Teaching is a subversive activity, and I stay active.
Rory Varrato,
PhD Candidate
I am a PhD student whose research and activism are focused on the existential predicament that human beings face as we attempt to learn how to endure the Anthropocene.
Philosophy and Education program, Teachers College,
Columbia University in the City of New York
Photo by Sepideh Behzadpour
Rory with the writers Mary Heglar and Daniel Pinchbeck at the 'Earth Love Festival' hosted by House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY, in April 2019.
International House is a graduate student dorm in Manhattan focused on fostering cross-cultural exchange and fellowship rooted in the values of empathy, moral courage, and respect.
Jimmy Dore is a leftist political comedian and commentator. This picture was taken after Jimmy's show at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, in summer 2019.
Rory with the writers Mary Heglar and Daniel Pinchbeck at the 'Earth Love Festival' hosted by House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY, in April 2019.
Media
Appearances
I deeply value engaging with all media outlets that allow me to speak freely.
Some of my most cherished public outreach has been as media liaison for Extinction Rebellion NYC, a group I co-founded in December 2018.
Please contact me by phone or email if you would like to interview me or book me for an appearance.
Research
I am currently writing my PhD dissertation, a book-length project that will draw on my research and activism regarding humans' existential predicament in the Anthropocene.
I have also given talks and written articles, both academic and non-academic, on various topics.
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