carol gigliotti
In residence: 2018
Carol Gigliotti is an author, artist, and scholar whose work focuses on the impact of new technologies on animals and their lives. She is professor emeritus of Design and Dynamic Media at Emily Carr University of Design, Vancouver, BC
“The roaring creek, steps from the Roundhouse where I was staying was a constant reminder of the life all around me. I was able to leave the difficulties of the last year behind me and start two projects. The first, a proposal for my next non-fiction book and the second, a graphic novel called Trump and the Animals. The ocean, giant trees, soft ferns, and Simon and Sadira, and of course, Tegan, who were my hosts at Coppermoss, all conspired to open up a vein of creativity that had been obstructed for some months. A magical place! I am deeply grateful for this opportunity!”
Her newest work challenges the current assumptions of creativity offering a more comprehensive understanding through recognizing animal creativity, cognition, consciousness, and agency.
She is the editor of the book, Leonardo’s Choice: Genetic Technologies and Animals and the author of numerous book chapters and journal essays on these topics. Her work is supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, The Sitka Center for the Arts, and The Reverie Foundation, among others. Gigliotti is on a number of international advisory boards concerned either with media or animal studies. Gigliotti has a BSS in Performance Studies, an MFA in Printmaking, and a doctorate from the Advanced Computing Center of Arts and Design at The Ohio State University.
She now lives in Eugene, Oregon and is working on a trade book about the creative lives of animals.
Two recent essays include:
The Struggle for Compassion and Justice with Critical Animal Studies in the Oxford Handbook of Animal Studies is now available online here. The print version is due out later this year.
Hard Destiny: Julie Andreyev’s and Simon Lysander Overstall’s “Salmon People”This essay is available to read here.
