Biosphere 2 Lower Habitat
The Lower Habitat of Biosphere 2 outside of Oracle, Arizona.
About
I am a doctoral student in the Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (HSD) program at Arizona State University.
My dissertation work focuses on the social imaginaries of outer space and human futures. I am interested in utilizing historical and contemporary Earth-based extraterrestrial analogues—incorporating anthropological and political theories—to investigate and speculate on how humans might politically, socially, and culturally develop after leaving the Earth's surface. To do this, I am interested in looking at both intentional communities/communes as well as "exilic spaces"—or places where people voluntarily live and organize on the edges of hegemonic systems—as sites that would give insight into possible future extraterrestrial human communities.
In addition to my dissertation research, I have been investigating contemporary radical-left political theory and strategies for how individuals—particularly in the Millennial generation—are organizing for change. More specifically, I am interested in the resurgence of anarchist philosophy that blossomed out of the alter-globalization movement in the 1990s, as well as the global financial collapse in 2008, and how anarchic tactics can interface with an increasingly digital world. One of the technopolitical articulations I'm examining is the Fully Automated Luxury Communism movement, which embraces increased automation and advocates for the democratization of technologies in order to usher in a post-work, equitable, "luxury for all" society.
I have a BA in Anthropology from The University of Arizona and an MA in Anthropology from Northern Arizona University. If you are a prospective student interested in ASU's HSD program and have any questions (or just want to chat), please feel free to get in touch!
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
(In Press). "Death is a Disease": Cryopreservation, Neoliberalism, and Temporal Commodification in the U.S. Technology in Society. doi: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.03.002
2016. Decolonizing archival methodology: Combating hegemony & moving towards a collaborative archival environment. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 12 (1): 32-42. doi: 10.20507/AlterNative.2016.12.1.3
Book Reviews
2018. Picturing the Cosmos: A Visual History of Early Soviet Space Endeavor by Iina Kohonen. LSE Review of Books. 9 February.
2017. Placing Outer Space: An Earthly Ethnography of Other Worlds by Lisa Messeri. LSE Review of Books. 10 March.
2016. Kropotkin and the Anarchist Intellectual Tradition by Jim Mac Laughlin. LSE Review of Books. 28 September.
2016. The Left Side of History: World War II and the Unfulfilled Promise of Communism in Eastern Europe by Kristen Ghodsee. Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale 24 (2): 257-258. doi: 10.1111/1469-8676.12244
Non-Refereed Articles (selected—see a comprehensive list on my CV)
2017. On Scarves, Serpents, and Solidarity. (in Anthropology Matters! in Brief) Anthropology News. 15 December. doi: 10.1111/AN.724
2017. (co-authored with Martin Pfeiffer) "To Peace, Because the Awful Alternative is the End of All Life": Build Bomb—Explore Space(s)—Save World! anthro{dendum} (formally Savage Minds). 16 & 20 July.
2017. Casting into the Cosmos: Magic and Ritual in Human Spaceflight. anthro{dendum} (formally Savage Minds). 2 & 6 July.
2016. Fear and Loathing in Truth or Consequences: Neoliberalism, Colonialism and the Lineage of the Frontier at Spaceport America. Space + Anthropology. 2 September.
2016. Orbiting the Imaginary. Peeps Magazine 1 (2): 134-139.
2016. Honey I Shrunk The Space Settlement! Dunbar’s Number & Radical Politics in Space. Astrosociological Insights 5 (1): 19-22.
2015. Marking territory in the infinite—Speculating on the implications of flags in space. Peeps Forum. 1 June.
2015. Aliens on the Internet—Anthropology of the imagination in online speculative fiction. Space + Anthropology. 13 April.
Theses and Dissertations
2017. The New Right Stuff: Social Imaginaries of Outer Space and the Capitalist Accumulation of the Cosmos. M.A. Thesis. Department of Anthropology. Northern Arizona University.
Curriculum vitæ
Download CV [Updated March 2018] (PDF)
Visual
I have been a filmmaker and photographer for over 10 years, working on projects ranging from small independent short films to internationally distributed television programs. I am currently a visual anthropologist utilizing digital video and photography as methods for multimodal anthropological research.
Spaceport America's Spaceport Operations Center (SOC)
The dome of Spaceport America's SOC was built for versatility by using a rubber mold to spray load-bearing foam to fit the shape of the building and needs no load-bearing walls. As such, the inside can support any number of layouts.
Biosphere 2's Lower Habitat dome
The geodesic dome of the Lower Habitat's tower.
Afterbirth of OSIRIS-REx I
The swirling tempest of exhaust in the stratosphere from the rocket carrying the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
Afterbirth of OSIRIS-REx II
The swirling tempest of exhaust in the stratosphere from the rocket carrying the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
Afterbirth of OSIRIS-REx III
The swirling tempest of exhaust in the stratosphere from the rocket carrying the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Cape Canaveral, Florida
The VAB is one of the largest buildings in the world by volume at 129,428,000 cubic feet. In fact, the building is so voluminous that it has its own weather; rain clouds actually form below the ceiling on very humid days.
Apollo 14 Command Module
The command module, nicknamed Kitty Hawk, now resides at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Lunar Module (LM) mock-up
Inside the recreation of a lunar module that has landed on the moon.
Alan Shepard's Apollo spacesuit
After Shepard's 15-minute Mercury flight, which made him the first American in space, he went on to command the Apollo 14 mission. This is his suit housed at Kennedy Space Center.
Sage burning in a desert cave
Ecological archaeologist David Sabata burns sage in a wet cave in Kenab, Utah.
A Sound Garden
Walking through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sound Garden in Seattle, Washington.
The streets of Córdoba, Spain
Walking the narrow streets of Córdoba, the former capital of Al-Andalus / الأندلس.
Córdoba Cathedral
The Great Mosque of Córdoba, now a Cathedral.
Graffiti in Granada
Leftist graffiti says "No countries, no flags, no borders."
Room to Dream
Contemplation on the Duck on a Rock formation on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Walking through fire damaged forest
Hiking over a fire damaged section of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon..
Emergence of the Spider Woman
Colorful stratification in the Grand Canyon.
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On Occupied Akimel O'odham and Xalychidom Piipaash Territory