Dr Amelia Knowlson
- Position: Teaching Fellow in Creative and Cultural Industries
- Areas of expertise: My research and expertise are in the use of digital technologies in museums and the cultural sector. I have a particular interest in 3D technologies including 3D scanning and virtual reality.
- Email: A.Knowlson@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 8717
Profile
I am an industry practitioner, teaching fellow and researcher specialising in heritage and 3D technologies. I have been working in the creative sector since 2015, where I have held curatorial and digital postions in local and national museums and galleries. In 2016 I founded Curator, Designer, Maker – an arts practice intiative working with musuems and galleries across the UK to design and create 3D digital interactives for curatorial, access and engagement and education purposes.
In my role as Teaching Fellow in Creative and Cultural Industies, I teach across the MA Culture, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, MA Global Performance and Cultural Industries, BA Global Creative Industries and BA Theatre and Performance courses. I also hold management positions with in the school as School Digital Education Academic Lead and School Academic Personal Tutoring Lead. In 2020 I gained my Fellowship to the Higher Education Academy
I completed a practice based PhD at Sheffield Hallam University, where using curatorial and design based methods I explored how and why 3D printing effects the museum. My background in curation has driven me to focus on the curatorial perspectives, which I explore using creative digital methods that draw influence from a range of prespectives, including performance, design, art and ethnography.
Responsibilities
- School Academic Personal Tutoring Lead
- School Digital Education Academic Lead
- Digital Research Group Leader
Research interests
My research interests include Digital Curation and Performance, Digital Heritage, and the exploration, uses and practices of Digital Technology in the Creative and Culture Industries
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD in Digital Heritage
Professional memberships
- FHEA