Dr. Hannah Fair

Biography

Hannah Fair is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Southampton, specializing in contemporary environment-society relations. Her research is framed within the Anthropocene, addressing critical issues such as climate justice in Pacific Island contexts, ethical challenges in orangutan conservation, and the dynamics of urban pest management. Fair explores the complexities of multispecies relationships, focusing on the financial and emotional impacts of domestic pest infestations and the responses they evoke. She draws on decolonial, feminist, and queer more-than-human approaches to examine unrecognized species that often elicit disgust and issues surrounding professional pest management. She completed her PhD in Human Geography at University College London in 2018 and has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at Brunel University London. Fair has contributed to significant research projects, including 'Situating Pests: Impacts, Disgust, Expertise, and Responsibility (SPIDER)', funded by the ESRC New Investigators Grant RGS-IGB Small Research Grant, and 'Changing Landscapes of Domestic Pest Management', supported by the Oxford University Press John Fell Fund. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Geographical Society, serving as the Events Officer for the Society’s Animal Geography Working Group.

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