Timothy Seekings

Timothy Seekings is currently PhD candidate in the program Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, College of Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, on Taiwan’s East Coast. Born in Germany with dual German/British citizenship, he completed his Bachelor Degree in International Relations and Applied Sociology at London Metropolitan University and his Master’s degree in Humanity and Environmental Science at National Dong Hwa University. Since 2008 he has been living in the Chinese-speaking world and since 2014 in Taiwan where he is farming crickets for his current research project on edible insects and sustainable food systems. As a former editor in chief of a city and lifestyle magazine in China, he publishes on topics ranging from popular culture, ecology, philosophy, and politics to experimental writing, in addition to his main academic work.