I’m Assistant Professor of Technology and Digital Media in the English Department at UT Arlington, where I teach media and critical theory, game and play studies, and science and technology studies. My current project, Preenactment, argues that many of our social roles originate in acts of make-believe – from pretending to cross the road as a child to prompting an AI to simulate a job interview as an adult. Ultimately, I seek to develop what we might think of as the Synthetic Humanities: a critical and creative inquiry into how generative media are reshaping what it means to be human.

Access my CV here and my departmental page here. Email me at douglas.stark[at]uta.edu