Bio

Darren Wershler is assistant professor in the Communication Studies department of Wilfrid Laurier University, part of the faculty at the CFC Media Lab TELUS Interactive Art and Entertainment program, and a research affiliate of the IP Osgoode Intellectual Property Law and Technology program. His most recent book is The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting (Cornell University Press, 2007). He has written or co-written five other books about technology and culture and three books of poetry, including apostrophe (with Bill Kennedy), the first book written with a search engine. Forthcoming books include a book about Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg and the first monograph on the work of Kenneth Goldsmith.