User:Christine Bush
Introduction
I'm an independent writer and researcher living in Mountain View, California. I earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College. My earlier undergraduate work focused on English Literature, Philosophy and Cognitive Science at NC State University. I attended San Jose State University where I studied Geography and History at the graduate level. I have training and work experience in geospatial technologies and continue to enjoy creating maps for various projects using open source GIS tools. I have over 15 years of experience as a web developer. I am researching and writing a book about the intersection of embodiment and epistemology when not working on a botanically-related app. I have a blog at ideaspeak.us and paint watercolors to relax.
I have been awarded two "barnstars" for my contributions to Wikipedia. I am the primary contributor to the article on "Encyclopedic knowledge" and a major contributor to the article on "Open educational resources." I find the online culture at Wikipedia to be toxic. I hope to contribute original maps and articles relating postcolonial studies and postmodernism to CZ. I also want to help fill in the gaps.
I wish to continue to support Citizendium financially, and I am working to implement a safe, secure way for donations by check in addition to using PayPal. I want to see CZ grow and thrive because I think its article cluster schema is one of the most useful and scholarly available.
Notes to Self
- Always look to your subject matter and sources for guidance and companionship. Forum discussions rarely result in inspiration (often the opposite).
- Leave work and experiences from Wikipedia (good and bad) at the door.
Author Representative
Votes and related activities to this role. You should still find my 2014 Election Statement here.
Research Sources and Tools
Some Of My Interests
Arlington National Cemetery
Cartography
Children's Literature
Giorgio de Chirico
Encyclopedia
Gender
Hegel
Imprisonment
Map
Joan Miro
Georgia O'Keefe
Responsive Web Design
Edward Said
Sex_(disambiguation)
Watercolor
James McNeill Whistler
Wolves
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