Théo Evans
Ph.D. Student, Cinema and Media Studies
Théo Evans is a PhD student in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA. His research examines logics of simulation and experimentation in popular culture, with a particular interest in reality media such as reality TV and social media content. His current work considers media that involve the use of deception and manipulation to elicit behavior, whether presented as social experiments or as practical jokes. He also creates playful video essays for his YouTube channel.
Research Interests
Digital media, surveillance studies, television studies, queer theory
Education
MA, Social Science, University of Chicago
BA, Sociology, minor in Media Arts and Design, University of Chicago
Selected accomplishments and professional work
Publication: “The Fuckboy as Entrepreneur: FBoy Island’s Neoliberal Intimacy,” ASAP/J, 2024.
Presentation: “Contemporary Extremisms: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the American Far Right.” Panelist at the University of Chicago Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, 2021.
