Douglas Rushkoff is a New York-based writer, columnist and lecturer on technology, media and popular culture.
Rushkoff graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University. He moved to Los Angeles and pursued an MFA in Directing from California Institute of the Arts.
Today, he teaches media theory at New York University s (NYU) Interactive Telecommunications Program. Rushkoff is known for being an active member of the cyberpunk movement and was the online associate of Timothy Leary. He has founded an online community for discussion of Judaism and related issues, called Open Source Judaism.
= Works =
His books include:
Stoned Free (with Patrick Wells)
Cyberia
The GenX Reader
Media Virus
Playing the Future ( Children of Chaos in the UK)
Ecstasy Club
Coercion
Nothing Sacred
Exit Strategy ( Bull , in the UK) (fiction)
Club Zero-G (graphic novel, with artist Steph Dumais)
Get Back In The Box
His documentaries include:
The Persuaders
The Merchants of Cool
He is currently writing an on-going comic book series for DC Comics Vertigo imprint entitled The Testament with pencils by Liam Sharpe.
=See also=
Open source religion
=External links=
[http://www.rushkoff.com/blog.php Rushkoff s Blog]
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ Frontline: The merchants of cool] was a report by Rushkoff on marketing and teen culture. Available for online viewing.
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/ Frontline: The Persuaders] was a report by Rushkoff on branding, advertising, and marketing. Available for online viewing.
[http://jivemagazine.com/article.phppid=1630 I m No Authority: Ten Questions with Altculture Spokesman Douglas Rushkoff].
Douglas spoke about [http://www.h2k2.net/panels.html#haz how the role of hackers in society has changed] at H2K2.
[http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.phps=&threadid=14860 Newsarama interviews Douglas Ruhkoff] about his debut graphic novel, Club Zero-G .
[http://www.opensourcejudaism.com Open Source Judaism], a religious discussion blog inspired by the ideas in Nothing Sacred .
[http://www.newzionist.com/p=77 The New Zionist Interview: Douglas Rushkoff]
