David Cecchetto
Professor
Office: Founders College, 130
Email: dcecchet@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://www.davidcecchetto.net
Secondary website: http://www.theocculture.net/category/cecchetto/
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David Cecchetto studies critical digital theory, sound, and experimental media. He has published widely, including the monographs Ludic Dreaming: How to Listen Away from Contemporary Technoculture (co-authored with The Occulture; Bloomsbury, 2017), Humanesis: Sound and Technological Posthumanism (University of Minnesota Press, 2013), and Listening in the Afterlife of Data (Duke UP, 2022). He is a Series Editor of the para-academic Catalyst book series (Noxious Sector Press) and is Co-Editor of the Proximities: Experiments in Nearness book series (University of Minnesota Press).
David Cecchetto is Professor of Critical Digital Theory in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto, Director of the Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought, and a member of several Graduate Programs; he is also a Faculty Associate with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology and co-organizes the Tuning Speculation conferences and workshops as part of The Occulture. David is President of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. He is a Series Editor of the para-academic Catalyst book series (Noxious Sector Press) and is Co-Editor of the Proximities: Experiments in Nearness book series (University of Minnesota Press).
David’s most recent monograph, Listening in the Afterlife of Data, is available from Duke University Press. His first monograph, Humanesis: Sound and Technological Posthumanism (2013), was released on the Posthumanities series of the University of Minnesota Press. David edited My Computer Was a Computer (Noxious Sector Press, 2022), Something Other Than Lifedeath (Noxious Sector Press, 2018), and Phono-Fictions and Other Felt Thoughts (Noxious Sector Press, 2016), and co-edited Collision: Interarts Practice and Research (CSP, 2009). As a member of The Occulture, he is co-author of Ludic Dreaming: How To Listen Away From Contemporary Technoculture (Bloomsbury, 2017).
As an artist working with sound, David has presented his work in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia, and on the web.
Degrees
PhD, University of VictoriaM.Mus., University of Victoria
Hon. B. Mus., Wilfrid Laurier University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
President, Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
Co-Editor, Proximities Book Series (University of Minnesota Press)
Research Interests
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/CLTR3160 3.0 | M | Sound, Politics, and Media Art | SEMR |
David Cecchetto studies critical digital theory, sound, and experimental media. He has published widely, including the monographs Ludic Dreaming: How to Listen Away from Contemporary Technoculture (co-authored with The Occulture; Bloomsbury, 2017), Humanesis: Sound and Technological Posthumanism (University of Minnesota Press, 2013), and Listening in the Afterlife of Data (Duke UP, 2022). He is a Series Editor of the para-academic Catalyst book series (Noxious Sector Press) and is Co-Editor of the Proximities: Experiments in Nearness book series (University of Minnesota Press).
David Cecchetto is Professor of Critical Digital Theory in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto, Director of the Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought, and a member of several Graduate Programs; he is also a Faculty Associate with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology and co-organizes the Tuning Speculation conferences and workshops as part of The Occulture. David is President of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. He is a Series Editor of the para-academic Catalyst book series (Noxious Sector Press) and is Co-Editor of the Proximities: Experiments in Nearness book series (University of Minnesota Press).
David’s most recent monograph, Listening in the Afterlife of Data, is available from Duke University Press. His first monograph, Humanesis: Sound and Technological Posthumanism (2013), was released on the Posthumanities series of the University of Minnesota Press. David edited My Computer Was a Computer (Noxious Sector Press, 2022), Something Other Than Lifedeath (Noxious Sector Press, 2018), and Phono-Fictions and Other Felt Thoughts (Noxious Sector Press, 2016), and co-edited Collision: Interarts Practice and Research (CSP, 2009). As a member of The Occulture, he is co-author of Ludic Dreaming: How To Listen Away From Contemporary Technoculture (Bloomsbury, 2017).
As an artist working with sound, David has presented his work in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia, and on the web.
Degrees
PhD, University of VictoriaM.Mus., University of Victoria
Hon. B. Mus., Wilfrid Laurier University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
President, Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
Co-Editor, Proximities Book Series (University of Minnesota Press)
Research Interests
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/CLTR3160 3.0 | M | Sound, Politics, and Media Art | SEMR |
