Cymene Howe

Cymene Howe is a Professor of Anthropology at Rice University, focusing on anthropogenic climate change, energy transitions, and more-than-human relationalities. Her work bridges feminist theory, queer studies, and new materialisms through field research in Iceland, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the U.S.

• Key Projects: 'MELT' on Arctic ice social significance, 'Not Ok' documentary, and 'Aeolian Politics' installation
• Books: Ecologics: Wind and Power in the Anthropocene (2019), co-editor of The Anthropocene Unseen: A Lexicon (2020)
• Research Themes: Cryohuman relations, hydrological globalization, renewable energy paradoxes, and queer/feminist ecological frameworks

Recent Publications explore glacier loss impacts, Arctic-to-coastal climate connections, solar temporalities, and critiques of extractivism. She co-edits The Johns Hopkins Guide to Critical and Cultural Theory and hosts the 'Cultures of Energy' podcast.

Awards: While not explicitly listed, her NASA climate modeling collaboration and public-facing initiatives like the Okjökull Memorial highlight influential work. She teaches courses on Anthropocene anthropology, energy studies, and multi-species relations.