Dr. James Brunton is the author of Opera on TV (The Operating System, 2019) and an experimental poetry chapbook The Future Is a Faint Song (with Russell Evatt, Dream Horse Press, 2014). His poetry has appeared in many journals, and his scholarship on critical theory, performance, film, and television appears in Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies; Journal of Modern Literature; and Quarterly Review of Film and Video. Previews of James’ illustrated memoir-in-progress From the Neck Up are posted regularly on Instagram @fromtheneckupcomics and at jameslowellbrunton.com.