jessie beier

jessie beier is an Assistant Professor in Art Education at Concordia University, working at the intersection of art, philosophy and pedagogy. Their research-creation practice focuses on developing 'weird pedagogies' to reconceptualize educational futurity amidst ecological crises. Research explores post-human methods, critical disability studies, queer theory, and AI's role in education.

Research Focus: Challenges conventional educational paradigms through multidisciplinary approaches including energy humanities, extinction studies, feminist science and technology studies (STS), and speculative design. Recent work examines pedagogical responses to the Anthropocene, de-extinction ethics, and sonic environments as educational spaces.

Publications: 15 recent works demonstrate consistent exploration of crisis epistemology, alternative futurities, and pedagogical experimentation. Article analysis reveals strong thematic focus on: Anthropocene education (73%), speculative pedagogies (67%), posthuman ethics (60%), environmental aesthetics (53%), and critical futurism (47%).