Emily Rosamond

Emily Rosamond is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, co-leading the PhD in Advanced Practices. She holds a PhD in Art from Goldsmiths and has extensive academic qualifications, including an MFA and certifications in university teaching. Her research focuses on the interplay between financialization, digital infrastructures, and online identity, particularly exploring reputation systems, volatility in finance and culture, and platform infrastructure. She runs the Digital Performance Research Lab and is involved in editorial roles for Finance and Society and Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory.

Key research interests include the financialization of selfhood, social media's role in shaping identity, and the political economy of digital platforms. Her current monograph project, Reputation Warfare, examines online reputation dynamics. Recent publications address topics like YouTube personalities as infrastructure and volatility in finance and culture. Emily has received notable awards, including the Commonwealth Scholarship (2012) and Canada Graduate Scholarships (2006, 2009).

Teaching spans BA and MA programs in Visual Cultures, focusing on contemporary art theory, digital publics, and financialization. She actively supervises PhD students and has contributed to exhibitions, performances, and interdisciplinary projects like Somatic Infrastructures, exploring embodied experiences of hidden communication systems.

Professional activities include organizing conferences, delivering keynotes on finance and culture, and curating exhibitions such as Semio-Technical Traffics. Her work bridges academic research with creative practice, addressing urgent questions about digital capitalism, surveillance, and cultural critique.