WELCOME
Hello! I am Sofia Varino, a writer and researcher based in Berlin. I work in the field of transdisciplinary ecologies with a focus on living bodies and global public health. My new book Aquatopia: Climate Interventions (Routledge, 2023), a study of environmental ethics and aesthetics co-written with May Joseph, is out now.
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WHAT'S NEW
WHAT'S NEW
PUBLICATIONS
I have published in leading academic journals including SHIMA, Somatechnics, European Journal of Women’s Studies, and Women’s Studies Quarterly.
My poetry has appeared in literary magazines like Poetry Wales, The Hythe, Blood Sweat and Tears and Poetry International, and my pamphlet Natural Language came out with Dancing Girl Press in 2017.
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PERFORMANCES
I have performed at numerous venues, festivals and events, including Performa, the Whitney Museum, MoMA PS1, WOW Cafe Theater, Leslie Lohman Museum, Art in Odd Places, and the Osaka Queer Film Festival.
I have performed solo and with Harmattan Theater, CUMUL, The Hungry Hearts and the Holy.
Your can find documentation of my performances since 2003 in the Gallery.
40° 43' 46.6392" N
74° 0' 30.1572" W
FROM THE ARCHIVE
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Far Rockaway was performed by Harmattan Theater on the anniversary of 9/11 in 2013, at Tribute Park, a NYC public park built as a memorial tribute to the over three hundred firefighters who died in the World Trade Center in 2001. The Park was washed away by Hurricane Sandy. Harmattan performed at the Park to mark the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy on the Far Rockaway peninsular, particularly Beach 116, which was entirely destroyed by the storm surge.
TALKS & LECTURES
I have presented my research at over 50 international conferences, lectured at various universities and institutions, and organized and/or moderated conference panels and workshops.
You can watch some of my talks and interviews in the Gallery.
40° 43' 46.6392" N
74° 0' 30.1572" W
ASLE 2023 Spotlight by the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment.
Aquatopia: Climate Interventions (Routledge, 2023) by May Joseph and Sofia Varino was selected for the ASLE 2023 Spotlight by the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment.