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'''Arthur Kroker''' (born 1945 in [[Red Rock, Ontario|Red Rock]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.
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'''Arthur Kroker''' (born 1945) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
He earned a Ph.D. in [[political science]] from [[McMaster University]] in 1975. In addition to being a Professor of Political Science at the [[University of Victoria]], Kroker serves as director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC), located at the university. Kroker was appointed to the [[Canada Research Chair]] in Technology, Culture and Theory in 2003. He and his wife Marilouise are the editors for the online academic journal [[Ctheory]], an international journal of theory, technology and culture.
He earned a PhD in [[political science]] from [[McMaster University]] in 1975. In addition to being a professor of political science at the [[University of Victoria]], Kroker serves as director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC), located at the university. Kroker was appointed to the [[Canada Research Chair]] in technology, culture and theory in 2003. He was the editor for the online academic journal ''[[CTheory]]'', an international journal of theory, technology and culture.


Kroker has been an outspoken critic of the transformation of the early internet into a consumer-driven system ("virtual class"). Austrian magazine [[monochrom]] interviewed him about his political motivations in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grenzfurthner|first1=Johannes|title=Interview with A. and M. Kroker (1996)|url=http://edition-mono.at/index.php?id=11&no_cache=1&tx_sbportfolio_pi1%5Buid%5D=19&cHash=cf08e3c04664115b3b801fdf267b4a6f|website=Edition mono|publisher=monochrom|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>
Kroker has been an outspoken critic of the transformation of the early internet into a consumer-driven system ("virtual class"). Austrian magazine [[Monochrom]] interviewed him about his political motivations in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grenzfurthner|first1=Johannes|title=Interview with A. and M. Kroker (1996)|url=http://edition-mono.at/index.php?id=11&no_cache=1&tx_sbportfolio_pi1%5Buid%5D=19&cHash=cf08e3c04664115b3b801fdf267b4a6f|website=Edition mono|publisher=monochrom|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>


He is married to Marilouise Kroker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://krokers.net/|website=Krokers (personal homepage)|publisher=A. and M. Kroker|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>
He was married to Marilouise Kroker from 1971 until her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=marilouise-kroker&pid=189173039(obituary)|publisher=Times Colonist Obituaries|accessdate=2 October 2021|title=Marilouise Kroker Obituary}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
=== Books ===
=== Books ===
*''[[Technology and the Canadian Mind: Innis, McLuhan, Grant]]'' ([[1984 in literature|1984]]) {{ISBN|0-920393-00-4}}
*''Technology and the Canadian Mind: Innis, McLuhan, Grant'' (1984)
*''[[The Postmodern Scene: Excremental Culture and Hyper-Aesthetics]]'' ([[1987 in literature|1987]]) (with David Cook) {{ISBN|0-920393-44-6}}
*''The Postmodern Scene: Excremental Culture and Hyper-Aesthetics'' (1987) (with David Cook)
*''[[Panic Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Postmodern Scene]]'' ([[1989 in literature|1989]]) (with David Cook and Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-312-02477-0}}
*''Panic Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Postmodern Scene'' (1989) (with David Cook and Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[The Possessed Individual: Technology and the French Postmodern]]'' ([[1992 in literature|1992]]) {{ISBN|0-920393-90-X}}
*''The Possessed Individual: Technology and the French Postmodern'' (1992)
*''[[SPASM: Virtual Reality, Android Music, and Electric Flesh]]'' ([[1993 in literature|1993]]) {{ISBN|0-312-09681-X}}
*''SPASM: Virtual Reality, Android Music, and Electric Flesh'' (1993)
*''[[Data Trash: Theory of the Virtual Class]]'' ([[1994 in literature|1994]]) (with Michael A. Weinstein) {{ISBN|0-920393-23-3}}
*''Data Trash: Theory of the Virtual Class'' (1994) (with Michael A. Weinstein)
*''[[Hacking the Future]]'' ([[1996 in literature|1996]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-920393-50-0}}
*''Hacking the Future'' (1996) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism: Heidegger, Nietzsche and Marx]]'' ([[2004 in literature|2004]]) {{ISBN|0-8020-8573-3}}
*''The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism: Heidegger, Nietzsche and Marx'' (2004)
*''Body Drift: Butler, Hayles, Haraway'' (2012)
*''Exits to the Posthuman Future'' (2014)
*''Technologies of the New Real: Viral Contagion and Death of the Social'' (2021) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''The Quantum Revolution: Art, Technology, Culture'' (2023) (with David Cook)


=== As editor ===
=== As editor ===
*''[[Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America]]'' ([[1987 in literature|1987]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-920393-96-9}}
*''Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America'' (1987) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[The Hysterical Male: New Feminist Theory]]'' ([[1991 in literature|1991]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-312-05297-9}}
*''The Hysterical Male: New Feminist Theory'' (1991) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[The Last Sex: Feminism and Outlaw Bodies]]'' ([[1993 in literature|1993]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-920393-37-3}}
*''The Last Sex: Feminism and Outlaw Bodies'' (1993) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[Digital Delirium]]'' ([[1997 in literature|1997]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-920393-71-3}}
*''Digital Delirium'' (1997) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[Life in the Wires: The CTheory Reader]]'' ([[2004 in literature|2004]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-920393-71-3}}
*''Life in the Wires: The CTheory Reader'' (2004) (with Marilouise Kroker)
*''[[Critical Digital Studies: A Reader]]'' ([[2008 in literature|2008]]) (with Marilouise Kroker) {{ISBN|0-8020-9546-1}}
*''Critical Digital Studies: A Reader'' (2008) (with Marilouise Kroker)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.pactac.net Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190216113848/http://pactac.net/ Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture]
*[http://ctheory.net CTheory.net]
*[http://ctheory.net CTheory.net]
*[http://web.uvic.ca/polisci/faculty/kroker.htm Profile as Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria]
*[http://web.uvic.ca/polisci/faculty/kroker.htm Profile as Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria]
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Latest revision as of 01:39, 26 September 2024

Arthur Kroker
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Red Rock, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Author
  • editor
  • educator
  • researcher
Spouse
Marilouise Kroker
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​
(m. 1971; died 2018)​
Academic background
EducationMcMaster University (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Victoria

Arthur Kroker (born 1945) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.

Life and career

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He earned a PhD in political science from McMaster University in 1975. In addition to being a professor of political science at the University of Victoria, Kroker serves as director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC), located at the university. Kroker was appointed to the Canada Research Chair in technology, culture and theory in 2003. He was the editor for the online academic journal CTheory, an international journal of theory, technology and culture.

Kroker has been an outspoken critic of the transformation of the early internet into a consumer-driven system ("virtual class"). Austrian magazine Monochrom interviewed him about his political motivations in 1996.[1]

He was married to Marilouise Kroker from 1971 until her death in 2018.[2]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Technology and the Canadian Mind: Innis, McLuhan, Grant (1984)
  • The Postmodern Scene: Excremental Culture and Hyper-Aesthetics (1987) (with David Cook)
  • Panic Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Postmodern Scene (1989) (with David Cook and Marilouise Kroker)
  • The Possessed Individual: Technology and the French Postmodern (1992)
  • SPASM: Virtual Reality, Android Music, and Electric Flesh (1993)
  • Data Trash: Theory of the Virtual Class (1994) (with Michael A. Weinstein)
  • Hacking the Future (1996) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism: Heidegger, Nietzsche and Marx (2004)
  • Body Drift: Butler, Hayles, Haraway (2012)
  • Exits to the Posthuman Future (2014)
  • Technologies of the New Real: Viral Contagion and Death of the Social (2021) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • The Quantum Revolution: Art, Technology, Culture (2023) (with David Cook)

As editor

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  • Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (1987) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • The Hysterical Male: New Feminist Theory (1991) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • The Last Sex: Feminism and Outlaw Bodies (1993) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • Digital Delirium (1997) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • Life in the Wires: The CTheory Reader (2004) (with Marilouise Kroker)
  • Critical Digital Studies: A Reader (2008) (with Marilouise Kroker)

References

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  1. ^ Grenzfurthner, Johannes. "Interview with A. and M. Kroker (1996)". Edition mono. monochrom. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Marilouise Kroker Obituary". Times Colonist Obituaries. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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