Profile
| Keywords: | Energy Humanities, Petroculture, Mobility Studies |
Mark Simpson is a professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. He undertakes the study of petroculture, a field that understands energy as not just brute input but also social relation: a matter of values, habits, practices, affects, and beliefs that, at first glance, might seem completely unrelated to questions of energy. At stake in such research is an effort to bring qualitative methods and insights from the humanities to bear on issues and problems that often appear merely technological. Ongoing projects include a study of energy impasse and one of cultures of renewability. FES Funded ProjectsOutputs
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| Research Archive: Speculative Energy Futures Annual Team MeetingT04-P03 University of Alberta | Publication | 2018-03-08 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., Jessie Beier, Mookerjea, S., Simpson, M., Davies, E., MaryElizabeth Luka, Jordan Kinder, Charles Stubblefield, Angele Alook, Ipek Oskay, Eva Bogdan, Ariel Kroon, Danika Jorgensen Skakum | | On Energy impasse: Cultural and Social Barriers to Energy TransitionT04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Activity | 2018-08-30 | | | Transition in Energy, Culture and SocietyT04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-09-27 | | | Energy Impasse and the Time of InfrastructureT04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-03-08 | | | WorkshopDay-long workshop organized by PI Simpson and Co-I Szeman, in conjunction with collaborator Derek Gladwin and HQP Jordan Kinder, at UBC to advance our ongoing projects on energy literacy and on energy and the suburb form.T04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Activity | 2019-02-02 | | | Energy Literacy, Transition, and ActionPanel discussion, featuring five speakers from a range of disciplines on challenges of energy transition, held at UBC Sustainability.T04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Activity | 2019-02-01 | | | Petrocutures: TransitionsThe fourth biannual Petrocultures conference, held at the University of Glasgow, 29 August-1 September 2018. Over 200 scholars and researchers from an international array of locations presented state-of-the-art work on energy transition.T04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Activity | 2018-08-29 | | | Panel discussionPanel discussion about issues raised in "Viscosity," a theatrical performance about life and work in the oil industry mounted by Edmonton-based Theatre Yes! in November 2018.T04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-13 | | | System Wide Enablers: Energy HumanitiesJoint presentation at the 2019 FES Research Symposium.T04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-05-06 | | | Speculative Energy Futures: Workshop #3 PI and Co-I led this intensive 4-day research creation workshop for the participants of the Speculative Energy Futures project.T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-12-12 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., Mookerjea, S., Jessie Beier, "Ruth Beer ", "Sean Caulfield ", Davies, E., "Wallace Edwards ", "Soheila Esfahani ", "Caitlin Fisher ", "Joan Greer ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", "Satoshi Ikeda ", "Luke Johnson ", "Patrick Mahon ", "Janice Makokis ", "Lisa Moore ", "Tegan Moore ", Simpson, M., "Scott Smallwood ", "Rachel Snow ", "Diana Steinhauer ", "Clarence Whitestone ", "Kurtis McAdam " | | Speculative Energy Futures: Workshop #2PI and Co-I led this intensive 4-day research creation workshop for the participants of the Speculative Energy Futures project at the Banff Centre for the Arts.T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-06-03 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., Mookerjea, S., Jessie Beier, "Soheila Esfahani ", Davies, E., "Satoshi Ikeda ", "Tegan Moore ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", "Sean Caulfield ", "Joan Greer ", "Patrick Mahon ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Janice Makokis ", Simpson, M., "Scott Smallwood ", "Rachel Snow ", "Caitlin Fischer ", "Lisa Moore ", "Ruth Beer " | | Speculative Energy Futures: Workshop #1PI and Co-I led this intensive 3-day research creation workshop for the participants of the Speculative Energy Futures project.
T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-03-09 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., Mookerjea, S., Jessie Beier, Simpson, M., "Ruth Beer ", "Sean Caulfield ", "Salvatore Cucchiara ", Davies, E., "Soheila Esfahani ", "Joan Greer ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Ursula Johnson ", "Satoshi Ikeda ", MaryElizabeth Luka, "Patrick Mahon ", "Janice Makokis ", "Tegan Moore ", "Lisa Moore ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", "Scott Smallwood " | | Opinion: Imagining a Brighter Post-Oil Future Requires Broader InputAn opinion piece in the Montreal Gazette detailing After Oil School 2.T04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Publication | 2019-05-21 | | | « Une exposition pour explorer les futurs énergétiques »Written and radio profile on the SEF exhibition in December 2019, "Prototypes for Possible Worlds."T04-P01 University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-12-17 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., "Ruth Beer ", Jessie Beier, "Sean Caulfield ", Davies, E., "Wallace Edwards ", "Soheila Esfahani ", "Caitlin Fisher ", "Joan Greer ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", "Satoshi Ikeda ", "Luke Johnson ", "Patrick Mahon ", "Janice Makokis ", "Lisa Moore ", "Tegan Moore ", Mookerjea, S., Simpson, M., "Scott Smallwood ", "Rachel Snow ", "Diana Steinhauer ", "Clarence Whitestone ", "Kurtis McAdam " | | Art exhibition explores energy futuresT04-P01 University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-12-19 | Wilson, S., Loveless, N., "Ruth Beer ", Jessie Beier, "Sean Caulfield ", Davies, E., "Wallace Edwards ", "Soheila Esfahani ", "Caitlin Fisher ", "Joan Greer ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", Mookerjea, S., "Satoshi Ikeda ", "Luke Johnson ", "Patrick Mahon ", "Janice Makokis ", "Lisa Moore ", "Tegan Moore ", Simpson, M., "Scott Smallwood ", "Rachel Snow ", "Diana Steinhauer ", "Clarence Whitestone ", "Kurtis McAdam " | | Paramancy: Volume 1T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-12-10 | | | How Oil Creates Who We Are: A Panel Response to VISCOSITYMembers of SEF/iDoc participated in a panel following a special edition of the theatre installation VISCOSITY with Theatre Yes.T04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-13 | | | International Youth Deliberation on Energy FuturesThe International Youth Deliberation on Energy Futures initiative is a joint research project between Lynette Shultz (UAlberta), Mark Simpson (UAlberta), Sheena Wilson (UAlberta), Derek Gladwin (UBC), Imre Szeman (Waterloo), Eva-Lynn Jagoe (UToronto), and Jordan Kinder (Petrocultures) bringing high school youth together from around the world to learn from each other about energy, energy futures, and energy literacy. T04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Publication | 2019-07-04 | "Lynette Shultz ", Simpson, M., Szeman, I., Wilson, S., "Derek Gladwin ", "Eva-Lynn Jagoe ", "Carrie Karsgaard ", Jordan Kinder, Danika Jorgensen Skakum | | SolaritiesT04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | IP Management | 2019-01-02 | | | Feminist SolaritiesT04-P01, T04-P03 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | IP Management | 2019-01-02 | | | Impasse TimeT04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Publication | 2021-01-01 | | | "Energy Impasse"T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-04-30 | | | “Plastic in the Time of Impasse” T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-01-09 | | | “Power Shift: Energy Transition and Energy Futurity”T04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-06-02 | | | Figuring Impasse: Abstraction, Risk, PetrocultureT04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-05-12 | | | Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and MentorshipT04-P02 University of Alberta | Award | 2021-05-13 | | | Response: Rancho Seco Recreational Park (California)T04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-06-18 | | | Solarities: Seeking Energy JusticeMulti-authored collaborative book manuscript resulting from After Oil School 2: Solarities in 2019.T04-P02 McGill University, University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Publication | 2022-04-07 | | | Gasoline Dreams: Waking Up from PetrocultureGraphic novel by Simon Orpana with preface by Co-I Szeman and afterword by PI Simpson.T04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Publication | 2021-09-28 | | | "Afterword"T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-09-28 | | | Energy Emergency Repair KitResearch-creation art-bookT04-P01, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-04-23 | Simpson, M., Jessie Beier, "Joan Greer ", "Tsema Igharas ", Mookerjea, S., "tegan moore ", "lisa moore ", "catlin kelly-kuzyk ", "jerome tave ", "kyle lawson " | | "Lifestyle"T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-12-31 | | | Petromyopia 2: Reading OilT04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-23 | | | Power ShiftT04-P01, T04-P03, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-06-02 | | | PetroculturesT04-P01, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-04-23 | | | Prototypes for Possible Worlds ExhibitionExhibition ran from December 10, 2019 - January 11, 2020. T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-12-10 | "Ruth Beer ", Jessie Beier, "Sean Caulfield ", "Evan Davies ", "Wallace Edwards ", "Soheila Esfahani ", "Caitlin Fisher ", "Joan Greer ", "Steven Hoffman ", "Tsēmā Igharas ", "Satoshi Ikeda ", "Luke Johnson ", Loveless, N., "Patrick Mahon ", "Janice Makokis ", "Kurtis MacAdam ", "Lisa Moore ", "Tegan Moore ", Mookerjea, S., Simpson, M., "Scott Smallwood ", "Rachel Snow ", "Diana Steinheuer ", "Clarence Whitestone ", Wilson, S. | | Energy Emergency Repair Kit (E.E.R.K.)The Energy Emergency Repair Kit (EERK) is a speculative emergency kit that takes the form of a binder with emergency instructions and two cassette tapes with important information for survival, written from the perspective of a future apocalypse. The joke is that while the first cassette tape is available, should such old technology be found somewhere, explaining the apocalyptic situation, the second cassette tape with all of the answers has been taken over by mycelium and cannot be played. The moral: no one has the answers and we must all speculate and explore together, thinking in yet unthought directions, if there is any hope of collective survival.
At SQUARE, two members of the EERK team will activate and generate discussion surrounding prompts in the Kit. These will include: Nuclear Waste Safe Storage Protocol; Signalling the Energy Emergency, Ecological Debt Recovery Procedure; and the "Fungal-mentals" of Mycelial Energetics. T04-P01 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-11-07 | | | Volatile TrajectoriesA six-part podcast series on energy futurity, developed by participants at After Oil School 3.T04-P02 University of Alberta, University of Toronto, McGill University | Publication | 2022-11-23 | | | On Plastics, Pliability, and Alternatives to Fossil CapitalismEpisode of Pretty Heady Stuff podcast, curated by Scott Stoneman.T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-02-12 | | | "Energy Mediacy"Essay in Speculative Energy Futures volume, in preparation.T04-P01, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-05-04 | | | "Approved for Release"Contribution to Speculative Energy Futures volume.T04-P01, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-05-04 | | | “Emergency Signals: Hearing Energy, Listening for Repair"Research-creation performative conference presentation.T04-P01, T04-P02 University of Alberta | Activity | 2023-05-02 | | | Review of _Transportation and the Culture of Climate Change_Book review.T04-P02 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-05-04 | | | After Oil School 3: Working PapersVolume of working papers produced as a part of After Oil School 3.T04-P02 University of Alberta, McMaster University, University of Toronto | Publication | 2023-05-04 | |
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