PAUL BENZON

Department of English 189 Maple Avenue

Temple University Saratoga Springs, NY 18!!
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,hila#elphia, ,A 191*!"9" 3332paul/en0on24om
Academic Positions
Assistant ,rofessor of Tea4hing an# 5nstru4tion, Department of English, Temple University, ,hila#elphia,
,A, 6all ""8*present
A#7un4t Assistant ,rofessor, Department of Ameri4an Stu#ies, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4., N:, 6all
""(, Summer ""8
Education
,h2D2, English, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4., N:, ;4to/er ""8
Dissertation< =The >anguage of 5nformation< 5nterme#ia Appropriation an# ?ontemporary >iterary 6orm@
?ommittee< 8i4har# Dienst %Dire4tor), 9rent E#3ar#s, :ohn M4?lure, Ni4ole 6leet3oo#
M2A2, English, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4., N:, :anuary ""+
92A2 summa cum laude, ,hi 9eta Aappa, English, -illiams ?ollege, -illiamsto3n, MA, :une 1999
Book Manuscript
Archival Fictions: Materiality, Form, and Media History in Contemporary Literature %in progress an#
invite# for full revie3 /y ?olum/ia University ,ress)
Publications
=The Aestheti4s of Erasure2@ Spe4ial 5ssue Buest E#itor for Media*N, :ournal of the Ne3 Me#ia ?au4us of
the ?ollege Art Asso4iation, forth4oming Spring "1+2
5nvite# 8evie3 of Digital Modernism: Making It Ne in Ne Media, /y :essi4a ,ressman2 6orth4oming in
Modern Fiction !tudies"
=9ootleg ,arateCtuality an# Digital Temporality< To3ar#s an Alternate ,resent of the DDD2@ 5nvite#
4ontri/ution to Narrative 121, :anuary "1&2
=Digital Me#ia, '19, an# the ,oliti4s of the Blo/al Net3or.2@ 5nvite# 4ontri/ution to CLC#e$: Comparative
Literature and Culture 1&2&, Septem/er "112 http<EE#o4s2li/2pur#ue2e#uE4l43e/Evol1&Eiss&E192
=>ost in Trans4ription< ,ost3ar Type3riting ?ulture, An#y -arholFs 9a# 9oo., an# the Stan#ar#i0ation of
Error2@ %MLA 1+21, :anuary "1"2
9en0on ?2D2 2
=6orgetting Me#ia Stu#ies< Anthologies, Ar4hives, Ana4hrony2@ 5nvite# 4ontri/ution to electronic $ook
revie, De4em/er ""92 http<EE3332ele4troni4/oo.revie324omEthrea#E4riti4ale4ologiesEforgetting2
=$o3 Authority 6igures< ,e#agogi4al ,erforman4e an# the Bra#uate Stu#ent 5nstru4tor2@
%roceedings o& the NAI'(L)CA!(L *raduate +ducation !ymposium, Novem/er ""(2
http<EE3332nairtl2ieE#o4umentsE?AST>G"layout2p#f
Fellowships and Awards
8e4ipient, :ames ,helan ,ri0e for the 9est ?ontri/ution to Narrative, "1&
8e4ipient, ;utstan#ing 5nstru4tor A3ar#, Temple University 6irst*Year -riting ,rogram, Spring "1', 6all
"1&, Spring "1&, 6all "1, Spring "1, 6all "1"
8e4ipient, ,hila#elphia ECperien4e ?ourse Development Stipen#, Temple University Beneral E#u4ation
,rogram, Spring "11
8e4ipient, -illiam 8iley ,ar.er ,ri0e for an ;utstan#ing Arti4le ,u/lishe# in %MLA, "1"
8e4ipient, Spen4er >2 E##y ,ri0e for 9est >iterary Essay A44epte# for ,u/li4ation, 8utgers University
English Department, ""8
6ello3, An#re3 -2 Mellon Dissertation Seminar, 8utgers University English Department, ""(
Alternate, 8utgers University 9evier Dissertation 6ello3ship, ""(*""8
,resi#ential 6ello3, ?arnegie A4a#emy for the S4holarship of Tea4hing an# >earning, :anuary ""(*May
""8
Bra#uate 6ello3, 8utgers University ?enter for ?ultural Analysis, ?ultures of ?ir4ulation -or.ing Broup,
""!*""(
Do4toral Dissertation 6ello3, 8utgers University English Department, ""+*""!
8e4ipient, An#re3 -2 Mellon 8esear4h Brant, 8utgers University English Department, ""+
Conerence Presentations
=To T3eet or Not to T3eet< H/est,ra4ti4es an# HpitfallsAvoi#2@
(emple ,niversity (eaching ith (echnology !ymposium -./0, Temple University, Mar4h "1'2
=Use -aste< Aenneth Bol#smith an# the Net3or. Ar4heology of ,aper2@
Capitals: American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting, Ne3 Yor. University, Mar4h
"1'2
=8e#a4ting 3ith ?onfi#en4e< ,u/li4, ,rivate, an# the Dar.ness of $istory2@ ,resenter an# 8oun#ta/le
;rgani0er, =Deletion, Erasure, ?an4ellation< Negative TeCtualities2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ?hi4ago, 5>, :anuary "1'2
=,yn4honFs ,rism, Bi/sonFs ,reIuel< A 9rief $istory of 5?E2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ?hi4ago, 5>, :anuary "1'2
9en0on ?2D2 3
=8e#a4tion Aestheti4s< ;n the ,u/li4 ;pa4ity of ,rivate Data2@ Media in (ransition 1: %u$lic Media, %rivate
Media, Massa4husetts 5nstitute of Te4hnology, May "1&2
=6rom TeCt to -or.< Douglas ?ouplan#Fs Digital 5nterruptions an# the >a/or of 6orm2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, 9oston, MA, :anuary "1&2
=>ost in ,lain Sight< Mi4ro#ot Te4hnology an# the ?ompression of 8ea#ing2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, 9oston, MA, :anuary "1&2
=The >ast 9ig ThingJ< ;f Trash an# Temporality2@
Collapse)Catastrophe)Change: American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting, 9ro3n
University, Mar4h "12
5nvite# ,arti4ipant, Critical Code !tudies #orking *roup, 6e/ruary "12
=The -eight of the Digital2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, -A, :anuary "12
=Ar4hive, ?a4he, Data/ase< Digital >iterature in Transition2@
Media in (ransition 2: ,nsta$le %lat&orms: (he %romise and %eril o& (ransition, Massa4husetts 5nstitute
of Te4hnology, May "112
=,age Shre##ing< >iterary Meta#ata an# the Ar4hival Topographies of Dakota2@ ,resenter an# ,anel ?hair,
=The ,oeti4s of Meta#ata2@ !ociety &or (e3tual !cholarship !i3teenth 4iennial International
Interdisciplinary Con&erence, ,enn State University, ,A, Mar4h "112
=Analog $istory< Aevin YoungFs (o 'epel *hosts an# the TeCtuality of the Turnta/le2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, >os Angeles, ?A, :anuary "112
=9ootleg ,arateCtuality an# Me#ia Aestheti4s2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, >os Angeles, ?A, :anuary "112
=9orges2app2@
*eorge 4orge !morgas$ord, University of ,ennsylvania, ,hila#elphia, ,A, 6e/ruary "1"2
=Digital, 9anal, 8esi#ual, ECperimental2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ,hila#elphia, ,A, De4em/er ""92
=The Digital Ar4hive in Motion< Data*Mining as Authorship2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ,hila#elphia, ,A, De4em/er ""92
=?ameroon, ?apital of the Digital EmpireJ, or, TyposIuatting, Transmission, an# the
Blo/ali0ation of Error2@
Media in (ransition 5: !tone and %apyrus, !torage and (ransmission, Massa4husetts 5nstitute of Te4hnology,
April ""92
=8ea#ing an# -riting '19< Digital Me#ia an# the Beopoliti4s of Multiauthorial Narrative2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, San 6ran4is4o, ?A, De4em/er ""82
=Net3or. an# Narrative< Blo/al Novels an# the SiC*Degrees Myth2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, San 6ran4is4o, ?A, De4em/er ""82
9en0on ?2D2 4
=An#y -arholFs Kueer Alpha/et2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ?hi4ago, 5>, De4em/er ""(2
=Type as ,erforman4e< Ben#er, Te4hnology, an# ?olla/oration in the Typing ECplosion2@
Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, ?hi4ago, 5>, De4em/er ""(2
=>iterary 6orm an# the Alien 8hythms of ?o#e2@
Changing the !u$6ect: %ost7Humanism in the (entieth Century, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4.,
Novem/er ""(2
=?on4eptuali0ing the Typing ,ool< Te4hnology, TeCtuality, an# Transien4e in the ,ost3ar ;ffi4e2@
American !tudies Association Annual Meeting, ,hila#elphia, ,A, ;4to/er ""(2
=5mage, Net3or., Narrative< ?reative Dispersion in the Novel of Digital ?ulture2@
Media in (ransition 8: Creativity, 9nership, and Colla$oration in the Digital Age, Massa4husetts
5nstitute of Te4hnology, May ""(2
!$o3 are 3e going to 3rite =;ouh<F Te4hnology, Trans4ription, an# Distri/ute# Authorship
in An#y -arholFs a2@
!ociety &or the !tudy o& Narrative Literature International Con&erence on Narrative, -ashington, D2?2,
Mar4h ""(2
!6rom Translation to (ransmission< Digital 5nformation, Blo/al ?ir4ulation, an# the Diral 5mage2@
Figures o& Comparison in the Humanities and !ocial !ciences, ?enter for ?omparative >iterature an#
So4iety, ?olum/ia University, Mar4h ""(2
=5ntera4ting 3ith Stu#ents 5nsi#e an# ;utsi#e the ?lassroom2@
(he (eaching Assistant %ro6ect, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4., 6e/ruary ""(2
=9ugging -arhol< Tape, Type, an# the Dissonan4e of Me#iate# Authorship2@
(he Human and Its 9thers: American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting, ,rin4eton
University, Mar4h ""!2
=Telling Stories that ArenFt There< Don De>illoFs 'unning Dog an# the ,ro/lem of Missing 6ilm2@
Media in (ransition 0: (he #ork o& !tories, Massa4husetts 5nstitute of Te4hnology, May ""+2
=$y/ri# Narrative an# ,osthuman Authorship in 9runo >atourFs Aramis2@
Collage as Cultural %ractice: -..8 9$ermann Humanities !ymposium, University of 5o3a, Mar4h ""+2
=LNonsenseM >ove in te4hnologyJMF< 9runo >atour an# the Daria/le Beometry of Utopia2@
,topias and Dystopias, 8utgers University, Ne3 9runs3i4., 6e/ruary ""+2
=Soni4 5#entities, Soni4 ?ommunities< Early 8a#io Te4hnology an# Afri4an*Ameri4an Mo#ernity2@
(emples &or (omorro: (he Harlem 'enaissance7Ne 'eadings and Conte3ts, 8ho#e 5slan# ?ollege,
May ""'2
=Sampling the 6uture< Appropriation in 8e4ent >iterature an# Me#ia2@ ,anel ;rgani0er an# ?hair2
Central Ne :ork Con&erence on Language and Literature, SUNY ?ortlan#, ;4to/er ""&2
9en0on ?2D2 5
=L6alling 5n#eli/lyF< ?rossing 9or#ers of Me#ia an# Temporality in the ,rologue to Don De>illoFs
,nderorld2@
4order Crossings: Interplay ithin +nglish !tudies, TeCas Te4h University, 6e/ruary ""&2
=9roa#4asting Soun#, 8e4asting Su/7e4tivity< Early Afri4an*Ameri4an 8a#io as a %?ounter),erforman4e
of Migrant 5#entity2@
%er&orming +thnicity, $arvar# University, 6e/ruary ""&2
=?on4rete -riting< Braffiti as Disual TeCtuality an# ,oliti4al 8esistan4e from Mi4hael $errFs
Dispatches to ?ontemporary Ur/an Spa4e2@
(e3t and Image: (he (ransliteratures %ro6ect;s Annual *raduate !tudent Con&erence, 8utgers University,
Ne3 9runs3i4., Mar4h ""2
"eachin# E$perience
(emple ,niversity
Spe4ial Topi4s< Ele4troni4 >iterature
De/ates in Digital ?ulture
?ontemporary Ameri4an 6i4tion< Blo/al Ameri4a an# the 6uture of the Novel
?apstone Seminar in Mo#ern Ameri4an >iterature< >iterature, Me#ia, an# the Ar4hive
Net3or. ?ultures
5ntro#u4tion to Me#ia an# ?ulture
A#van4e# ?ontemporary >iterature< 8ea#ing >iterature, 8ea#ing Me#ia
5ntro#u4tion to A4a#emi4 Dis4ourse< -riting A/out Ben#er in Ameri4an ?ulture
Ameri4an >iterature, 18!+*,resent
'utgers ,niversity, Ne 4runsick
Te4hnology an# Ameri4an ?ulture< -riting, MiCing, Net3or.ing
5n#epen#ent ,ro7e4t A#visor for Stu#ent Theatri4al Dire4tor
,opular ?ulture an# Me#ia 6orm
,rin4iples of >iterary Stu#y< Ma4hines, Monsters, an# -riting
,rin4iples of >iterary Stu#y< Narrative 9o#ies
8esear4h in the Dis4iplines< Ethni4 5#entities
8esear4h in the Dis4iplines< S4ien4e, Me#i4ine, an# So4iety
ECpository -riting
Fields o %nterest
Me#ia Stu#ies an# Digital ?ulture
6ilm an# Disual ?ulture
>iterature an# Me#ia
Mo#ern an# ?ontemporary Ameri4an >iterature
?riti4al -riting
>iterary Theory
9en0on ?2D2 6
&epartmental and Proessional 'er(ice
Mem/er an# 6oun#ational TeCt Su/4ommittee >ea#er, Analyti4al 8ea#ing an# -riting ?ourse Design
?ommittee, 6irst*Year -riting ,rogram, Temple University English Department, 6all "1&*present
8evie3er, -riting*5ntensive ?ourse ,ri0e ?ommittee, Temple University, "1&
Mem/er, Te4hnology ?ommittee, 6irst*Year -riting ,rogram, Temple University English Department, 6all
"11*present
Tea4hing ?ir4le >ea#er, 6irst*Year -riting ,rogram, Temple University English Department, Spring "1*
present, Spring ""9, 6all ""9
Mem/er, TeCt/oo. ?ommittee, 6irst*Year -riting ,rogram, Temple University English Department, 6all
""8*6all ""9
A#ministrative >iaison, Un#ergra#uate 6ilm ,rogram, 8utgers University English Department, ""(*""8
$ea# Tea4hing Assistant for ECpository -riting 5, 8utgers University -riting ,rogram, Spring ""+
?o*foun#er, ?ontemporary Stu#ies Broup, 8utgers University English Department, ""*""&
Proessional Ailiations
Mo#ern >anguage Asso4iation
So4iety for TeCtual S4holarship
5nternational So4iety for the Stu#y of Narrative
Ameri4an ?omparative >iterature Asso4iation
So4iety for ?inema an# Me#ia Stu#ies
)eerences
8i4har# Dienst, Asso4iate ,rofessor of English, 8utgers University, r#nst1r4i2rutgers2e#u, %8'8) 9&*(!8
:ohn M4?lure, ,rofessor of English, 8utgers University, 7m44lure1r4i2rutgers2e#u, %8'8) 9&*(9!(
9rent E#3ar#s, ,rofessor of English an# ?omparative >iterature, ?olum/ia University,
/he14olum/ia2e#u, %1) 8+'*91
?arolyn -illiams, ,rofessor of English, 8utgers University, 4s31"!!1aol24om, %8'8) 9&*(!8"
Marianne DeAoven, ,rofessor of English, 8utgers University, marianne2#e.oven1gmail24om, %8'8) 9&*(!&&
Eli Bol#/latt, ,rofessor of English, Temple University, eligol#1temple2e#u, %1+) "'*18!8