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Dr Christine Barnes is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Geography at King’s College London, affiliated with the Department of Geography within the School of Global Affairs and the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. She holds a BSc (First Class Honours), MSc, and PhD from King’s College London, with her doctoral research examining the role of celebrity and media in governance through food and charitable care.
Her research explores cultural politics of digital foodscapes, gendered labor dynamics, and precarious work in food systems. She investigates how digital platforms reshape food practices, entrepreneurship, and maternal labor while analyzing celebrity influences on food policy and humanitarian discourse. Her work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty reduction and equitable consumption.
Barnes contributes to the Centre for Digital Culture, focusing on interdisciplinary digital culture research. Her recent publications emphasize labor precarity in food systems and the hidden work behind digital food entrepreneurship. Though no formal awards are listed, her work has garnered significant citations (131 total) and Mendeley readership, reflecting academic impact.
Her research collaborations span geography, cultural studies, and development studies, with global implications for understanding contemporary food systems and digital labor dynamics.
