Steven R Hammer

Steven R. Hammer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Media Studies, Saint Joseph’s University. His work bridges digital rhetoric, new media art, and disability studies, with a particular focus on how technological imperfections reveal cultural and pedagogical truths.

Research Overview

• Explores glitch studies and dirty new media to critique techno-utopianism
• Develops critical making theories through circuit bending and hardware hacking
• Pioneers DIT (Do-it-Together) pedagogies for inclusive digital design
• Investigates sound studies intersections with writing instruction

Key Contributions

• 2024 work on disability-informed technological design
• 2016 Wiley/IEEE publication on linguistics for global communicators
• 2015 Harlot journal collaboration
• 2015 Technoculture article on glitch composition

Recognition

• 2017 Summer Research Grant recipient
• 2016 Michael J. Morris Grant awardee