Aaron Tucker

Aaron Tucker
Aaron Tucker
Born	1982 (age 42–43); Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Windsor; University of Victoria; York University
Notable works	Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp (2017); Virtual Weaponry: The Militarized Internet in Hollywood War Films (2017); Y: Oppenheimer, Horseman of Los Alamos (2018); Catalogue d'oiseaux (2020); Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys (2023)
Website
	aarontucker.ca

Aaron Tucker (born 1982) is a Canadian writer, digital artist, and scholar.^[1]

He is a lecturer in the English department and a research fellow with the Centre for Digital Humanities at Toronto Metropolitan University.^[2] He received his Ph.D. from the Cinema and Media Arts Department at York University in March 2023, where his graduate work studying the cinema of facial recognition technologies was awarded the Governor General Gold Medal.^[3]

Life and work

Tucker was born in Vernon, British Columbia, and resides and works in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of two novels, three books of poetry, and two academic books.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He teaches and researches 3D printing^[8] and other artistic ways of rethinking the relationship between humans and computers.^[1] He also collaborates with poets, programmers, and artists on digital art projects^[1] such as The ChessBard^[9] and Loss Sets.^[10]

His academic work looks primarily at the intersection of citizenship, the management of citizenship resources, and crises within facial recognition technology, with articles appearing in IEEE Technology and Society and Afterimage.^[11]^[12]

Works

Novels

Y: Oppenheimer, Horseman of Los Alamos. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2018.^[13]
Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2023.^[14]

Poetry collections

Punchlines. Toronto: Mansfield Press, 2014.^[15]
Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp. Toronto: Bookhug Press, 2017.^[5]
Catalogue d'oiseaux. Toronto: Bookhug Press, 2020.^[7]

Academic monographs

Interfacing With the Internet in Popular Cinema. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.^[16]
Virtual Weaponry: The Militarized Internet in Hollywood War Films. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.^[4]
Write Here, Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research. Toronto: Ryerson University Pressbooks, 2018. With Dr. Paul Chafe.

Art projects

The ChessBard with Jody Miller. Toronto: various locations, 2014-.^[9]
Loss Sets with Jordan Scott, Namir Ahmed, and Tiffany Cheung. Toronto, Ryerson University Digital Media Experience Lab, 2015-.^[10]

Art exhibitions and performances

You/I: Interfaces & Reader Experience. Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA. September 22-October 14, 2016. Curated by Dene Grigar.^[17]
The ChessBard at Philalalia with Jennifer Shahade. Philalalia. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. September 15, 2016.
Electronic Literature Festival 2016. University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada. June 2016. Curated by Brenda Grell.^[18]
Jennifer Shahade & The ChessBard: A Blindfold Exhibition. Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. September 15, 2015.^[19]
The ChessBard Aaron Tucker and Jody Miller. The Ends of Electronic Literature Festival Exhibition. University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. August 2015.^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Yates, Dana. "He turns poetry into something you can hold: Writer Aaron Tucker meshes technology and traditional humanities through 3D printing". Ryerson Today. Ryerson. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ "Aaron Tucker". Department of English, Ryerson. Ryerson University. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ Huls, Alex (2023-06-16). "Three York graduate students earn Governor General Gold Medal". YFile. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ ^a ^b "Virtual Weaponry The Militarized Internet in Hollywood War Films". Palgrave.com. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp by Aaron Tucker". bookthug.ca. BookThug. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ "Aaron Tucker | Coach House Books". chbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ ^a ^b "Catalogue d'oiseaux by Aaron Tucker | Book*hug Press". 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "CSDH Program Annual Conference Congress 2017" (PDF). Congress 2017. Congress. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Chess Poetry". chesspoetry.com. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Loss Sets". aarontucker.ca. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ Tucker, Aaron (2021-03-01). "The Citizen Question: Making Identities Visible Via Facial Recognition Software at the Border". IEEE Technology and Society. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ Tucker, Aaron (2021-09-01). "Solving the Conflict Between Breathability and Masked Faces within Facial Recognition Technologies". Afterimage. 48 (3): 58–70. doi:10.1525/aft.2021.48.3.58. ISSN 0300-7472.
^ Y.
^ Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys.
^ "Aaron Tucker Punchlines". Mansfield Press. Mansfield Press. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ "Interfacing with the Internet in Popular Cinema". Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ "You/I". DTC - WSUV.org. WSUV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "ELO 2016". Exhibit. Electronic Literature Organization. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "A Blindfold Exhibition". Chess Poetry. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "The ChessBard". ELO 2015. Electronic Literature Organization. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

External links

Official website

[Yates-1] Yates, Dana. "He turns poetry into something you can hold: Writer Aaron Tucker meshes technology and traditional humanities through 3D printing". Ryerson Today. Ryerson. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[2] "Aaron Tucker". Department of English, Ryerson. Ryerson University. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[3] Huls, Alex (2023-06-16). "Three York graduate students earn Governor General Gold Medal". YFile. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

[Weaponry-4] "Virtual Weaponry The Militarized Internet in Hollywood War Films". Palgrave.com. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[Irresponsible-5] "Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp by Aaron Tucker". bookthug.ca. BookThug. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[6] "Aaron Tucker | Coach House Books". chbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

[:0-7] "Catalogue d'oiseaux by Aaron Tucker | Book*hug Press". 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

[8] "CSDH Program Annual Conference Congress 2017" (PDF). Congress 2017. Congress. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[ChessBard-9] "Chess Poetry". chesspoetry.com. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[Loss-10] "Loss Sets". aarontucker.ca. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[11] Tucker, Aaron (2021-03-01). "The Citizen Question: Making Identities Visible Via Facial Recognition Software at the Border". IEEE Technology and Society. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

[12] Tucker, Aaron (2021-09-01). "Solving the Conflict Between Breathability and Masked Faces within Facial Recognition Technologies". Afterimage. 48 (3): 58–70. doi:10.1525/aft.2021.48.3.58. ISSN 0300-7472.

[13] Y.

[14] Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys.

[Punchlines-15] "Aaron Tucker Punchlines". Mansfield Press. Mansfield Press. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[Interfacing-16] "Interfacing with the Internet in Popular Cinema". Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[17] "You/I". DTC - WSUV.org. WSUV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[18] "ELO 2016". Exhibit. Electronic Literature Organization. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[19] "A Blindfold Exhibition". Chess Poetry. Aaron Tucker. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[20] "The ChessBard". ELO 2015. Electronic Literature Organization. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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