Teaching
Photography and Visual Media
My main teaching specialism is in photography and visual media. I look at photography from a media and cultural studies perspective, looking at changes in media technologies and aesthetics. I also look at the ways in which photographs are exchanged in social media and how we can understand what we are doing when we communicate using photographs. I encourage students to become adept at close reading of photographs but also to develop their understanding of the materiality and technologies of visual culture, and to engage with theory and criticism.
Museum and Exhibition Studies
I have a lot of experience teaching around exhibitions, collections and material culture. My approach to teaching these kinds of topics is very object based, and in class I often work with objects, exhibition visits and writing exercises.
Modules for 2024-25
Dissertation
Module code: COMM716
Role: Teaching
Dissertation
Module code: COMM401
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Cultural Studies A
Module code: COMM252
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Cultural Studies B
Module code: COMM254
Role: Teaching
Mediating the Past
Module code: COMM256
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Researching Culture and Everyday Life
Module code: COMM760
Role: Teaching
Understanding Media Change A
Module code: COMM756
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Understanding Media Change B
Module code: COMM757
Role: Module Co-ordinator