I research multimedia cultural memory: what we remember about our cultural history, how we remember it, and how 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.
ReMedia
I am PI of the ReMedia Infrastructure for Research and Creation, a state of the art facility funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Foundation, and the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBCO. It supports creative and critical projects in multimedia cultural memory, remediation, and embodiment.