Rory Rowan holds a PhD in Geography from Royal Holloway, University of London, where his research focused on the spatial thought of Carl Schmitt. His current research looks at the political dimensions of geophilosophy with a focus on geoengineering and extra-planetary geographies. His writing on art, geography, philosophy, and politics has appeared in a number of print and online publications, and he is co-author, with Claudio Minca, of the forthcoming book On Schmitt and Space: Geographies of the Political.