Harris Kornstein

Harris Kornstein is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, holding affiliations across multiple departments and programs, including the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, College of Information Science, and LGBTQ+ Institute. Their research focuses on queer play, digital technologies, media activism, disability, and trans studies, with a current book project exploring drag and queer strategies to counter digital harms. Kornstein also co-edits an anthology analyzing disabled New Yorkers during the pandemic.

• Education: PhD in Media, Culture & Communication (NYU); MFA in Digital Arts & New Media (UC Santa Cruz); BA (Swarthmore College).

Research interests emphasize creative counteractions to surveillance, AI, and disinformation through queer methodologies. Awards include a NEH Fellowship and University of Arizona’s Early Career Scholars Award.

Teaching includes courses on public humanities, health humanities, and applied technologies for social enrichment. As an artist, Kornstein’s work has been exhibited at institutions like the SF MoMA and ICA Los Angeles, alongside publishing two children’s books.