Annika Bowman

In the Wake of Dead Ice: Glacial Remains in Iceland

Annika is a DPhil candidate in Geography interested in the socio-cultural impacts of extinction. Her current research examines the material and affective afterlives of extinct glaciers in Iceland, contributing to discussions on extinction, loss, and mourning in the Anthropocene.

Previously, for her master's dissertation, Annika employed qualitative mixed methods to investigate competitive birding culture in the United States. There, she analyzed engagements with threatened avian environments, exploring both what it means to attune to birds and broader environments during the Sixth Mass Extinction, and what it means to "win" in a time marred by loss.

Education

• MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; distinction)
• BA in Environmental Studies, Geography minor (2017-2021, Dartmouth College; magna cum laude)

Awards

• ERSC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership Award, University of Oxford (2024 - 2028)
• Mortimer May Studentship, Hertford College, University of Oxford (2024)
• Examiners’ Prize for Best Dissertation, University of Oxford (2024)
• Donella Meadows Prize, Dartmouth College (2021)
• William Spengemann Award in Writing, Dartmouth College (2021)
• Citation for Academic Excellence, Creative Writing, Dartmouth College (2021)
• Citation for Academic Excellence, Creative Writing, Dartmouth College (2020)