Short piece from public philosophy journal The Philosopher, which complicates narratives that suggest ethical responsibility can emerge through entanglements with animals. The paper does this by drawing on three examples from my own research (entanglements with dangerous species, entanglements that have been used to harm animals, and instances…[Read more]

This chapter conceptualises how grassroots food activists navigate two points of tension in their practice: tensions associated with these groups’ anti-capitalist aims and the commercial media platforms they use, and tensions that arise when non-hierarchical aspirations are perceived as clashing with moral imperatives such as veganism. By…[Read more]

Drawing on observations and focus group material from pervasive drama project, The Memory Dealer, this article explores both the dynamics and the limitations of existing models of digital subjectivity. It interrogates, in particular, constructions of the digital subject within critical internet studies, focusing on the work of Jodi Dean. This…[Read more]

This paper appraises the role of critical-feminist figurations within the environmental humanities, focusing on
the capacity of figures to produce situated environmental knowledges and pose site-specific ethical obligations.
We turn to four environments—the home, the skies, the seas and the microscopic—to examine the work that
various fig…[Read more]

Numerous attempts have been made to understand the Anthropocene in relation to overwhelming species and habitat loss. However, amidst these losses ecological niches have emerged and been taken as signs of resilience and hope: from mushrooms that flourish in damaged forests to urban wildlife in brownfield sites. This article offers an alternative…[Read more]

This dissertation examines aspects of the creative practice of Muhal Richard Abrams, composer, improviser, pianist, and cofounder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Abrams’s work intersects with various facets of creative music. I focus on free improvisation, both as a stand-alone performance and in conjunction w…[Read more]