About Laura U. Marks
Born 1963. Laura U. Marks is an American university teacher, art theorist and exhibition curator.
Laura U. Marks is a philosopher and scholar of new media and film. She is the Grant Strate University Professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Previously, she was the Dana Wosk University Professor of Art and Cultural Studies at SFU. Among her theoretical contributions is the concept of haptic visuality, according to which a spectator's contact with media is conceived of as touching, as opposed to seeing. Marks is also a curator, and has developed exhibitions of Arab cinema.
Publications
Marks, Laura U. (2024). The Fold: From Your Body to the Cosmos. Duke University Press
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Who is Laura U. Marks?
Media scholar
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Laura U. Marks was born on 14 September 1963.
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Laura U. Marks is a university teacher, art theorist and exhibition curator.
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Laura U. Marks is American.
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