Eugene Thacker

Who is Eugene Thacker?

Eugene Thacker is an author and associate professor at The New School in New York. Thacker is known for his work in philosophy, media theory, and the study of genre horror and science fiction. In addition to his writing on science and technology, Thacker has written on the work of Georges Bataille, E.M. Cioran, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Arthur Schopenhauer, H.P. Lovecraft, and medieval mysticism. Thacker’s most recent books are Horror of Philosophy and After Life. Thacker periodically writes a column for Mute Magazine called "Occultural Studies." In 2012 Thacker wrote the Forewords to the English editions of the works of E.M. Cioran, published by Arcade Publishing.

Thacker is also an author of experimental fiction. His writing has appeared in anthologies such as Degenerative Prose, Diagram: Selections from the Magazine, and Debug: Primary Techno Noir. Thacker has produced book arts projects, and an "anti-novel" titled An Ideal for Living. With Ronald Sukenick and Mark Amerika, Thacker helped establish Alt-X Press, for which he edited the anthology Hard_Code. Thacker has previously collaborated with Fakeshop, Biotech Hobbyist, and Merzbow.