Caitlin Fisher

Born in 1967, Caitlin Fisher obtained her BA from the University of Toronto, her MA from Carleton University, and her PhD from York University. A theorist, creative writer, and a web artist, Fisher is breaking ground in the field of augmented reality and literature at York University, where she currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Digital Culture. Co-founder of York’s Future Cinema Lab, Fisher researches the future possibilities for interactive storytelling and cinema.

Fisher finds AR to be a unique and under-explored medium for poetic expression and works to develop such technology not only for herself but for other writers. In addition to being a researcher and an artist, Fisher has taught in the Women’s Studies departments at both York University and Carleton University. Much of her fiction is concerned with issues of girlhood and womanhood. Currently an assistant professor for the Department of Film at York University, Fisher has also lectured and delivered keynote addresses and presented her creative work internationally.

Bibliography
“These Waves of Girls” (2001)
“Andromeda” (2008)

Awards
University-Wide Teaching Award (1999) - York University
Electronic Literature Organization’s Award for Fiction (2001) - for “These Waves of Girls”
International Vinaros Prize for Electronic Literature (2008, for “Andromeda”)