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Biography
Dr Joshua Wodak is a researcher, writer, and artist whose work explores what it means to not only be alive during the current upheaval (climate crisis, Anthropocene, Sixth Extinction Event et. al.), but to be alive to upheaval itself. That is: how to live on an inherently unstable Earth, and in an inherently catastrophic cosmos.
He has exhibited his media art, sculpture and interactive installations in art galleries, museums, and festivals across Australia and internationally, and holds a BA (Honours) in Anthropology (Sydney University, 2002) and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Research (Australian National University, 2011). His first book is Petrified: Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth, published in the Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies series by Heidelberg University (De Gruyter, 2025).
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Graduate Certificate in Uni Learning & Teaching, University of New South Wales
Research keywords
- Environmental Humanities
- Environmental Ethics
- Science and Technology Studies
- Anthropocene Studies
- Intervention Ecology
- Conservation Science
- Environmental & Climate Science
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From gallery to the globe: evoking environmental responsibility in Australian Interactive Art, 1990–2010
Wodak, J., Jun 2025, In: Afterimage: the journal of media arts and cultural criticism. 52, 2, p. 47-71 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hubris and humility in the face of climate overshoot attempting negative emissions through synthetic biology
Fulvi, D. & Wodak, J., Aug 2025, In: Nature and Culture. 20, 2, p. 118-138 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I interact, therefore we are: mediating relations between self and other in David Rokeby’s interactive art
Wodak, J., 1 Oct 2025, In: Technoetic Arts. 23, 2, p. 221-235 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Petrified: Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth
Wodak, J., 7 Apr 2025, Germany: De Gruyter. 354 p. (Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies; vol. 3)Research output: Book/Research Report › Authored Book › peer-review
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Responsivity and responsibility in responsive environments: art and interactivity on a rupturing planet
Wodak, J., Feb 2025, In: Leonardo. 58, 1, p. 23-28 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology: Node at Western Sydney University [Via MQ]
Wodak, J. (PI)
Australian Research Council, Western Sydney University
9/11/20 → 31/12/27
Project: Research