Cara Daggett
Assistant Professor of Political science
Virginia Tech
Cara Daggett, Ph.D., researches feminist and environmental politics, and is particularly interested in the politics of energy. Her book, "The Birth of Energy," traces the entangled politics of work and energy following the discovery of energy in the 19th century. Through the science of energy, work could be conceived as a site of energy conversion that was in need of new tactics of imperial governance. The conclusion argues that, without challenging dominant practices of work and leisure, it will remain difficult to dislodge fossil fuel cultures. Cara is also beginning research on her next project, which interrogates the relationship between energy and gender.