J. R. Carpenter

Dr J.R. Carpenter is a Lecturer in Performance Writing at the School of English, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds. With a PhD in Performance Writing (University of the Arts London, 2015) and BFA in Studio Art (Concordia University, 1995), her research interrogates intersections of place, migration, scientific colonialism, and climate crisis through hybrid print/digital media.

• Specialist in Performance Writing
• Focus on Ecopoetry and Digital Literature
• Develops Elemental Media Theory frameworks

Her practice-led research connects with AHRC & DFG funded projects like Weather Reports – Wind as Model, Media, and Experience (2022-2023). Recent publications include Measures of Weather (Shearsman Books, 2025) and Wind Humanities (Media+Environment, 2024). Awards include shortlisting for the 2025 Laurel Prize.

As a member of the Electronic Literature Organization and ASLE, she contributes to experimental literature discourses. Teaching spans Creative Writing, English, and Workshop Theatre.