Ester Eriksson

Ester Eriksson is a transdisciplinary PhD student in Arts at the University of Derby. Her current inquiry is centred around the development of the ecosomatics field, and the role of ecosomatic dance practice in cultivating reciprocity in our relationship to the more-than-human. Her research has and continues to explore the affective, intellectual, and sensory registers that shape human–more-than-human relationships. She holds degrees in Animal and Conservation Biology (University of Edinburgh Napier) and Anthropocene Studies (University of Cambridge), and has a particular interest in integrating theory and practice – “epistemic polyamory” – for transformational change within the academy and beyond.