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Eric Freedman

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Truman State University

Eric Freedman is Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Truman State University. He is the author of Artificial Intelligence and Playable Media (Routledge, 2023), The Persistence of Code in Game Engine Culture (Routledge, 2020) and Transient Images: Personal Media in Public Frameworks (Temple University Press, 2011). He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Creative Media Research and is Chair of the Communication and Media Studies Research Network.

Subjects: Communication Studies, Film and Video, Gaming, Media and Cultural Studies

Biography

Dr. Eric Freedman is Professor and Dean of the School of Media Arts at Columbia College Chicago. He is the author of Artificial Intelligence and Playable Media (Routledge, 2023), The Persistence of Code in Game Engine Culture (Routledge, 2020) and Transient Images: Personal Media in Public Frameworks (Temple University Press, 2011). His most recent essays include "Engineering Queerness in the Game Development Pipeline" (Game Studies) and "Resident Racist: Embodiment and Game Controller Mechanics" (Race/Gender/Class/Media 3.0). He serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Creative Media Research and the Journal of Communication and Media Studies and on the advisory board of the Communication and Media Studies Research Network. Dr. Freedman holds a Ph.D. from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

Education

Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1998

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

New Media, Video Game Studies, Software Studies, Public Policy and New Technologies, Film and Television Studies

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