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Jennifer Deger works in the intersections of art, anthropology and environmental studies. Her research is concerned with the ways that digital media transform the ways we see, know—and care about—more-than-human worlds.
Trained in anthropology and communications, Jennifer brings an innovative approach to social research as a filmmaker, curator and writer. She has held a number of fellowships including an ARC Future Fellowship and visiting positions at the Center for Culture and Media at New York University and the Eye & Mind Lab at Aarhus University, Denmark. Most recently she co-curated Feral Atlas: The More-Than-Human Anthropocene, a custom designed website that brings together more than 100 scientists, artists, humanists and activists to explore the “feral ecologies” that arise when nonhuman entities get tangled up with industrial and imperial infrastructure projects. In 2019 Jennifer served as President of the Australian Anthropological Society.
As a founding member of the Arnhem Land-based arts collective, Miyarrka Media, Jennifer joins CDU with a commitment to furthering the potential of transdisciplinary and co-creative scholarship with her Yolŋu research partners. Their current ARC project sets out to activate a Yolŋu digital art of renewal for threatened coastlines and beaches.
Research Interests
- Art and visual culture in the Anthropocene
- The blue humanities
- Yolŋu Sea Country
- Co-creative and non-traditional research methods
- Experimental film and ethnography
- Digital life
- More-than-human worlds
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Shimmering Screens: Media, mimesis and a vision of a Yolngu modernity, Macquarie University
Award Date: 21 Apr 2004
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Projects
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IN220100007 Caring for Cosmologies: Making Living Maps for West Miyarrka
Wanambi, G. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Deger, J. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Bulkanhawuy, J. (Chief Investigator C), Christie, M. (Chief Investigator E), Spencer, M. (Chief Investigator F) & Ward, B. J. (Chief Investigator G)
28/03/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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SR200200346 Rangingur: a Yolngu digital art of renewal
Deger, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Wunungmurra, P. G. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Wanambi, Y. (Chief Investigator C)
28/03/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Epistemic attunements: Experiments in intermedial anthropology
Deger, J., Coffey, V. B., Kingston, C., Lowe, S. J. & Stefanoff, L., 1 Apr 2024, In: Australian Journal of Anthropology. 35, 1-2, p. 3-19 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene
Tsing, A. L., Deger, J., Keleman Saxena , A. & Zhou, F., May 2024, 1 ed. California: Stanford University Press. 344 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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FORM: Anthropology as design
Coffey, V. B. & Deger, J., 1 Apr 2024, In: Australian Journal of Anthropology. 35, 1-2, p. 20-26 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Luŋ'thun: Sand, saltwater, and collaborative attunements
Gurrumuruwuy, P., Deger, J., Guruŋulmiwuy, E., Coffey, V. B., Balanydjarrk, M. & Balpatji, W., Apr 2024, In: Australian Journal of Anthropology. 35, 1-2, p. 27-38 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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REACH: Research as regeneration
Deger, J. & Coffey, V. B., Apr 2024, In: Australian Journal of Anthropology. 35, 1-2, p. 85-89 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feral Atlas and the More-than-Human Anthropocene
Keleman Saxena , A., Tsing, A. L., Zhou, F. & Deger, J., Nov 2022, In: OnCurating. 54, p. 128-140 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethnography and exhibition design: Insights from the Moesgaard inaugural
Otto, T., Deger, J. & Marcus, G. E., May 2021, In: Design Studies. 74, 27 p., 100989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The John Collier Jr. Award for Still Photography, Honourable mention
Deger, J. (Recipient), Gurrumuruwuy, P. (Recipient), Guruŋulmiwuy, E. (Recipient), Balpatji, W. (Recipient), Balanydjarrk, M. (Recipient), Ganambarr, J. (Recipient) & Djingadjingawuy, K. (Recipient), 2021
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Sydney Environment Centre Research Fellow 2021-2022
Deger, J. (Recipient), 2021
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Open Publishing Award Open Content Award
Deger, J. (Recipient) & Gurrumuruwuy, P. (Recipient), Nov 2021
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IPPY (Independent Publisher’s Book Award) Best International E-book
Deger, J. (Recipient), Tsing, A. L. (Recipient), Keleman Saxena , A. (Recipient) & Zhou, F. (Recipient), 2021
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Gregory Bateson Book Prize
Deger, J. (Recipient), Gurrumuruwuy, P. (Recipient), Guruŋulmiwuy, E. (Recipient), Balpatji, W. (Recipient), Balanydjarrk, M. (Recipient), Ganambarr, J. (Recipient) & Djingadjingawuy, K. (Recipient), 2020
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AAANZ Prize for Best Artist Led Publication
Deger, J. (Recipient), Gurrumuruwuy, P. (Recipient), Guruŋulmiwuy, E. (Recipient), Balpatji, W. (Recipient), Balanydjarrk, M. (Recipient), Ganambarr, J. (Recipient) & Djingadjingawuy, K. (Recipient), 2020
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