Tom JagtenbergTom Jagtenberg is a published author of books and articles about science and various cultural fields. Tom was a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Wollongong, and an adjunct senior lecturer in the School of Natural and Compementary Medicine, Southern Cross University. He has qualifications in science, engineering and sociology - a BE (Chemical and Fuel Engineering, Hons 1, UNSW), an MSc (Liberal Studies in Science, Manchester University) and a PhD (Sociology, University of Wollongong). His books include Eco-Impacts: New Maps for Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and Sociology (with David McKie), Four-Dimensional Social Space (with Phillip D'Alton) and The Social Construction of Science. Tom's interests, whilst being inter-disciplinary, have always had a focus on nature and the environment. Since his student days, he has been concerned with the representation of nature in disciplinary fields as diverse as science, sociology, cultural studies and communication studies, and in political life. He has been a strong critic of the exclusion of non-human interests from academic fields and political parties. As his latest book suggests even Green political parties are limited in the extent to which they can be advocates for other species, their habitats, and even human environments. After 30 years of research, teaching, administration and research supervision Tom retired from academic life to live in Northern New South Wales with his partner. Read More Read Less