DavidCecchetto.net
last update: June, 2010
Education
| Interdisciplinary Ph.D., Cultural, Social, and Political Thought, University of Victoria | 2010 |
| Dissertation title: A Practiced-Informed Critique of Technological Posthumanism and its Ideologies | |
| M.Mus., University of Victoria | 2004 |
| B.Mus., Wilfrid Laurier University | 2002 |
Publications (Peer-Reviewed)
Selected Research Presentations
| "Exclusion and Privilege in Ollivier Dyens’ Scientific Construction of Technological Posthumanism," | April, 2010 |
| paper presented to the Strategies of Critique Conference (York University, Toronto) | |
| "Bodily Spacing: Mark Hansen's Affective Posthumanism in Lazzarini's skulls," paper | February, 2010 |
| presented to McGill Interdisciplinary English Graduate Conference, Montreal. | |
| "The Sound of Technology," invited lecture presented to "Music and Meaning" | February, 2010 |
| (HUM313), University of Toronto. | |
| "From Genes to Memes: The Scientific Posthuman of Darwinian Evolution," paper | November, 2009 |
| presented at MMLA ("Posthumanism Today" panel). | |
| “Music and Catachresis: Lachenmann’s …zwei Gefühle… in the Theatre of Judith Butler,” | May, 2009 |
| paper presented at Congress (CUMS /CSA joint session). | Finalist, George Proctor Prize (best graduate student paper) |
| “Relational Ontologies: Judith Butler’s ‘Turn’ in Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s The Trace,” | May, 2009 |
| paper presented at Congress (ACCUTE). | |
| “Melancholy and Mourning in Contemporary New Media Art,” invited lecture presented | March, 2008 |
| as part of the “Art{}Politics” lecture series, University of Victoria. | |
| “Skewed Remote Musical Performance and the Posthuman,” paper presented | Nov, 2007 |
| at Interactive Futures 2007. | |
| “Detritus from (or a Meditation on) Content, Context, and Digital Art,” paper presented | April, 2007 |
| at the American Comparative Literature Association annual conference, Mexico. | |
| “Ethical and Activist Considerations of the Technological Artwork,” paper presented | Jan, 2006 |
| at Interactive Futures 2006. | |
| "Gender and the Paradigmatic Limitations of 'Musical Knowledge' in the Recorded Medium,” | July, 2005 |
| paper presented at In & Out of the Sound Studio (Concordia University). | |
| “A Dialogue on Performative Musicology,” collaborative paper presented at | Sept, 2005 |
| Collision Symposium. | |
| “Identity Space”, interactive seminar presented as part of the University of Victoria’s | March, 2004 |
| “Anti-Racist Feminisms and Democratic Futures” series. | |
Practice-Based Research
| Co-composer, creator, and conceptual designer of Moment Forum, performance-installation presented | April, 2009 |
| at the Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre at the University of Sussex. | |
| Co-performer, creator, and composer of mnemosyne space (version III), presented at | April, 2007 |
| the American Comparative Literature Association annual conference, Mexico. | |
| Co-performer, creator, and composer of mnemosyne space (version II), presented at | May, 2005 |
| the University of Victoria. | |
| Co-performer, creator, and composer of mnemosyne space (version I), presented at | May, 2004 |
| The International Federation for Theatre Research (Russia). | |
Selected Artistic Presentations
| Co-curator, Eidola, multimedia exhibition presented at Open Space Artist-Run Centre. | Aug - Oct, 2009 |
| Composer, creator, and conceptual designer of KeyGen, for quartet and electronics (Victoria, BC). | Nov, 2008 |
| Co-composer, creator, and conceptual designer of Skewed Remote Musical Performance, San | April, 2007 |
| Diego Spring Festival (Victoria/San Diego). | |
| Composer of Floral Print, for chamber ensemble, Aventa Ensemble. | Sept, 2006 |
| Composer of Athabaska, for orchestra, finalist in the Victoria Symphony's | Jan, 2006 |
| national Reel Music competition. | |
| Co-omposer of music for the short film Once A Fish, directed by Ling Chiu. Screenings at Vancouver | Jan, 2005 |
| and Victoria International Film Festivals, the L.A. Asian Film Festival, and CityTV. | |
| Co-performer, creator, and composer of CDL, multi-media performance-installation (Victoria, | April, 2004 |
| with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts). | |
| Composer of Context Dictates Landscape?, Victoria Symphony. | Jan, 2004 |
| Composer of Milo’s Baton, a multimedia musical theatre work for children commissioned | Jan, 2003 |
| by NUMUS, Waterloo. | |
Academic Awards
| SSHRC Doctoral Award, $40,000 | Sept, 2008 – Aug, 2010 |
| University of Victoria President’s Research Scholarship, $8,000 | Sept, 2008 – Aug, 2010 |
| University of Victoria Graduate Award (Cultural, Social, and Political Thought), $4,000 | Sept, 2008 – May, 2009 |
| University of Victoria Graduate Studies Travel Grant, $600 | April, 2009 |
| University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, $200 | April, 2009 |
| University of Victoria English Department Travel Grant, $200 | April, 2009 |
| University of Victoria Interdisciplinary Fellowship, $10,000 | Sept, 2007 – Aug, 2008 |
| University of Victoria Graduate Award (Cultural, Social, and Political Thought), $5,000 | Sept, 2007 - May, 2008 |
| University of Victoria Interdisciplinary Fellowship, $7,500 | Sept, 2006 – Aug, 2007 |
| University of Victoria Graduate Studies Travel Grant, $600 | April, 2007 |
| University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, $400 | April, 2007 |
| University of Victoria English Department Travel Grant, $300 | April, 2007 |
| University of Victoria Interdisciplinary Fellowship, $7,500 | Sept, 2006 – Aug, 2007 |
| University of Victoria Graduate Studies Travel Grant, $400 | April, 2004 |
| Canada Council Creation Grant, $6,000 | March, 2004 |
Instructional Activities
Please click here to view my 2009-2010 Teaching Narrative.
| Assistant Professor, New Media History and Criticism | Present |
| Faculty of Liberal Studies, OCAD University | |
| Teaching Assistant, ENGL 115 (University Writing), Dr. Richard Pickard | Oct - Dec, 2009 |
| University of Victoria (online) | |
| Writing Tutor, University of Victoria Writing Centre | March - August, 2009 |
| Creator of instructional document: Writing Strong Paragraphs. University of | June, 2009 |
| Victoria Learning and Teaching Centre: Resources | |
| Teaching and Learning for Higher Education (EDCI 560), Faculty of | Jan - April, 2009 |
| Education, University of Victoria | |
| Teaching Assistant, MUS 323, Dr. Jonathan Goldman | Sept - Dec, 2007 |
| Research Assistant, University of Victoria’s Electronic Music Studio | Sept, 2003 - May, 2004 |
| Teaching Assistant, MUS 115, Prof. Eugene Dowling (also Summer 2008) | Sept, 2002 - May, 2003 |
Professional Activities
| Manuscript Assessment: Theory, Culture, and Society; | Ongoing |
| CTheory.net | |
| Panelist, Seminar on Open Access, McGill Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, | Feb, 2010 |
| chaired by Dr. Brent Nelson. | |
| Panel Respondent, (inter)disciplinarities: theory and crisis, University of Victoria | March, 2009 |
| Cultural, Social, and Political Thought Graduate Conference | |
| Conference Assistant, Digital Humanities Summer Institute. | Jan, 2007 – May, 2008 |
| Conference Manager, University of Victoria English Department Graduate Conference | Sept, 2006 – March, 2007 |
| Co-organizer/co-founder, Collision: A Symposium of Interarts Practice and | Sept, 2005 - Sept, 2006 |
| Research (University of Victoria) | |
| Panelist for Listen-In!, a symposium on film and music hosted by the Victoria Independent | Feb, 2006 |
| Film and Video Festival | |
Reviews and Catalogues
Memberships and Affiliations
