Area of Research / Interest: Anthropocene, Sensory Studies, Media Studies, Environmental Humanities, Hauntology, Deep Ecology, Food Studies, New Materialism, Speculative Realism

Undergraduate Education Institution: Boston University

Undergraduate Major: Media, Fine Art

Biography: Allie E.S. Wist is a scholar-artist currently working on an Arts PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a focus on sensory futures and the Anthropocene. Her work encompasses photography, radio broadcasts, artifacts, installations, and writing that render temporalities accessible through material and speculative narratives. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and grew up in a small steel mill town. She has an MA in Food Studies from New York University and a BA in Media from Boston University, and worked in food media for over a decade. Her artwork has been exhibited with Honolulu Biennial, The Wellcome Collection, and HESSE FLATOW, and she has taught at NYU and The New School. Email:   wista@rpi.edu