Adrian Parr
Adrian Parr Zaretsky | |
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| Born | 1967 Sydney, Australia |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Subject | Contemporary philosophy |
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Adrian Lisa Parr Zaretsky (born 1967) is an Australian-born philosopher, cultural critic, and dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon, United States. She specializes in environmental philosophy and activism, focusing on sustainability, climate change politics, activist culture, and creative practice.
Biography
Adrian Lisa Parr was born in Sydney, Australia. She earned her bachelor's degree in Philosophy with First Class Honours from Deakin University in 1998 and a Master's in Philosophy in 2000. She completed her PhD under feminist philosopher Claire Colebrook, publishing her dissertation "Creative Production: From Da Vinci to Deleuze" in 2003.
From 2003 to 2006, Parr was a professor of cultural criticism at the Savannah College of Art and Design, co-founding Drain: A Journal of Contemporary Art and Culture. In 2006, she moved to the University of Cincinnati, holding a tenured position in the Department of Political Science and the School of Architecture. In 2011, she received the Rieveschl Award for Scholarly and Creative Work.
In July 2017, Parr became a founding signatory for the Geneva Actions on Human Water Security. In March 2018, she was appointed Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington. In November 2020, she was named incoming Dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and appointed as a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council in 2020.
In 2021, Parr curated an exhibition on Watershed Urbanism at the Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2023, she was appointed UNESCO Chair on Water and Human Settlements.
Public Outreach
Parr has been actively involved in public outreach, co-directing the Future Cities; Livable Futures symposium in 2013, which discussed sustainable urban development. She founded Louder Than A Bomb Cincy in 2014, bringing the largest youth poetry slam to Cincinnati. Parr has been interviewed on NPR and CBS, discussing environmental racism and climate change.
In collaboration with Michael Zaretsky, Parr has hosted transdisciplinary dialogues through the Future Cities; Livable Futures initiative, including the 2021 Water and Human Settlements symposium and the 2023 Transpecies Design symposium.
Films
Parr produced her first documentary, The Intimate Realities of Water, in 2016, which won 13 awards at various film festivals. She also produced the TAFTtalks and H2Otalks series, interviewing prominent figures like Tara Houska and Rosi Braidotti. In 2018, she co-directed Thirsty and Drowning in America, focusing on water challenges faced by tribal communities.
Writing
Parr has authored several books on environmental politics and cultural production, including:
- Transpecies Design: Design for a Posthumanist World (2024)
- Earthlings: Imaginative Encounters with the Natural World (2022)
- Birth of a New Earth (2017)
- The Wrath of Capital: Neoliberalism and Climate Change Politics (2012)
- Hijacking Sustainability (2009)
- Deleuze and Memorial Culture: Desire, Singular Memory and the Politics of Trauma (2008)
She has contributed to the LA Review of Books and written for publications like the World Financial Review and The European Magazine.
List of Awards and Honors
- ARC Linkage Grant for "Curating Cities: A Database of Eco Public Art" (2011)
- George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Creative and/or Scholarly Works (2011)
- Hillier Memorial Lecture, Cornell University (2011)
- Awards for "The Intimate Realities of Water" documentary, including Best Documentary and Best Woman Filmmaker
Quotes
"Environmental degradation is calling us to the witness stand of history. It demands we testify against ourselves and mount a case in our defense. Ultimately, we are all agents of history. To reduce ourselves to a role of mere observation is to deny us our humanity." – Adrian Parr Zaretsky, The New York Times, May 2016
References
External Links
- Official website at University of Oregon
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