Digital Media PhD

The Digital Media PhD is part of the Fine Art programme of study. We offer PhD supervision in two main areas of digital media.<br/><br/>Digital arts practice is led by Dr Tom Schofield. It includes topics such as:<br/><br/>emerging technologies and experimental practice<br/>art and science practice<br/>transdisciplinary practice<br/>interactivity and human-computer interaction in arts practice<br/>data visualisation and creative practice<br/>affective computing and creative practice<br/>applied philosophy<br/>philosophy of cognition<br/>contemporary art and media theory<br/>new production environments and living labs<br/>open source culture and creativity<br/>crowdsourcing and creativity.<br/><br/>Digital media in museum, gallery and heritage settings is led by Dr Areti Galani. It includes topics such as:<br/><br/>online museum, gallery and heritage experiences<br/>social software and its implications for the cultural sector<br/>design and use of mobile, personal and ubiquitous technologies in cultural settings<br/>study and understanding of social museum experiences<br/>theory and practice of visitor studies<br/>ethnographic and ethnomethodological approaches in the study of museum experiences.<br/><br/>Facilities:<br/><br/>You have access to top quality facilities at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies and Culture Lab. Culture Lab’s facilities include a stock of film cameras and editing suites, as well as motion-capture, animation and sound-mixing technology.