Luke Arnott holds a BA in History and Classics from McGill University (2004), and an MA in Comparative Literature (2008) and a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Western Ontario (2015). He has a standing appointment in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies and teaches courses in the MIT, Digicomm, and CAP programs.
Luke has developed and taught courses such as MIT 3371/DIGICOMM 3206 "From Arcades to Esports: Video Game Culture, Technology and Industry," MIT 2185 "The Story of Play: Why Games Matter," and DIGICOMM 3307 "Livestreaming: Theory and Practice."
In addition, Luke has also taught MIT 3200 "Rebels and Rogues: Outlaws in Culture and Theory," MIT 2153 "Entertainment Industries and Popular Culture," MIT 2155 "Social Media, Virtual Gaming and Networked Life" and MIT 3901 "Getting the Message Out: Activism and Mainstream Media."
You can follow Luke (as Doc Arnott) on Twitter and Twitch.
Luke's published research is focused on genre theory and the epic, specifically its manifestation in new narrative contexts in media such as video games and comic books. His scholarly publications include:
- Arnott, Luke. “Building Broken Worlds: The Alien Franchise, Failed Utopias, and other Bio-Shocks.” Beyond the Sea: Navigating BioShock. Ed. Jessica Aldred & Felan Parker. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018, pp. 320-350
- Arnott, Luke. "Mapping Metroid: Narrative, Space, and Other M." Games and Culture. Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan. 2017) 3-27
- Arnott, Luke. “Epic and Genre: Beyond the Boundaries of Media.” Comparative Literature. Vol. 68, No. 4 (Dec. 2016) 351-369
- Arnott, Luke. “Arkham Epic: Batman Video Games as Totalizing Texts.” Contemporary Research on Intertextuality in Video Games. Ed. Christophe Duret & Christian-Marie Pons. IGI Global, 2016, 1-21.
- Arnott, Luke. "Blasto Sacer: Mass Effect as an Allegorithm of Sovereign Exception." First Person Scholar. September 24, 2014.
- Arnott, Luke. "Unraveling Braid: Puzzle Games and Storytelling in the Imperative Mood." Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. Vol. 32, No. 6 (December 2012) 430-437
- Arnott, Luke. “Blam! The Literal Architecture of Sin City.” The International Journal of Comic Art. Vol. 10, No. 2 (Fall 2008) 380-401