PhD Candidate, Concordia University
Contributing Editor, Platypus, The CASTAC Blog
Research Interests
Agriculture | Environmental anthropology | Feminist STS | Storytelling | toxicity |
About Melina
Melina Campos Ortiz is a PhD candidate in Social and Cultural Analysis at Concordia University and holds an MA in Media Practice for Development and Social Change from the University of Sussex. Her research, situated at the intersection of environmental anthropology and feminist Science and Technology Studies (STS), explores the social dimensions of agrochemical indicators in Costa Rica. Through a combination of participant observation, document ethnography, and environmental storytelling, she interrogates how these indicators illuminate fundamental issues of life, death, and ecological governance in the Anthropocene. In addition, she has an active role at the Concordia Ethnography Lab, where she has served as coordinator, led the multi-lab network EMERGE for 3 years, and regularly contributes to and curates the lab’s blog. Her research is supported by Concordia University, the Fonds de Recherche du Québec, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation.