Amy Walker

Amy Walker is a Researcher in Human Geography at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg's Faculty of Natural Sciences III. Her work bridges deindustrialization studies, feminist geography, and memory research.

• Current affiliation: Institute of Geosciences and Geography (Human Geography department)
• Past roles: Center for Interdisciplinary Regional Studies (ZIRS)
• Education: PhD in Geography (Cardiff University), MSc in Sociology (Cardiff University), BA in Geography (University of Leicester)

Her research explores:

• Deindustrialization's emotional and spatial legacies
• Memory practices in post-industrial towns
• Critical approaches to heritage and identity construction
• Feminist/postcolonial perspectives on industrial transitions

Recent publications examine everyday memory practices, emotional geographies of post-industrial spaces, and unjust energy transitions. She received ESRC funding for her doctoral work on South Wales mining communities and contributes to public debates about structural change.

Notable contributions: Co-edited book on post-industrial geographies, multiple journal articles in Emotion, Space and Society, and Geoforum.