about elese

I'm Dr Elese Dowden (she / her) — a writer and recovering philosopher living in Naarm / Melbourne on unceded Wurundjeri land. I was born in Aotearoa / New Zealand with Irish and English ancestry.

I completed my MA in Philosophy at the University of Auckland and my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Queensland. I graduated in 2019, living briefly in Ottawa before moving back to Australia. Now I write poetry, articles and reviews for various journals, which you can browse in my portfolio.

Struggling with the barriers of the western academy, I founded the australasian posthumanities in 2020 as a digital network of thinkers across disciplines. To find out more about what we do, listen the APH podcast series, or see the website.

You can email me at elesedowden (at) gmail (dot) com 🌟