Kriti Sharma
Kriti Sharma is an Indian ecologist, philosopher, and academic known for her interdisciplinary work in microbiology, philosophy of biology, and social studies of science. Currently, she is a professor of Critical Race Science and Technology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In 2015, she published the book Interdependence: Biology and Beyond, where she introduces the concept of "radical contingency," a perspective that maintains that all beings are interconnected and interdependent, and that nothing exists autonomously
In collaboration with Arturo Escobar and Michal Osterweil, Sharma co-wrote Relationality: An Emerging Politics of Life Beyond the Human (2024), a work that proposes a new way of understanding and living based on the interconnection and interdependence of all forms of life. The book criticizes dominant power structures and advocates for a politics that recognizes and values the intrinsic relationality of existence
Throughout her career, Sharma has worked at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and social sciences, seeking to understand how scientific and technological practices affect and are affected by social and political structures. Her interdisciplinary approach has allowed her to develop a critical and profound perspective on science, technology, and society.
In collaboration with Arturo Escobar and Michal Osterweil, Sharma co-wrote Relationality: An Emerging Politics of Life Beyond the Human (2024), a work that proposes a new way of understanding and living based on the interconnection and interdependence of all forms of life. The book criticizes dominant power structures and advocates for a politics that recognizes and values the intrinsic relationality of existence
Throughout her career, Sharma has worked at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and social sciences, seeking to understand how scientific and technological practices affect and are affected by social and political structures. Her interdisciplinary approach has allowed her to develop a critical and profound perspective on science, technology, and society.
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