[1][2] Since August 2015, he has taught at American University in Washington D.C.[3] Scrivner's creative work includes writing art manifestos and theatrical performances that incorporate live music and pre-recorded video.
[5][6] Commentators have suggested that the name of the masque's main character Ascian might be a reference "to the people of Gene Wolfe's novel The Book of the New Sun in which the only permitted communication is the quoting of lines from the state's constitution.
"[4] The pompous commissioner Lord Garden and his aides overhear the simple tune Ascian plays on a rustic reed pipe, prompting them to build an elaborate and expensive institution for the study of music.
It incorporated word play, anachronism, and mock solemnity to comment on the financial crisis of 2007–2008, especially the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and on the idea of sound money.
[9] Accompanied by a small chamber orchestra, Scrivner banged on a reverberating metal salad bowl with mock solemnity as he recited excerpts from The Cantos of Ezra Pound interspersed with his original commentary and occasional headlines from the Financial Times.
ISBN 978-3865606945 “The Echo of Narcissism in Interactive Art" in Literatures in the Digital Era: Theory and Praxis, Amelia Sanz, Dolores Romero eds., (2007) ISBN 978-1847182913 Scrivner's poetry, short fiction, and academic writing have been published in Poet Lore, The Wolf, Teller (a magazine of stories distributed by Trolley Books), Otis Nebula, History Workshop Journal, and Modern Language Review.