Michael James Tiberius Stock (born 1971) is a professor of cinema studies and programmer of the cinema series at the

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(SCI-Arc). Additionally, he is a DJ of the weekly radio show ''Part Time Punks'' on Thursdays on Los Angeles-based radio station

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. Stock attended the

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, and received a B.A. in English with a minor in film studies and art history in 1992. He then received his M.A. in English with emphasis in film studies in 1995, studying under Akira Lippit. Thereafter, he went to Los Angeles to begin his doctorate at

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, while serving as a teaching assistant to

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. Taking a leave to pursue a career in screenwriting, he completed his dissertation in 2021, titled ‘’Always Crashing: Automobility and The Cinema’’. Scholars Steve F. Anderson and

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served on his dissertation committee. His original committee in the nineties included

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, and Wollen. As a scholar, his research interests include horror, science fiction, cyberpunk, time travel, apocalyptic films, animation, anime, world cinemas and film and architecture. He has taught courses such as “The History of Comic Books”, “The History of Punk”, as well as “The History of the Future.” He has taught previously at

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(2005-2007),

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(2006-2009),

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(2010-2012), and SCI-Arc since 2015. He also teaches at

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. At SCI-Arc, in addition to teaching, he is the programmer and presenter for the cinema series, which includes discussions related to film, architecture, technology and visual culture. Past guests have included Richard Kelly,

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and

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. He had programmed film nights at

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from 2009 to 2013. Stock first started deejaying live at the

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in 2004. Since 2005, Stock has also been a DJ for the weekly dance night called ''Part Time Punks'' on Sundays (which he co-founded with Ben White of

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) at the

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in Los Angeles. In addition, he deejays ''Punky Reggae'' on Fridays at La Cita bar in Los Angeles. In 2015, his published his first graphic novel, ''Penny Dora & The Wishing Box''. He is currently completing his first book, ''Always Crashing: Automobility and the Cinema'', based on his dissertation at UCLA.

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Part Time PunksSCI-Arc Cinema Series ChannelMichael Stock interview with Cluster on May 22nd, 2008 in Los Angeles
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