School of Critical Studies

Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist performance artist, poet, and writer, originally from Detroit, MI. She has premiered over fifty performance artworks including Black Weirdo School (Pop Up Critique) (2023), Translated Bodies (2023), the déjà vu—live (2022),... Continue reading »

Andrew Culp, PhD, serves as the Director of the MA Aesthetics and Politics program at CalArts, where he teaches Media History and Theory in the School of Critical Studies. He earned his doctorate in Comparative Studies from Ohio State University in 2013. Culp's work intersects media,... Continue reading »

Arne De Boever (PhD Columbia, 2009) teaches American Studies in the School of Critical Studies and the MA Aesthetics and Politics program at the California Institute of the Arts (USA). He directed the MA program from 2011-2019 and returned to that role in 2020.  De Boever’s... Continue reading »

Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen and a half books of fiction, most recently the story collections The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell (Coffee House Press, 2021) and None of You Shall Be Spared (Weird House Press, 2023),  and the Weird West micro-collection Black... Continue reading »

Andrea Fontenot currently serves as Interim Associate Dean of Critical Studies, and directs the undergraduate writing curriculum and the CalArts writing center. Their research and pedagogical interests include feminism, gender and queer studies, media studies, and critical pedagogy.... Continue reading »