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=Biosketch 2033= James Wilcox, Spring 2013

James Wilcox received his PhD in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Rensselaer Polytechnic University in 2014 and now works in an interdisciplinary department of Environmental Studies at The New School in New York City. Wilcox is affiliated with the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School and has held Fellowships with the Department of Energy and the Tellus Institute; he currently edits the transdisciplinary open access journal, //Design Interventions.// He is the author of several books on the social and environmental politics of technologies, most recently, //Against Infrastructure: Political Aesthetics and Engagement in Systems of Provision.//

With an interdisciplinary background in STS, Sustainability Studies, and Media Studies, Wilcox’s research focuses on forms of technological mediation among humans, institutions, and ecosystems and engages complexity through qualitative, ethnographic methods. His work is characterized by ongoing engagement with design collectives, governance institutions, citizens on questions relating to socio-technical resilience and ecological sustainability. Wilcox’s projects have examined the relationship between governance institutions, energy, and everyday practices; highlighted innovative design-based interventions in food-, energy-, and other systems of provision; and questioned contemporary patterns of infrastructure development.

Though a joint appointment with Eugene Lang College and Parsons School of Design, Wilcox’s graduate and undergraduate teaching contributes to The New School’s transdisciplinary program in Environmental Studies, using problem-based education to bridge theory and practice.

Keyword Biosketch. James Wilcox, Professor of Environmental Studies. Academic Interests: Everyday life. Social practice theories. Energy policy. Infrastructure studies.