Chris Ryan Lauer

CHRIS RYAN LAUER HOLDS A BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES IN ARTS, MEDIA, AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AN MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND IS CURRENTLY A DOCTORAL CANDIDATE & DOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN LEISURE STUDIES AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE IS AN AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND ACADEMIC WITH INTERESTS IN THE NEW YORK SCHOOL LITERARY MOVEMENT, MODERNISM, ROMANTICISM, ASSEMBLAGE, MONTAGE, FILM D’AUTEUR, VISUAL CULTURE, TEXTUAL MATERIALITY, AND INTERSECTION POINTS BETWEEN FILM, LITERATURE, AND PAINTING.