Dr. Kedrick James

Kedrick James is an Associate Professor of Teaching and Deputy Head of the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia. He is also Director of the Digital Literacy Centre where he is engaged in creating innovative software, apps, and media projects that promote arts-based research methods, placed-based knowledge sharing, and critical understanding of the role of automation in digital lives and learning. He is also a poet, musician, and media artist with decades of experience in live performance and experimental, artful inquiry. He has published in many different media formats, and has participated in Research-based Theatre workshops and performances on several occasions.