Doctor Zoe Sofoulis

Doctor Zoe Sofoulis

Adjunct Appointment - Institute for Culture and Society,
Institute for Culture and Society

Biography

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Institute for Culture and Society

Contact

Email: Z.Sofoulis@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:
Mobile:
Location: Parramatta

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Publications

Books

  • Humphry, J., Sofoulis, Z. and Bhattarai Upadhyay, V. (2011), 'Tributaries: A Directory of Social and Cultural Research on Urban Water', : University of Western Sydney 9781741082371.

Chapters in Books

  • Fam, D. and Sofoulis, Z. (2017), 'Trouble at the disciplinary divide : a knowledge ecologies analysis of a co-design project with native Alaskan communities', Transdisciplinary Research and Practice for Sustainaility Outcomes, Routledge 9781138119703.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2008), 'Cyberquake: Haraway''s Manifesto', The Cybercultures Reader, Routledge 9780415410670.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2002), 'Women Artists and Their Relations to Technologies', Ghosts in the Machine: Women's Voices in Research with Technology, Peter Lang Publishing 0820449113.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2002), 'Post-, Nicht- und Parahuman', Future Bodies: Zur Visualisierung von K'rpern in Science und Fiction, Springer Verlag 3211837787.
  • Jones, M. and Sofoulis, Z. (2002), 'Stelarc and Orlan in the Middle Ages', The Cyborg Experiments: the Extensions of the Body in the Media Age, Continuum 0826459021.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2002), 'Cyberquake: Haraway's Manifesto', Prefiguring Cyberculture: an Intellectual History, Power Publications & MIT Press 1864874910.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2002), 'Cyberquake - Haraway's Manifesto', Cyberfeminismus. Feministische Visionen mit Netz und ohne Boden, Humboldt University 09476822.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2001), 'Smart spaces @ The Final Frontier', Technospaces: Inside the New Media, Continuum 0826450032.

Journal Articles

  • Fam, D. and Sofoulis, Z. (2017), 'A 'knowledge ecologies' analysis of co-designing water and sanitation services in Alaska', Science and Engineering Ethics, vol 23, no 4 , pp 1059 - 1083.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2015), 'The trouble with tanks : unsettling dominant Australian urban water management paradigms', Local Environment, vol 20, no 5 , pp 529 - 547.
  • Fam, D. and Sofoulis, Z. (2015), 'Local adaptations in a changing water climate : small-scale infrastructures', Local Environment, vol 20, no 5 , pp 525 - 528.
  • Fam, D., Lahiri-Dutt, K. and Sofoulis, Z. (2015), 'Scaling down : researching household water practices', ACME, vol 14, no 3 , pp 639 - 651.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2015), 'A knowledge ecology of urban Australian household water consumption', ACME, vol 14, no 3 , pp 765 - 785.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2015), 'The Cyborg, its Manifesto and their relevance today : some reflections', Platform: Journal of Media and Communication, vol 6, no 2 , pp 8 - 15.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2013), 'Water systems adaptation : an Australian cultural researcher's perspective', Water Resources Management, vol 27, no 4 , pp 949 - 951.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2013), 'Below the double bottom line : the challenge of socially sustainable urban water strategies', Australian Journal of Water Resources, vol 17, no 2 , pp 211 - 220.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2011), 'Skirting complexity : the retarding quest for the average water user', Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, vol 25, no 6 , pp 795 - 810.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2011), 'Cross-Connections: Linking urban water managers with humanities, arts and social sciences researchers.', Waterlines, vol 60 , pp 1 - 101.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2009), 'Social construction for the twenty-first century : a co-evolutionary makeover', Australian Humanities Review, vol 46 , pp 81 - 98.
  • Sofoulis, Z. and Williams, C. (2008), 'From pushing atoms to growing networks : cultural innovation and co-evolution in urban water conservation', Social Alternatives, vol 27, no 3 , pp 50 - 57.
  • Allon, F. and Sofoulis, Z. (2006), 'Everyday Water: Cultures in Transition', Australian Geographer, vol 37, no 1 , pp 45 - 55.
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2005), 'Big Water, Everyday Water: A Sociotechnical Perspective', Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, vol 19, no 4 , pp 445 - 463.

Conference Papers

  • Sofoulis, Z. (2012), 'Below the double bottom line : the challenge of socially sustainable urban water strategies', Practical Responses to Climate Change Conference, Canberra, A.C.T..
  • Sofoulis, Z. (2006), 'Changing Water Cultures', Creating Value: The humanities and their publics. 36 th Australian Academy of the Humanities Symposium, Canberra.
  • Morphett, A. and Sofoulis, Z. (2005), 'Cars, Sex, Drugs and Media: Comparing Modalities of Road Safety and Public Health Messages', Second International Conference on Driver Behaviour and Training, Edinburgh.

Other Publications

  • 2017, 'Exploring the Practices of Mandarin-speaking Water Drinkers: Research Conducted as Part of the Collaborative Research Project Understanding the Drivers of Public Trust in Sydney Water', Report
  • 2011, 'Summary of Cross-Connections: Linking Urban Water Managers with Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Researchers', Report
  • 2011, 'Tributaries: A Directory of Social and Cultural Research on Urban Water', Report
  • 2011, 'Cross-connections: Linking Urban Water Managers with Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Researchers', Report
  • 2010, 'Water Managers' Views on the Social Dimensions of Urban Water', Report
  • 2008, 'Out & About in Penrith: Universal Design and Cultural Context: Accessibility, Diversity and Recreational Space in Penrith: Executive Summary: Key Research Findings', Report
  • 2005, 'Youth, Media and Driving Messages', Report
  • 2005, 'Youth, Media and Driving Messages: Summary', Report

Previous Projects

Title: Characteristics of a Driving Culture Influencing Driving Practices
Funder:
  • NSW Attorney Generals Department
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis
Years: 2000-07-01 - 2001-07-30
ID: P0013262
Title: Getting Around
Funder:
  • Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis and Sarah Redshaw
Years: 2002-06-05 - 2002-12-17
ID: P0013422
Title: Everyday water: Values, practices, interactions
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Maryland Development Company Pty Ltd
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis and Fiona Allon
Years: 2004-02-24 - 2005-03-04
ID: P0010794
Title: Transforming Drivers: Driving as Social, cultural and Gendered Practice
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis, Gregory Noble and Sarah Redshaw
Years: 2003-02-04 - 2006-02-03
ID: P0012592
Title: Conference Funding - Alternative Futures
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis
Years: 1999-11-01 - 2000-12-31
ID: P0012974
Title: Conference Funding - Thanato Graphia
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis
Years: 1998-11-09 - 1999-12-31
ID: P0012976
Title: Driving Messages: Meanings and Counter Meanings
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis, Gregory Noble and Sarah Redshaw
Years: 2002-01-01 - 2002-12-31
ID: P0011554
Title: Demand Management through Cultural Innovation 1: User Models
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis and Penelope Rossiter
Years: 2005-10-28 - 2006-10-27
ID: P0014954
Title: Demand Management through Cultural Innovation 1: User Models
Funder:
  • Sydney Water Corporation
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis, X and Penelope Rossiter
Years: 2006-02-09 - 2007-04-09
ID: P0015085
Title: Universal Design and Cultural Context: Accessibility, diversity and recreational space in Penrith
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Penrith City Council
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis, Michael Bounds, Abby Mellick Lopes and Tara Andrews
Years: 2007-03-09 - 2008-03-08
ID: P0015345
Title: The Cultural Research Network [via UQLD]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Gregory Noble, Zoe Sofoulis, Kay Anderson and Ien Ang
Years: 2005-07-21 - 2010-07-21
ID: P0014826
Title: Cross-Connections: Linking Urban Water Managers with Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Researchers
Funder:
  • National Water Commission
Western Researchers: Zoe Sofoulis
Years: 2010-03-26 - 2011-04-15
ID: P00017587
Title: Understanding the Drivers of Public Trust in Sydney Water - Stage 1
Funder:
  • Sydney Water Corporation
Western Researchers: Abby Mellick Lopes, Zoe Sofoulis, Ben Dibley and Gay Hawkins
Years: 2017-02-24 - 2017-10-31
ID: P00024311

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