Marc Olivier

Marc Olivier is a professor of French Studies at Brigham Young University, where he teaches courses on European cinema, literature, and critical theory. His recent book, Household Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects (Indiana University Press, 2020) takes the nonhuman turn in philosophy as inspiration for reading horror through common household objects. His publications in journals such as Technology & Culture, The Journal of Popular Film & Television, and The Journal of Popular Culture focus on how emerging technologies interact with visual media and literature. He has contributed to books on topics as diverse as entomology, industrial design, microscopy, and the Gothic aspects of new media. He is currently working on a statistical analysis of tool use in slasher films.