbook: A discussion on the process, pitfalls and successes of hacking an open textbook (Open Educational Resource). 19p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4820
Design
Pearson, E. (graphic designer) (2011). Another World by Scot Snow [Album cover].
Pearson, E. (graphic designer) (2011). The Stone Soup Sessions by John Egenes [Album and booklet]. Delta Vee Music.
Pearson, E. (graphic designer) (2010). The Ambient Room by Scot Snow [Album cover].
Pearson, E. (graphic designer) (2010). Planet Drum by Scot Snow [Album cover].
Pearson, E. (graphic designer) (2008). Strange Karma by Scot Snow [Album cover].
Film/Video/CD Rom
Pearson, E. (executive producer, director, editor, camera person), & Egenes, J. (sound design, executive producer) (2012). Harps make fine companions. Dunedin, New Zealand: Subset Productions. [Film/Digital Recording/CD-Rom].
Creative Work
Pearson, E. (shoot director) (2009). Ghost Train by Dr. Glam and the Mysterons. [Music video]. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Other Research Output
Hart, S., White, R., & Pearson, E. (2015, April). The development of an open, CC-licensed Media Studies textbook. Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand: Open Education in New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Discussion].
Hart, S., White, R., & Pearson, E. (2015, April). The development of an open, CC-licensed Media Studies textbook. Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand: Open Education in New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand. [Public Discussion].
Hart, S., White, R., & Pearson, E. (2015, April). The development of an open, CC-licensed Media Studies textbook. Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand: Open Education in New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Public Discussion].
Pearson, E. (2011, May). The whole world in your pocket: Simultaneous mobile co-presence. Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Seminar].
Authored Book - Other
Pearson, E., Taffel, S., Nicholls, B., Wengermeir, M., Chen, K.-W., Phillips, H., … Madill, B., Ross, J., Gallagher, S., Fisher, T., Kabir, S. N. J., Ceuterick, M., & Urbano, M. (2014). Media Studies 101: A Creative Commons textbook. Media Texthack Group. Retrieved from https://mediatexthack.wordpress.com/
Chapter in Book - Research
Pearson, E. (2010). Digital gifts: Evolving patterns in gift exchange. In T. L. Tuten (Ed.), Enterprise 2.0: How technology, ecommerce, and Web 2.0 are transforming business virtually. (pp. 205-223). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Pearson, E. (2009). The Internet. In S. Moss (Ed.), The entertainment industry: An introduction. (pp. 133 -152). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
Kreps, D., & Pearson, E. (2009). Community as commodity: Social networking and transnational capitalism. In N. Panteli (Ed.), Virtual social networks: Mediated, massive and multiplayer sites. (pp. 155-174). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal - Research Article
Stanger, N., Alnaghaimshi, N., & Pearson, E. (2017). How do Saudi youth engage with social media? First Monday, 22(5). doi: 10.5210/fm.v22i5.7102
Pearson, E., & Elliot, G. (2015). Multiplicities and the subject: Rethinking a mix-of-attributes approach in the digital world. International Journal of Communication, 9, 694-709.
Leong, S., Mitew, T., Celletti, M., & Pearson, E. (2009). The question concerning (internet) time. New Media & Society, 11(8), 1267-1285. doi: 10.1177/1461444809349159
Pearson, E. (2009). All the World Wide Web's a stage: The performance of identity in online social networks. First Monday, 14(3). Retrieved from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2162/2127
Pearson, E. (2009). Forecasts or fallacies: Two issues for futures research on the internet. Futures, 41(3), 140-146. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2008.09.011
Pearson, E. (2007). Digital gifts: Participation and gift exchange in LiveJournal communites. First Monday, 12(5). Retrieved from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1835/1719
Journal - Research Other
Farnsworth, J., Fisher, K., & Pearson, E. (2014). Surveillance, copyright, privacy. MEDIANZ, 14(2), 1-7. doi: 10.11157/medianz-vol14iss2id118
Pearson, E. (2010). Online social networks, communication practice, and public relations [Editorial]. PRism, 7(3). Retrieved from http://www.prismjournal.org/socialnetworks.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Pearson, E., & Moskal, A. C. M. (2014). The failure of defining failure in social networking sites. In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Rhetoric and Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology. (pp. 609-613). Retrieved from http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/
Pearson, E. (2010). Making a good (virtual) first impression: The use of visuals in online impression management and creating identity performances. In J. Berleur, M. D. Hercheui & L. M. Hilty (Eds.), What Kind of Information Society? Governance, Virtuality, Surveillance, Sustainability, Resilience. (pp. 118-130). Berlin, Germany: Springer. [Full Paper]
Pearson, E. (2005). Trust: Is social capital a precondition for democratic activity online? In M. Consalvo & M. Allen (Eds.), Internet Research Annual: Selected Papers from the (Vol. 2) Association of Internet Researchers Conference. (pp. 86-93). New York: Peter Lang. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Elliot, G., Freeman, C., & Pearson, E. (2015). Reinventing nature, the end of Nature and Nature 2.0. In C. Ergler & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 37). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Geography, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Elliot, G., Freeman, C., & Pearson, E. (2014). Nature in Plato's digital cave: Frameworks and first impressions. In T. Konlechner & S. Connelly (Eds.), Proceedings of the Postgraduate Symposium. (pp. 19). Retrieved from http://www.geography.otago.ac.nz/resources
Pearson, E. (2011). Portable yet (co)present. Proceedings of the Internet Research 12.0 Conference: Performance and Participation. Retrieved from http://ir12.aoir.org/schedule
Pearson, E., & Gallop, C. (2011). PG internet research: Surviving as a new academic in the ″series of tubes″ [Workshop]. Proceedings of the Internet Research Group of Otago (IRGO) unConference 2.0: Resistance and Control. Retrieved from http://irgo.otago.ac.nz/blurbs.html
Pearson, E., Boyd, D., Long, A., & Tuszynski, S. (2009). Friends and followers: Renegotiating friendship online. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Conference: Internet Research 10.0: Internet Critical. Retrieved from http://ocs.sfu.ca/aoir/index.php/ir/10/paper/view/299
Clark, J., Angelo, A., Brown, C., Pearson, E., & Waite, N. (2008). Blogs and wikis in learning: Sharing the experience [Panel discussion]. In C. Bond & R. Spronken-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 50). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pearson, E., & Baxter, G. (2012, March). Futures of the book [Panel discussion]. Verbal presentation at the Inaugural Centre for the Book Symposium: The Book: A Life Cycle, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Pearson, E. (2010, September). Making a good (virtual) first impression: The use of visuals in online impression management and creating identity performances. Verbal presentation at the World Computer Congress, Brisbane, Australia.
Kreps, D., & Pearson, E. (2008, July). Community as commodity. Verbal presentation at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) International Working Conference on Virtuality and Society: Massive Virtual Communities, Lüneberg, Germany.
Pearson, E. (2008, November). When fangirls attack! Post-feminism and comic book bloggers. Verbal presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (SAANZ), Dunedin, New Zealand.
Other - Edited Journal
Farnsworth, J., Fisher, K., & Pearson, E. (Eds.). (2014). MEDIANZ, 14(2). [Journal Editors].
Pearson, E. (Ed.). (2010). PRism, 7(3). [Guest Editor].
