The event will comprise a short talk followed by a Q&A by John D'Arcy (Media & Broadcast, School of Arts, English & Languages) and opportunity for informal networking. It is in-person and open to all (students, researchers and industry). It will not be recorded.

This event is free but advance booking is recommended as venue capacity is limited.

Dr Kim-Marie Spence is a Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy at Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK). She is also an adjunct lecturer at the Caribbean School of Media & Communication at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica). She researches popular culture industries and policy of the Non-West with a focus on the music industries of K-pop and reggae. Kim-Marie is particularly interested in (new) cultural policy paradigms, Non-West cultural industries and creative cities. She is a Rhodes Scholar and a former Jamaica Film Commissioner; and has also worked with UNESCO on the Representative List of Oral and Intangible Heritage. She is co-author of Global Cultural Economy.

This event is supported by the School of Arts, English & Languages Creative Arts CDRG Research Fund. Each year the Fund supports researchers in the disciplines of Creative Arts (Music, Sonic Arts, Film, Broadcast, Drama, Games, Arts Management & Cultural Policy) to share their research with other scholars, industry and the public.

Accessibility information

The Senate Room is on the ground floor of the main Lanyon Building. There is no direct access to roadside but it is a short level walk with some ramp access from the front of the building. There are low steps to enter the building from within the Quad (under double arches on right of Quad, door marked Q, room is to the right). The nearest accessible toilet is about 100m away through a separate level entrance in the same building.