Alexander Shassetz is a Ph.D. student studying English at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests range from collectivity and confinement in 19th century American fiction to questions of digital media and the possibility for anti-capital resistance in contemporary art.
Projects
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles is a creative film project that repurposes the game engine and design of the video game Grand Theft Auto V to explore possible eco-futures of Los Angeles in the year 2050.