Gene Youngblood

Gene Youngblood
Youngblood in 2012
Born(1942-05-30)May 30, 1942
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 78)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
OccupationFilm and culture critic; professor of film and video history, media arts, and media democracy
Spouses
Nancy Marilyn Youngblood
(m. 1970; div. 1980)
    Jane Youngblood
    (m. 2012)
    Website
    geneyoungblood.com

    Gene Youngblood (May 30, 1942 – April 6, 2021) was an American theorist of media arts and politics, and a respected scholar in the history and theory of alternative cinemas. His best-known book, Expanded Cinema, was the first to consider video as an art form. He has been credited with helping to define and legitimate the fields of computer art and digital art.