Arthur Kroker

Arthur Kroker
Born1945 (age 80–81)
Occupations
  • Author
  • editor
  • educator
  • researcher
Spouse
Marilouise Kroker
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(m. 1971; died 2018)​
Academic background
EducationMcMaster University (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Victoria

Arthur Kroker (born 1945) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.

Life and career

He earned a PhD in political science from McMaster University in 1975. In addition to being a professor of political science at the University of Victoria, Kroker serves as director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC), located at the university. Kroker was appointed to the Canada Research Chair in technology, culture and theory in 2003. He was the editor for the online academic journal CTheory, an international journal of theory, technology and culture.

Kroker has been an outspoken critic of the transformation of the early internet into a consumer-driven system ("virtual class"). Austrian magazine Monochrom interviewed him about his political motivations in 1996.

He was married to Marilouise Kroker from 1971 until her death in 2018.

Bibliography

Books

As editor

References

  1. ↑ Grenzfurthner, Johannes. "Interview with A. and M. Kroker (1996)". Edition mono. monochrom. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Marilouise Kroker Obituary". Times Colonist Obituaries. Retrieved 2 October 2021.