About
Sara Wenger is a PhD candidate in Political & Social Thought at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Her research interests include feminist technoscience studies, cultural studies, and emerging technologies. Her dissertation interrogates consent, power, and companionship through the controversial existence of humanoid sex robots or “sexbots.” For the 2022-2023 academic year, Sara will be supported by a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Education
PhD (in progress), Political and Social Thought, Virginia Tech (expected Spring 2023)
MA, Women’s Studies, The University of Alabama (2018)
BA, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Miami University (OH) (2016)
BA, Political Science, Miami University (OH) (2016) Memberships
Cultural Studies Association
National Women’s Studies Association
Science Fiction Research Association
International Studies Association
Society for Social Studies of Science
