Jarah Moesch

Jarah Moesch is a Lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they contribute as a multi-disciplinary designer, artist-scholar, and educator. Their work is deeply rooted in justice-oriented research, exploring how knowledge is designed, produced, and accessed through critical and embodied practices.

Their research interests include:

• Queer Justice Design
• Embodied Knowledges and Marginalized Epistemologies
• Integration of Queer and Crip Theories in Design
• Media and Cultural Studies
• Critical Pedagogy and Feminist Education
• New Media and Tactical Social Interventions

Jarah's creative and scholarly work interrogates the intersections between technology, systemic norms, and lived experience, aiming to imagine and enact more equitable worlds. Their practice blends traditional and contemporary art forms with design activism.

Jarah is currently a member of the Critical Design Lab at Vanderbilt University, contributing to interdisciplinary research that challenges normative knowledge systems. Their pedagogy emphasizes multi-modal learning and critical engagement with design as a political and ethical practice.

While no specific awards or publications are listed in the provided text, their ongoing affiliation with a prominent research lab and academic institution indicates active scholarly engagement. Jarah’s work bridges art, theory, and social justice, positioning them as a significant voice in critical design and STS (Science and Technology Studies).

They are actively involved in developing new models for justice through hands-on, integrated media art and design practices, grounded in queer feminist pedagogy.