Lee Scrivner
Lee Scrivner is an American cultural historian and artist known for his book Becoming Insomniac (2014) and for his satirical avant-garde art manifestos. He writes on the psychosomatic effects of life in technological modernity, particularly on the history of insomnia.
Early life
Lee Scrivner was born in Winnipeg, Canada to American parents and was raised in Las Vegas, where he attended Bonanza High School.
Academics
Scrivner received a BA in English (1997) and an MA in British and American literature (1998) from the University of Utah. He taught English at the College of Southern Nevada and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1999 to 2005, after which he pursued doctoral research under Steven Connor at the University of London. From 2007 to 2008, he lectured in the English department at Birkbeck College. Since receiving his PhD, he has been a Fulbright lecturer in the humanities at Bosphorus University, Istanbul.
Creative work
Manifestos
Scrivner's creative work includes writing art manifestos and theatrical performances that incorporate live music and pre-recorded video. His work often deploys satire, anachronism, mock solemnity, metafiction and paradox.
