Drew Ayers is an Associate Professor of Film at Eastern Washington University, where he teaches, researches, and writes on the subjects of visual effects, digital technology, visual culture, and nonhuman theory. The author of Spectacular Posthumanism: The Digital Vernacular of Visual Effects (Bloomsbury, 2019), Drew’s work has also been published in Animation, Configurations, Film Criticism, and various edited anthologies. Drew has just completed his next book, Action Bodies: VFX, Identity, and Embodiment in Contemporary Action Cinema. Drew also serves as a board member and senior programmer for the Spokane International Film Festival.