Dr Julia Empey, Corpus Christi

je465@cam.ac.uk

 

 

Biographical Information

Julia A. Empey received her PhD in English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr Empey is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and is affiliated with Cambridge Film & Screen and Cambridge Digital Humanities. She is the book reviews editor at Interconnections: The Journal of Posthumanism /  Interconnexions: revue de posthumanisme. 

Research Interests

  • Science fiction literature, film, and media
  • AI Ethics
  • Anti-colonial futurisms
  • Digital Cultures and Humanities
  • Eco-criticism 
  • Feminist Theory and History
  • Posthumanism

Selected Publications

Edited Collections

Articles

  • “Nothing Is What It Seems: Posthumanism and late capitalism in Altered Carbon” Article in The Journal of Science Fiction and Popular Culture, 2021.

Book Chapters

  • “From Rogue Planets to Black Holes: Revaluing Death in High Life and Melancholia,” chapter in Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond, 2023.
  • “Feminist Refractions of the Posthuman,” co-written with Russell Kilbourn, chapter in Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond, 2023.
  • “Are We All Too Human?: toward an understanding of posthumanism and rights,” chapter in Intersectional Automations: Robotics, AI, Algorithms, and Equity. Lexington Press, 2021.

Book Reviews

  • Ciano Aydin, Extimate Technology: Self-Formation in a Technological World, review for Interconnections: The Journal of Posthumanism / Interconnexions: revue de posthumanisme, 2022.

Reference Entries

  • Metro series, Make Room! Make Room!, and Soylent Green. Reference entries for Dystopian States of America: Apocalyptic Visions and Warnings in American Literature, Film, and Politics, ABC-CLIO Publishing, September 2022.