Mitchell Miller

Mitchell Miller is a Lecturer in Design History and Theory at The Glasgow School of Art. His practice combines visual culture, urban studies, and ethnographic research through collaborative projects that engage with communities and contested spaces.

• PhD thesis: An unruly parliament of lines (2016)
• Key collaborations: Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie, Johnny Rodger

Research focuses on:

• Urban transformation and spatial justice
• Intangible cultural heritage of Scottish fairgrounds
• Dialectograms as graphic research methodology
• Visual ethnography in urban contexts
• Intersection of comics and architecture
• Media representation of political events

His artifacts and exhibitions (Baltic Street Adventure Playground, Red Road Underground) explore urban memory and participatory design. Current projects examine fairground heritage representation at the 2025 European Showmen's Union Congress.