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Amy Robson

Postdoctoral Research Associate


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Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Geography
Research Postgraduate (PhD) in the Department of Geography

Biography

I am a cultural and political geographer whose ESRC funded PhD examined the circulation of (post)apocalyptic futures within the social movement, Extinction Rebellion UK. Throughout this project, I used a blend of ethnography and speculative arts method to explore how futures, subjects and relations are (re)made amidst the breakdown of our climate.

As a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Leverhulme Trust funded project 'Unfeeling climate change: Disaffection and the climate crisis', I continue to explore the felt presence of climate change. Alongside Prof Ben Anderson (Durham) and Prof Lauren Rickards (La Trobe), throughout this project we explore how individuals remain unmoved by the accelerating intensity of climate change. Focused on emotions such as boredom, numbness and resignation, this research concerns 'disaffected feelings'.