▁in ▁film ▁and ▁Japanese ▁culture . ▁Bar ber ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁King ston ▁University ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Research ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁Visual ▁and ▁Material ▁Culture ▁Research ▁Centre , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Art , ▁Design ▁& ▁Architecture . ▁He ▁has ▁previously ▁worked ▁at ▁such ▁institutions ▁as ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁University ▁of ▁Tokyo , ▁Berlin ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁and ▁Sus sex ▁University . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Paris , ▁Berlin , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Vienna ▁and ▁London . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁prominent ▁digital ▁artists , ▁photograph ers ▁and ▁po ets , ▁such ▁as ▁X avier ▁Rib as ▁and ▁Jer emy ▁Re ed . ▁ ▁Bar ber ▁has ▁been ▁writing ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁twenty ▁books ▁( six teen ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁and ▁four ▁nov els ), ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁translated ▁into ▁other ▁languages . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁with ▁def unct ▁Cre ation ▁Books . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁frequent ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁journ als , ▁especially ▁ 3 : AM ▁Magazine , ▁Vert igo ▁and ▁M ute . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁and ▁pri zes ▁for ▁his ▁books , ▁from ▁bodies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁Foundation ▁( B ell ag io ▁Program ), ▁Ford ▁Foundation , ▁DA AD , ▁Japan ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Hen kel ▁Foundation , ▁He ▁is ▁currently