RESEARCH

In my current book-length project on pandemic politics I examine the historical connections between climate change, planetary health, and social justice in transnational western contexts.

Weavethrill (digital slide, mixed technique) © Sofia Varino 2014.

Decompositions © Sofia Varino

“Decompositions,” from the Blood Work series, Slide #31 (digital slide, mixed technique) © Sofia Varino 2013-16.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Environmental & Medical Humanities (esp. nonhuman and posthuman politics; interspecies studies; environmental justice)

  • Science & Technology Studies (esp. queer, decolonial & feminist STS; history and philosophy of biomedicine; comparative epistemics; epistemic justice)

  • Disability Politics (esp. disability justice; chronic conditions; history of disability studies)

  • Intersectional Gender Studies (esp. queer, trans and feminist methods; queer death studies; body theory; feminist materialisms)

CURRENT RESEARCH

I am currently working on a book-length project about pandemic politics, connecting climate change with planetary health in environmental and disability justice contexts.