Stephen Duncombe is Professor of Media and Culture at New York University and author and editor of ten books and numerous articles on the intersection of culture and politics. A life-long activist, Duncombe is the co-founder and Research Director of the Center for Artistic Activism, a research and training organization that helps activists create more like artists and artists strategize more like activists. Emma Alice Johnson grows wildflowers and writes. She lives on a farm dedicated to conservation of native plants and endangered insects. She has released a number of zines, chapbooks, micro press, and art press novellas. Her short fiction has appeared in more than 75 publications, including Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters, The Dark, Dark Discoveries, and other dark places. When she isn't planting or writing, she can be found running through the woods with her pet pig, singing to her chickens, lifting weights, watching B-movies, or reading while snuggled with her cat. Learn more at http: //www.freaktension.com.