Petrocultures 2026: Situating Energy
Location: TUD Dresden University of Technology (Aug 26-28, 2026) Keynotes: Alexander A. Dunlap (Boston University); Jordan B. Kinder (NYU Steinhardt), and Kathryn Yusoff (Queen Mary University of…
After Oil 4: Energy and Colonial Racial Capitalism
Convened by Cara Daggett and Terra Schwerin Rowe, the fourth iteration of the After Oil School (AOS) is taking the AOS model in exciting new directions. AOS4…
Petrocultures 2024: Los Angeles/Perth
The 6th biennial Petrocultures Conference will take place in two locations: Los Angeles (USA) and Perth (Australia)! The central theme for Petrocultures 2024 LA will be “Oil Cities and Post-Oil…
Techno-Utopianism
Techno-Utopianism is a collaborative digital media project about the promises and pitfalls of techno-utopian thinking and action. We have already produced a podcast series, in collaboration with…
After Oil School 3: Next (2022-2023)
After Oil School 3: Next (AOS 3) is a two-year, iterative project designed to critically assess the present status and future prospects for energy transitions. Neither speculative…
Energy Humanities
Launched in 2020, Energy Humanities is an online hub for new ideas about energy, politics, and culture. The site features commentary on current events, book notices, original…
Petrocultures 2022: Transformations
The biennial Petrocultures conference, twice postponed due to COVID-19, took place August 24-27, 2022 in Stavanger, Norway. Click here for the final conference program. Keynote speakers: Thursday,…
Energy In/Out of Place
Energy In/Out of Place was a virtual research-creation workshop organized by Anne Pasek, Emily Roehl, and Caleb Wellum in 2020. It’s goal was to explore the ways…
After Oil School 2: Solarity (2019)
Solarity: After Oil School 2 was organized by the Petrocultures Research Group and the Grierson Chair in Communication Studies. A follow-up to the successful After Oil School…
Just Powers
Just Powers is an interdisciplinary and community-engaged network of research projects focused on climate justice issues. Just Powers and its researchers aim to imagine and create socially-just…