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Nicholas Silcox

He/Him/His

Title

Assistant Professor of English

Department

English

Information

Address

5258 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Office Hours

Wednesday 2-4 PM

Current Courses

Title Course Number(s) Section(s)
Environmental Humanities: Stories of Crisis and Resilience EN283,    EN283,    ST283,    ES283,    ST283,    ES283 A,    B,    A,    A,    B,    B
Environmental Futurisms of the Global South EN493S JP
Intelligent Environments: AI and the Environment EN259,    ES258 A,    A

Nicholas R. Silcox writes, teaches, and thinks about issues related to media studies, particularly digital media and technology and environmental media, environmental humanities, science and technology studies, literary and media theory, and speculative art. He is interested in thinking about these issues across global contexts and, in particular, the ways environmental concerns around media, technology, and science arise in the Global South. He is currently working on a book titled The Intelligent Ocean.

Education

Ph.D., New York University

M.A., Rutgers University, Camden

B.A., Ursinus College

Areas of Expertise

  • Digital Media Studies

  • Environmental Media Studies

  • Environmental and Oceanic Humanities 

  • Media and Literary Theory

  • Science and Technology Studies

  • Speculative and Genre Fiction and Art