N. Katherine Hayles

N. Katherine Hayles
BornNancy Katherine Hayles
1943
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Pen nameN. Katherine Hayles
OccupationProfessor
GenreElectronic literature
American postmodern literature
SubjectSocial and literary critic, specializing in relations between science, literature, and technology
Notable worksHow We Became Posthuman (1999)

Nancy Katherine Hayles (born 1943) is an American literary critic, most notable for her contribution to the fields of literature and science, electronic literature, and American literature. Her scholarship primarily focuses on the "relations between science, literature, and technology".[1][2] She explores how digital technologies affect humanities research.[3] As of March 2025, she is currently a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles[4] and the James B. Duke Professor Emerita from Duke University.[5][4]

  1. ^ "Iowa Review Web". The Iowa Review. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "N. Katherine Hayles, Literature, Duke University – Townsend Center for the Humanities". University of Berkeley.
  3. ^ "Two Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Duke Today. April 22, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Hayles, N. Katherine - Department of English UCLA". UCLA English. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Faculty – Program in Literature". Duke University. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

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