Alicia Kismet Eler (she/they) is an author, arts journalist, critic and comedian. She is the author of The Selfie Generation: How Our Self-Images are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Property, Sex, Consent and Culture. Chicago Tribune called the book “fascinating, provocative, entertaining and enlightening,” and the New York Times noted that “Eler’s book alights on the source of the selfie’s power . . . Perhaps our much-fussed-over narcissism is not a flaw but a survival tactic.” The Washington Post and New York Magazine named Alicia “the selfie expert.”

Since 2017, Alicia has worked as the Visual Art Reporter/Critic at the Minnesota Star Tribune, covering the Twin Cities’ vibrant art scene and greater Minnesota visual culture. She is part of teams that won Pulitzer Prizes in breaking news reporting for the killing of George Floyd and coverage of the Annunciation shooting.

Alicia’s journalism, criticism and op-eds have been published in The Guardian, New York Magazine, Hyperallergic, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Markaz Review. Her fiction has appeared in Queen Mobs Teahouse and Projecttile Lit.

She is a member of the Arab Middle East Journalists Association (AMEJA) and the International Association of Art Critics, American section (AICA-USA).

Alicia is also a standup comedian and co-producer of the quarterly comedy show Laugh and Draw! For booking inquiries, email aliciakismetcomedy [at] gmail [dot] com, and check out aliciaeler.com/comedy. To learn about upcoming shows, visit @aliciakismeteler on Instagram. Learn more about Laugh and Draw at laughanddraw.com 

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Email: alicia [dot] eler [at] gmail [dot] com or find them on Twitter and Instagram  at @aliciaeler.

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