CHRIS RYAN LAUER HOLDS A BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES IN ARTS, MEDIA, AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND AN MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. 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.
BIOGRAPHIE
Born
Miami, Florida
Education
The University of Arizona / Arts, Media & Entertainment (BGS)
University of Washington / Creative Writing (MFA)
Thesis
“La Fin du Monde”, University of Washington (2021)
Lauer's literary work blends reference and meaning with texture & sound, it is preoccupied with its personal nature, which involves emotional aptitude, the materiality of words, and the experimentation of form, to eventually become a revelation of its own process. He’s interested in the ways in which language can be used to create new forms of experience and to challenge our understanding of process. His work is deeply informed by his interest in the cinematic & visual arts, and he often incorporates elements of these mediums into his writing.
LIVRES ET COLLECTIONS
2022
2020
Disappearing Into Collectivity
Macdougal street press
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC
Poetry (chapbook)
CURRICULUM
2024-2025
European Literature (19th & 20th Century)
American Literature (20th Century)
Introduction to the Humanities
European History
THE SHALEM SCHOOL
Palo Alto, California
Lecturer
2020 - 2022
Interdisciplinary Art
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Teaching Assistant
PUBLISHED WORK
2021
