Lachlan Barber

Dr. Lachlan Barber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University, where he contributes to research and teaching in urban and cultural geography. His work centers on the interplay between heritage processes and human mobilities, with regional focus on Asia and North America.

Dr. Barber completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia in 2014 and served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the On the Move Partnership at Memorial University. He returned to Hong Kong in 2015 to take up his current academic position, building on research initiated during his doctoral studies.

His research explores themes such as labor heritage, industrial landscapes, post-colonial heritage discourses, and the tensions between global and local heritage narratives. He investigates how working-class histories are integrated—or marginalized—within official heritage frameworks, contributing to critical heritage studies and cultural geography.

His work has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals including The Canadian Geographer and Urban Studies, reflecting a strong engagement with both geographical theory and urban studies.

Selected Awards:

• Herb Stovel Scholarship, Heritage Canada Foundation (2013)
• Denis Cosgrove PhD Research Award, Cultural Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2010)

Dr. Barber actively contributes to academic discourse through conference participation and collaborative research. While specific details about student supervision and research grants are not provided in the source text, his involvement in funded research partnerships (e.g., On the Move Partnership) indicates experience in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.

He is affiliated with the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Science at Hong Kong Baptist University, operating within a dynamic urban context that informs his research on heritage and mobility.