Dr. Emilie Glazer

Biography

Emilie Glazer is an anthropologist whose research explores themes of care, justice, political violence, and the changing ecologies due to the climate crisis. She completed her PhD at University College London, with support from the Wellcome Trust, tracing the affective politics of water infrastructure in Jerusalem and its borders. In 2024, she, along with colleagues from the Royal College of Art and the Fiction Council, was awarded a grant by Art Jameel and the British Council to collaborate on exploring the rain as an element in the potential weaponization and liberation contexts. Glazer has taught at University College London in the Anthropology department and served as a visiting tutor in the Underground Palestine studio at the Royal College of Art. In addition to her academic pursuits, she has produced interdisciplinary, community-driven, place-based projects, and worked as a design researcher. Her educational background includes a Master’s in Anthropology from University College London and a BA in Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology from the University of Oxford.

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