Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli

Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli is a Professor of Cinema and Digital Media and Science and Technology Studies at the University of California, Davis. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (2001). Her research focuses on representations of violence, surveillance, digital art, and the uncanny in media. She co-edits the Edinburgh University Press series Film and Intermediality and leads initiatives like the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Surveillance and Democracy.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2001

Research Interests: Ravetto-Biagioli explores the intersection of digital technologies and cultural theory, particularly how surveillance and social media reshape political and aesthetic frameworks. Her work analyzes the 'digital uncanny'—how data-driven systems reinterpret Freudian concepts of the uncanny. She examines topics like fascism, nationalism, and the role of art in mediating trauma and memory.

Grants & Collaborations:

• Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Surveillance and Democracy (co-organized with Anupam Chander)
• Mellon Initiative in Digital Culture (co-organized with Colin Milburn)
• Core researcher in IMMERSe and IFHA projects

Labs/Teams: Her work spans interdisciplinary collaborations, including conferences like Recoded and projects exploring the politics of new media. She is affiliated with UC Davis’ graduate programs in Cultural Studies, Performance Studies, Critical Theory, and French and Italian Studies.