Dana Burton is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Design at The New School for Social Research.
She is an anthropologist who sits at the intersection of the anthropology of outer space, feminist science and technology studies, and multispecies studies. Diving into the world of astrobiology, Dana followed scientists from the Atacama Desert, Chile to NASA centers around the US, to (models of) planetary bodies across the solar system to explore the efforts to comprehend and materialize life beyond Earth. Burton teaches classes on anthropology and design, sensory-based methods, and the critical and creative potential of the planetary. She is also engaged in artistic practices and draws on her background in dance, painting, mixed-media, and poetry across her research and teaching endeavors.