bio:

My name is Josef Nguyen, and I am currently attending U.C. Irvine toward an M.S. in Arts Computation Engineering (A.C.E.).

I am a graduate of the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California. I double majored in Computer Science and English and received both my B.S. and B.A., respectively, in May 2007.

I enjoy working out, video games, shopping, watching films, and reading. I am also an avid croquet player.

At the moment, besides working toward completing my Master's degree, I am applying to Ph.D programs in English and Literature. Wish me luck.

My main academic interests include but are not limited to:

• ecological criticism
• representations of science, technology, and medicine in literature and film
• science, technology, and the body
• cities and urban space
• contemporary American literature and film
• American regionalism, natural parks, and natural landmarks
• the supernatural, the unnatural, and the fantastic
• natural and unnatural disasters
• food and fashion commodity culture
• biology, geology, and paleontology
• new media - video games and hypertext