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Biographical information

I joined the department in 2007. Before arriving at 牛牛资源, I was a lecturer in Contemporary Art Theory & Practice at the International Centre for Cultural & Heritage Studies, Newcastle University.  There, I established a new MA - 鈥楪allery and Art Museum Education Studies鈥� - which was the first of its kind in the UK.  Prior to this, I was Head of Education & Research at the John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton.  Here I worked with a wide range of artists, academics, curators, writers, city councilors, other gallery sector professional and members of the public, to stimulate public debate and to create new opportunities for research to occur at the interstices between art and politics. I played a key role in the successful application for a 拢5.2m HLF funded Capital Build Project to relocate the John Hansard Gallery into Southampton city centre.

In 2007 I won, in conjunction with Tate Modern, AHRC funding for a research student to undertake a new Collaborative Doctoral Award.  The studentship has since been filled by Alex Hodby and it will explore the politics of 鈥榥ew institutionalism鈥� as exemplified by Tate Modern.  I am a Board Member of Tate Papers and the Journal for Museum Education.  I am also a member of Polarts, the ECPR Standing Group for Politics and the Arts.  I was awarded a bursary from Historical & Cultural Studies, 牛牛资源 College, to conduct doctoral research into the ontology of curating and in 2003, I was awarded a PhD without Correction.

Research Interests

My research interests traverse a number of different fields.  I have long since been interested in the complex relationships between art and war and/or art and terrorism.  Simultaneously however, my interest  in 鈥楪allery Studies鈥� has led me to explore the relationship between 鈥榗urating鈥� and 鈥榗reating鈥� and to investigate the ontology of curating from the perspective of the 鈥榚vent鈥�.  In this vein also, I am interested in the (de) differentiation between 鈥榗ontemporary art鈥�, 鈥榟eritage鈥�, 鈥榚ducation鈥� and other areas of practice.  Additionally here I have explored notions of (un)鈥榚ducation鈥� both in 鈥榓rtistic鈥� and in 鈥榞allery鈥� practices.

I have recently been involved in a collaborative research project, funded by Arts Council England, engage, Museums and Library Archives Association and the Reading Agency.  This study investigated the practices, learning outcomes and impact of writers/ visual artists who are currently working with young people and educators in cultural sites and schools.

I was co-investigator for the En-quire research project (Phases 2-3), which explored pedagogical skill-sharing amongst artists in educational projects.

I was also Academic Advisor for the Panacea project funded by Wellcome Foundation for Medical Research: 2006-2007 (拢94k).