Sindi-Leigh McBride is a writer and scholar from Johannesburg, based in Bern. Her current research explores labour in climate fiction; her interests include contemporary art and literature; climate change epistemology; youth and work. In addition to peer reviewed publications, her arts criticism and short stories have appeared in Africa’s a Country, Artthrob, Mousse Magazine, and more. She is co-editor of Lost Libraries, Burnt Archives (2023). She holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Basel and has held numerous fellowships, most recently at Princeton University.