N. Katherine Hayles

N. Katherine Hayles is an influential scholar known for her work at the intersection of literature, science, and technology. She explores how digital media and information technologies affect our understanding of the human experience. Hayles is particularly focused on how consciousness, identity, and narrative change in a digital age, emphasizing the relationship between human cognition and the digital environment. Her key concepts include "posthumanism," which questions traditional notions of what it means to be human in a technologically driven world, and "media-specific analysis," which examines how different forms of media shape our perception and engagement with texts.