Jason Archer

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jearcher@mtu.edu
Walker 328

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Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Technologies
Director of Communication, Culture, and Media
IPEC, Human Machine Culture Lead

PhD, Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago
MA, Communication, Wake Forest University
BA, University of Iowa

Biography

I situate my research at the nexus of communication, media studies, science and technology studies (STS), and sensory studies, with emphasis on human-machine communication and haptics. I am currently working on projects related to human machine culture: robotic touch and sociality, surgical robotics and sociotechnical constructions of disability, and haptic holograms.

Research Interests

Communication, Culture, and Technology
Human Machine Communication
Haptic Media Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Sensory Studies

Recent Publications

Archer, J. E. (2024). The da Vinci: A (Dis)abling Machine of 21st Century Medicine. PuntOorg International Journal, 9(1), 31–44.
Archer, J. (2023), Haptics, Human Augmentics, and Human-Machine Communication. In The Sage Handbook of Human-Machine Communication. Guzman, Andrea L., McEwen, Rhonda, & Jones, Steve (Eds.)