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Julian Evans is a researcher, educator and sound artist who holds a Ph.D. in Theory and Criticism from Western University (Canada). His teaching and writing spans philosophy, political ecology, political theory, and sound studies, with a focus on how perception and imagination shape our relationships with ecosystems and with place. He approaches this work through the lens of ecological embodiment and the critical examination of settler-Indigenous relations. His current research explores both soundwalking and the possibilities for diplomacy between humans and animal communities.

About Julian Evans

 Julian Evans is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario in the department of Theory & Criticism and has taught existentialism at Vancouver Island University. His research is concerned with embodiment, imagination and philosophical ecology. He is interested in how attention to animal voices, specifically the meditative practice of learning to interpret bird languages, can awaken new forms of environmental awareness and place-based connectivity. He creates sound art compositions from audio field recordings he makes in wild places, around his neighborhood, and everywhere in-between.