I am a writer and lecturer, and I teach Critical and Historical Studies across BA studio courses and MAs in the School. I also supervise students researching at PhD level via dissertation, practice, and publication.
I practised Fine Art at Bath Academy of Art and gained an MA in Cultural History at the Royal College of Art. I've written widely on cultural theory, art and technology, and am known for my research on Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault and Marshall McLuhan. I have also written on the art of Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp and lectured internationally on aspects of Japanese and Chinese contemporary art and technology. I have been involved with hijack production company in arts documentary production, museum multi-media displays and app design (the James Watt workshop at Science Museum, London, and a NESTA-funded project on Eduardo Paolozzi's preserved studio).
My recent publications include Cultures of Colour, 2012; Genteel Perversion: The Films of Gilbert & George (2014); The Joy of Sets: A Short History of the Television (2018) and a chapter 'Marshall McLuhan and New Media Art ' in The Encyclopedia of New Media Art Volume 1: History & Theory (ed. Charlie Gere, forthcoming 2024). I am currently researching a book on technology and science-fiction.
Associate Professor and Reader