Research

This site provides an overview of my past, present, and future research projects, writings, and teaching resources. Currently, my projects can be roped together under the auspices of "Techno-Cultural Studies," a cross-disciplinary field of study that I propose to explore philosophical and historical questions about contemporary technological cultures. Techno-Cultural Studies integrates methods and theories from Media Studies, Cultural Studies, and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to grapple with diverse aspects of media, which are at once "Texts, "Technology," "Cultural Forms," "Environment" and "Institutions."

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Remapping Smart Cities

This is a book-length monograph that uses "genealogy" as a tool to reconstitute the smart cities' history of the present. Taking South Korea's Songdo as a point of departure, it sees the smart city as an outgrowth of diverse intersections of histories.

Community Data and Pedagogy

Ongoing group project based in Central Illinois advocating for community-driven models of addressing the rising US gun violence problem. Through this project, I am thinking about ways to redress and nurture the academia's relationship with local community groups.