About Tyler Thier

I'm a writing administrator, adjunct professor, and freelance critic. My research is concerned with violent writings and controversial media -- namely, content produced by hate groups and other extremists. I write a lot about visuals (specifically "bad" or otherwise maligned pieces of pop culture) and how they shape our social realities. For better and worse.

Tyler Thier is a faculty member and administrator in the Department of Writing Studies & Rhetoric at Hofstra University. He regularly writes and teaches cultural criticism, and his scholarship is concerned with malicious rhetoric and dangerous media—specifically, extremist manifestos.

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NBN Episodes hosted by Tyler:

Marguerite Young, "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling" (Deep Vellum Publishing, 2024)

September 13, 2024

Miss MacIntosh, My Darling

Marguerite Young
Hosted by Tyler Thier

In this episode I'm joined by Dalkey Archive's editorial director, Chad W. Post. We discuss the republication of the late Marguerite Young's cult-clas…

Joseph Heathcott, "Global Queens: An Urban Mosaic" (Fordham UP, 2023)

August 21, 2024

Global Queens

Joseph Heathcott
Hosted by Tyler Thier

Joseph Heathcott discusses his latest book, Global Queens: An Urban Mosaic (Fordham University Press, 2023), an engaging hybrid of text and visual tha…

Alonso Duralde, "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film" (Running Press Adult, 2024)

August 14, 2024

Hollywood Pride

Alonso Duralde
Hosted by Tyler Thier

Film critic Alonso Duralde and I talk his new book, Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Running Press, 2…

Kendra Sullivan, "Reps" (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2024)

July 19, 2024

Reps

Kendra Sullivan
Hosted by Tyler Thier

Kendra Sullivan's latest book of poetry, Reps (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2024), cycles through a series of operational exercises that gradually enable her…

Melissa E. Anderson, "Inland Empire" (Fireflies Press, 2021)

July 16, 2024

Inland Empire

Melissa E. Anderson
Hosted by Tyler Thier

"A woman in trouble" In her monograph Inland Empire (Fireflies Press, 2021), film critic Melissa Anderson explores meaning (or the impossibility ther…

Tea Krulos, "American Madness: The Story of the Phantom Patriot and How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American Consciousness" (Feral House, 2020)

July 12, 2024

American Madness

Tea Krulos
Hosted by Tyler Thier

The mainstream news media struggles to understand the power of social media. In contrast, conspiracy advocates, malicious political movements, and eve…