Emily Christina Murphy

I research multimedia cultural memory: what we remember about our cultural history, how we remember it, and the ways that media and technology shape that memory.

I am especially interested in the ways that the culture and technology of the early twentieth century continue to shape our world, including our approach to gender, race, and ability. I approach my work from a strong critical and theoretical background that I translate into written scholarship, research-creation in technology and embodied practice, and building communities of practice and collaboration.

I am currently Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. I completed my PhD in English Language and Literature at Queen’s University in 2017. Since then, I have held a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Linked Modernisms Project at the University of Victoria and a jointly sponsored Mellon Foundation and Harry Ransom Centre Research Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin.

Take a look below at my selected projects on comics, modernist robots, Goodreads, technology feelings, research data management, dance history and performance, media history, and other topics related to multimedia cultural memory. I have worked with students on audio digital editions, digital storytelling and game design, and international exchange programs on art and design.