Pyeongchang 2018 | Culture Diary

Two days into the Winter Olympic Games, my Cultural Olympiad…

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FIELDWORK | Pyeongchang 2018 Cultural Olympiad

I am on my way to my eleventh Olympic Games…

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Comment| Valletta 2018 opening weekend

‎ Valletta 2018 launches its year with Erba ‘ Pjajez,…

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Impacts 18 | Legacies of Liverpool as #ECoC

Impacts’18 is a longitudinal research programme dedicated to capturing the…

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My research on the ECOC programme

I have researched the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) initiative since 2002…

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UK European Capital of Culture 2023 selection discontinued

As expert appointed to the European Capital of Culture Selection…

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Cultural Legacies of Rio 2016, one year on

I am in Rio this week presenting the results of…

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PROJECT | Brands, Myths, Stories post Rio 2016

Reimaging Brazilian cities | Urban images and cultural narratives in…

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‘If everyone says so …’ Press narratives and image change in major event host cities

I have just published this academic paper within the Urban Studies…

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DEBATE | On the need for both ‘black’ and ‘white’ narratives around mega-event impacts.

We need to acknowledge both the black AND the white (plus some…

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PROJECT | What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympics?

I am in Rio throughout the Olympic Games, as I…

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PROJECT | Building bridges between Olympic cities and the Olympic Movement

I have been awarded one of only six Advanced Olympic Research…

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PROJECT | Shakespeare Lives ~ Impact on perceptions of Britain

I have been appointed by the British Council to direct a…

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Europe ~ UK Cultural Exchange: Can we avoid the worst of Brexit?

I wake up to the not totally surprising but still…

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ARTICLE | Closer to Marseille than to London … Europe and the EU as trumpeteers for British talent

On the day the United Kingdom decides whether to remain in or leave…

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Liverpool ArtLab | The city as laboratory for cultural exchange

On 21 June I am speaking at Common Ground, a…

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The Art of Devolution | Culture & the North

On 14 June 2016, I am speaking on the implications of…

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ArtsGames Forum Montreal

I am in Montreal on 25 and 26 May to…

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International cultural cooperation: Europe & Latinoamerica

On the 17th and 18th of May 2016 I have…

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My research trajectory since 1999

I have interrogated cities and event-led cultural policy-making since 1999.…

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