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Scott Selisker is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Arizona, College of Humanities. His research and teaching focus on twentieth- and twenty-first-century U.S. literature and culture, particularly the intersections of literature with science, technology, and society. He is affiliated with interdisciplinary fields such as digital humanities and science fiction studies.
His research interests include U.S. literature since 1945, science and technology studies (STS), science fiction, digital humanities (especially network analysis), theories of the novel, and the sociology of literature. Selisker employs innovative methodologies like social network analysis to examine character networks in contemporary fiction, bridging literary studies with computational and sociological approaches.
The trends in his scholarly publications reveal a sustained engagement with how literature reflects and critiques technological and ideological systems. His work spans topics from brainwashing and automation to transparency in digital culture and feminist metrics like the Bechdel Test, demonstrating a broad interdisciplinary reach grounded in literary analysis.
Scientific Awards:
- Finalist, Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Book Prize
- Finalist, Science Fiction Research Association/UC Riverside Technoscience Program Book Prize
- Modern Language Association's Norman Foerster Prize (2012)
- Ralph Cohen Prize (New Literary History)
- SFRA Pioneer Award
Selisker has received significant research support, including a 2021 NEH Summer Stipend for his book project Social Medium: Character Networks in the Novel. While no formal advisees are listed, his contributions to graduate education are evident in his reflections on digital humanities pedagogy. He has no known lab or research team mentioned in the text, but his work is deeply collaborative in spirit, engaging with interdisciplinary networks.
