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Thomas Keating is a cultural geographer at Linköping University's Department of Thematic Studies - Technology and Social Change. His research examines human-technology relationships through speculative philosophies, focusing on the challenges of managing nuclear waste over 100,000-year timescales. He collaborates with Professor Steve Woolgar on "Managing Eternity" (VR-funded 2025-2028) and Professor Anna Storm on "Nuclear Diplomacy" (Mistra-funded 2025-2027), both addressing intergenerational communication and accountability for nuclear repositories.
- PhD in Human Geography, University of Bristol (UK)
- Former Lecturer, UNSW Canberra (Australia)
- Teaching experience: Swansea University (UK), European School (Belgium), University of Bristol
Keating’s work bridges continental philosophy (Simondon, Debaise, Deleuze) with non-representational theory, posthumanism, and new materialism. He develops ontogenetic interpretations of technology that prioritize non-human processes over human essence, redefining unconscious thought through material infrastructures. His projects explore nuclear semiotics, speculative empiricism, and predatory abstractions to address how radioactive waste repositories can be communicated across deep time.
His research connects to interdisciplinary STRIPE (Sociotechnical Research on Infrastructures, Politics, and Environment) and the Alternate Anatomies Laboratory in Australia. Through the "Forsmark Key Information File" series (2025), he investigates documentation strategies for nuclear sites. Current teaching includes the master’s course Politics of Planning: Power, Controversies, and Legacies at Linköping University.
