Daniel Keyes

Daniel Keyes is an Associate Professor in the Digital Arts and Humanities, English and Cultural Studies at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies. He holds a PhD in English from York University, alongside an MA in English and a BA (Hons) in Cultural Studies from Trent University.

• Research Focus: Whiteness, Anglo-Settler Identity, the Okanagan Valley as occupied settler space, and digital ephemerality in Canadian media.
• Academic Leadership: Founding Chair of UBC Okanagan’s Cultural Studies program (2007–2010, 2015–2018), Interim Director of Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (2009–2011), and current Digital Humanities Coordinator since 2023.

Publications span interdisciplinary analysis of settler colonialism, digital media preservation, and screen culture, including the 2021 co-edited anthology White Space: Race, Privilege, and the Cultural Economies of the Okanagan Valley. His 2024 chapter on Fort McMoney examines interactive documentaries in Canada.

Teaching emphasizes critical and creative analysis of screen culture, with courses like Television Studies and Digital Afterlives. He integrates hands-on learning through UBC O Studios, fostering student-led media production.

Professional Affiliations:

• Associate, Centre for Culture, Identity & Education (UBC Vancouver)
• Chair, Inner Fish Theatre Society
• Member, AMP Lab (UBC Okanagan)
• Jury member, Okanagan Student Film Festival