Rob Stone is currently Associate Professor in Critical and Cultural Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, and a founding editor of "The Journal of Visual Culture". He was a lecturer in Art History in the Department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths College, University of London, and there established the MA program in Aural and Visual Cultures and the Centre for Research Architecture. He has held visiting Professorships at the University of British Columbia and at the School of Art Institute, Chicago.