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David Wright is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies within the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures at the University of Warwick. He joined Warwick in 2008 and the Centre in 2009 after completing five years of post-doctoral research with the ESRC's Centre for Research into Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) at the Open University. His PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2004 focused on work in the UK retail book trade.
His research spans cultural policy, creative industries, and the memorialization of popular culture, with particular focus on statues and monuments to comedians and musicians. He has contributed significantly to understanding how digital technologies transform cultural policy and the future of creative work. His monograph Celebrity and Public Art: Memorialising Popular Culture is under preparation with Liverpool University Press, following his earlier work Understanding Cultural Taste (2015).
Wright has been actively involved in major research projects including the evaluation of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, special issues of Arts and the Market on Evaluating Cities of Culture, and a UKRI Policy Support Fund project on cultural devolution in the UK. His research often examines the relationship between universities and broader cultural ecosystems.
He teaches across MA programs including Global Media and Communication (which he co-founded in 2010), International Cultural Policy and Management, Creative and Media Enterprises, and the BA in Media and Creative Industries. His teaching includes modules on Working in the Cultural and Creative Industries and The Mediated Self.
- Director of Graduate Studies at Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies
- Co-founded MA in Global Media and Communication (2010)
- Coordinated Work-in-Progress seminars for PhD students
- Regular contributor to multiple MA programs at Warwick
Wright has received research funding from UKRI's Policy Support Fund and has collaborated with numerous academic and creative sector partners including Culture Commons. His work bridges academic research with practical cultural policy applications, particularly in local and regional contexts.
