David Gaertner

David Gaertner is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and an Associate Member of the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. He co-directs the CEDaR space, a community-centered lab for new media and immersive storytelling.

• Research spans Digital Humanities, Indigenous Literary Studies, and Postcolonial Theory.
• Focus on Canadian and Contemporary Literatures, with attention to speculative fiction and cultural reconciliation.

His publications address:

• Decolonial digital practices (2023-2025)
• Indigenous media and game design (2021)
• Reconciliation in Canadian art/literature (2020)
• Methodological approaches to Indigenous studies (2018)

He teaches courses on Indigenous literatures, speculative fiction, and narrative theory, emphasizing the intersection of technology and Indigenous sovereignty.