Rebecca Giggs

Rebecca Giggs is an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Communication, Society and Culture, Macquarie University. Her academic profile centers on environmental literature and the environmental humanities, with significant contributions to creative nonfiction and ecological discourse through major publications including The Atlantic Monthly, The Monthly, and The New York Times.

Her research spans environmental literature, eco-criticism, nature writing, landscape studies, and animal studies, with particular focus on the uncanny in natural phenomena, ficto-criticism, and Australian literary traditions. Giggs explores human-nature relationships through unconventional lenses including animal perspectives, technological interventions in ecology, and speculative futures, often addressing climate crisis impacts through literary forms.

Recent publications demonstrate a cohesive trajectory examining nonhuman agency across diverse ecosystems – from arboreal systems and marine environments to insect micro-worlds and avian responses to ecological disasters. Her work consistently bridges scientific concepts with literary artistry, appearing in high-impact venues that reach both academic and public audiences.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Writing Fellow, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (2018)

Giggs leads the "Outside Studies Program" research project (since 2017) and maintains international collaborations through the Rachel Carson Center fellowship. While specific student supervision details aren't documented, her creative pedagogy work indicates engagement with academic training. Her research fingerprint reveals deep connections to zoological studies, unmanned aerial vehicle applications in ecology, and unconventional ecological value systems.

Active across environmental humanities networks, Giggs contributes to critical discourse on anthropogenic ecological change through her distinctive blend of literary scholarship and creative practice.