Aiden Buckland’s research has focused on online communities. His master’s research explored the interplay between mainstream media and blogging in the early 2000s and his doctoral research focused on how the practices of professional gaming change the way people play video games.
Experience
Buckland served as the managing editor for the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication from 2011 to 2014. He co-edited the conference proceedings from the technology and emerging media track of the Canadian Communication Association in 2014. He has presented his research at conferences for the Canadian Communication Association, Popular Culture Association, Canadian Game Studies Association, the Calgary Comics and Entertainment Expo and Techstock 2016 Let’s Talk Gaming event.
He is pursuing a PhD in Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.
Education
2007
Master of Arts in Communication and Culture
University of Calgary
2003
Certificate of Public Administration
Cape Breton University
2003
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Cape Breton University
2004
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Cape Breton University