Laura Sizer
Biographic Data
| ID | 975316 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Sizer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Sizer |
| SIGNATURE | SIZER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hampshire College |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-8739-8989 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why, Delilah? When music and lyrics move us in different directions
Harnessing social media to advocate for the university archive
In 2022 the Monash University Archives began using social media to advocate for and promote ourselves and our collections. This paper reflects on the first twelve months of using social media, our experiences of setting up and maintaining our social media presence, the results we have seen and the lessons we have learnt. The key message conveyed in this paper is that if our small team can harness social media to advocate for and promote our unive…
The Art of Tattoos
In this paper I make the case that at least some tattoos are artworks. I go on to propose a definition of tattoo art that distinguishes it from other uses of tattooing, and from other forms of visual art. I argue that tattoo art is an art form that creates artworks in living skin, and that the living body is an essential component of and contributor to the artwork. This gives rise to several other distinctive features of tattoo art, in particular…
Good and Good For You
Towards A Computational Theory of Mood
Moods have global and profound effects on our thoughts, motivations and behavior. To understand human behavior and cognition fully, we must understand moods. In this paper I critically examine and reject the methodology of conventional ‘cognitive theories’ of affect. I lay the foundations of a new theory of moods that identifies them with processes of our cognitive functional architecture. Moods differ fundamentally from some of our other affecti…
The Art of Tattoos
In this paper I make the case that at least some tattoos are artworks. I go on to propose a definition of tattoo art that distinguishes it from other uses of tattooing, and from other forms of visual art. I argue that tattoo art is an art form that creates artworks in living skin, and that the living body is an essential component of and contributor to the artwork. This gives rise to several other distinctive features of tattoo art, in particular…
Towards A Computational Theory of Mood
Moods have global and profound effects on our thoughts, motivations and behavior. To understand human behavior and cognition fully, we must understand moods. In this paper I critically examine and reject the methodology of conventional ‘cognitive theories’ of affect. I lay the foundations of a new theory of moods that identifies them with processes of our cognitive functional architecture. Moods differ fundamentally from some of our other affecti…
Good and Good For You
Towards A Computational Theory of Mood
Moods have global and profound effects on our thoughts, motivations and behavior. To understand human behavior and cognition fully, we must understand moods. In this paper I critically examine and reject the methodology of conventional ‘cognitive theories’ of affect. I lay the foundations of a new theory of moods that identifies them with processes of our cognitive functional architecture. Moods differ fundamentally from some of our other affecti…
Good and Good For You
The Art of Tattoos
In this paper I make the case that at least some tattoos are artworks. I go on to propose a definition of tattoo art that distinguishes it from other uses of tattooing, and from other forms of visual art. I argue that tattoo art is an art form that creates artworks in living skin, and that the living body is an essential component of and contributor to the artwork. This gives rise to several other distinctive features of tattoo art, in particular…
Harnessing social media to advocate for the university archive
In 2022 the Monash University Archives began using social media to advocate for and promote ourselves and our collections. This paper reflects on the first twelve months of using social media, our experiences of setting up and maintaining our social media presence, the results we have seen and the lessons we have learnt. The key message conveyed in this paper is that if our small team can harness social media to advocate for and promote our unive…
Why, Delilah? When music and lyrics move us in different directions
Computer Science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work)