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Research activity per year
Within the broad context of space, place and culture I have a particular interest in the embodied and performative dynamics of human experience and behaviour. Underpinned by a longstanding interest and intellectual engagement with the ‘architecture’ of space, my focus encompasses the material, virtual and simulate spaces associated with everyday life. For example, the sea and the coast, cruise ships, popular film, photography, art, tourism and leisure. I am interested in how people engage with, imagine and adapt to such landscapes and spaces.
Prior to entering academia, I gained considerable industry experience in tour operating and working on cruise ships. This underpins my continued interest in the cruise sector and cruise ships as bounded and transient spaces for work and leisure.
My own PhD investigated the architecture of cruise ship space through the medium of popular film. In so doing it acknowledged the multisensory nature of film and how the liminal realm of film space is experienced in and through the imagination, memory and emotion.
In addition to the above I continue to be interested in the power of discourse generally and specifically, the critical discourse highlighting the consequential socio-cultural impacts of cruise ships and their associated activities on coastal regions and destinations.
Core areas of activity, including the areas for PhD supervision are:
The visual and visuality
Embodiment and the senses
Architecture and materiality
The coast / seascapes
Maritime heritage
Cruise ships and cruise liners
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter
Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited
Clare Weeden (Supervisor), Jo-Anne Lester (Supervisor) & Catherine Palmer (Supervisor)
Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree