Aurelia Ayisi (Ph.D.)

Profile
Aurelia is a lecturer in the Department of Communications Studies. She holds a PhD in Cultural studies from Bath Spa University, an MA in Media and Cultural Analysis from Loughborough University and a BA(Hons) in Sociology from the University of Ghana.
She teaches and researches in the fields of media, communication and cultural studies.

Research
Her research interests are broadly in the creative economy. In previous works she researched the creative industries of Bath and Bristol, two cities in the United Kingdom; looking at how the work of visual artists contribute to the “cultural character” of these co-located but creatively distinct cities in the South West of UK.
Her current research focuses on creative and cultural industries; particularly media industries.

Selected Conferences

2015  Co-convenor Slow Media symposium Bath Spa University Conference - CARU | Arts re Search Conference 2015 (II) - Oxford Brookes University.
The North West Gender Conference: Constructions of Gender in Research. Manchester University
Moving Pictures and Photo plays: New Perspectives in Silent Cinema. Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York

2016  Sex and Sexualities in Popular Culture: Feminist Perspectives 2016 University of Bristol

2017 Second place winners’ best group presentation at The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School 2017. Title: Sustainable Tourism.
MeCCSA PGN conference. University of Leeds. Title ‘Exploring the relevance of social networks to cultural entrepreneurs’,

2017  Conference - Research Excellence Framework- One Thousand Mind readers: Interdisciplinarity and Creative Research - Westminster Higher Education Forum.

2018  Conference - Research Excellence Framework- The Future of UK Broadcasting - Westminster Higher Education Forum

2019  British Council Creative Industries Seminars- Creative Hustle

Selected Presentations

2014 Ayisi, A. (2014) ‘Exploring the relevance of social networks to cultural entrepreneurs’, MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference 2014, University of Leeds.

Ayisi, A. (2014) ‘Network for Work’ The First Annual Early-Stage and Early-Career Conference, Bath Spa University.

2015  Ayisi, A. (2015) Choosing a Work Space’. Oxford Brookes University. CARU | Arts Research Conference

2017  Sustainable Tourism. The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School 2017.