Daniel Rourke

**Roles & Affiliations**: Daniel Rourke is a Lecturer in Digital Media at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he co-convenes the MA in Digital Media. His work bridges artistic practice, critical theory, and speculative inquiry. He holds a PhD in Art from Goldsmiths (2017).

**Research Interests**: Focuses on digital materiality, critical posthumanism, AI ethics, and speculative fiction. Current projects explore 'AI slop' and aphantasia (the inability to form mental images). His collaborative work includes The 3D Additivist Manifesto, a key text in 3D fabrication critique.

**Exhibitions & Collaborations**: Works with institutions like Aksioma (Ljubljana), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and Transmediale (Berlin). Curates projects on AI, media activism, and artistic resistance.

**Key Projects**: Co-authored The 3D Additivist Cookbook (2017), a critical resource for media arts education. His writing appears in Alluvium, Afterimage, and 404media.co.

**Awards & Recognition**: No formal awards listed, but his work is widely cited in digital culture studies and media art circles.

**Advising & Grants**: Supervises MA/PhD projects on digital media and posthumanities. No specific grants mentioned, but actively engages with speculative research funding networks.

**Public Engagement**: Active on Bluesky (therourke.net), critiquing AI ethics, media trends, and cultural politics. Recent posts address AI-generated fake book lists and university automation debates.