About Dr. John Tinnell:

John Tinnell teaches courses on histories & theories of technology, digital studies, writing, and narrative nonfiction. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida and was recently a Visiting Scholar in Communication at Stanford University. His books chronicle the origins of major innovation agendas in computing while also forecasting and analyzing their broader relevance to emerging technocultural developments. His latest book about Silicon Valley in the 1990s -- The Philosopher of Palo Alto: Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC, and the Original Internet of Things -- was published by the University of Chicago Press in Summer 2023, and reviewed in outlets such as the New Yorker, New York Review of Books, and MIT Technology Review. His first book, Actionable Media (Oxford UP, 2018), explored a new wave of digital communication that is emerging within the ubiquitous computing environments of smart cities. In addition, his essays on technology and culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Review, and San Francisco Chronicle, and in numerous academic journals, such as Computational Culture, Environmental Communication, and Convergence. More details about his writing and teaching can be found on his website: johntinnell.com

Areas of Expertise:

Rhetoric; Digital Communication; Media Theory; Writing Studies; Critical Theory; Augmented Reality; Digital Culture