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Alexander R. Galloway is an author and programmer. He is a
founding member of the
software collective RSG and
creator of the Carnivore
and Kriegspiel projects.
The New York Times has described his
practice as "conceptually sharp, visually compelling and completely attuned
to the political moment." Galloway is the author of
Protocol: How Control
Exists After Decentralization (MIT, 2004),
Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic
Culture (Minnesota, 2006), and most recently
The Exploit: A Theory of
Networks (Minnesota, 2007), cowritten
with Eugene Thacker.
He teaches at New York University.
Ph.D., The Literature Program, Duke University, 2001
B.A., Modern Culture and Media, Brown University, 1996
Scholarly interests include: critical theory, semiotics, aesthetics, digital media,
networks, software, new media art, games, and film.
Core faculty member of the NYU program in Visual Culture
Affiliated faculty member of the NYU Department of Comparative Literature
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