Eugene Thacker is a writer and philosopher. He is the author of several books, including Cosmic Pessimism (Univocal, 2015), Tentacles Longer Than Night (Zero Books, 2015), Starry Speculative Corpse (Zero Books, 2015), In the Dust Of This Planet (Zero Books, 2011), and After Life (University of Chicago Press, 201). Currently he is Professor at The New School in New York City.