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Emma Campbell is a Lecturer in Photography at the Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. She is a co-convenor of Alliance for Choice (Northern Ireland's largest abortion rights group), a Trustee for Abortion Support Network, and a Board Member of Outburst Queer Arts. Her practice-based PhD explores photography as an activist tool for abortion rights, blending art with legislative critique.
- Education: PhD in Photography (Ulster University, 2024)
Research Interests:
- Photography as a medium for reproductive justice activism
- Historical intersections of art and surveillance (e.g., suffragette mugshots)
- Decommodified labor in artistic and feminist movements
- Transnational abortion access and digital activist networks
- Postcolonial legal frameworks affecting reproductive rights
Recent Work Trends combine documentary photography with feminist theory, examining how visual media challenge state control over bodily autonomy. Her 2025 Competing Framings of Abortion analyses legislative rhetoric, while The Goose and the Common (2025) explores collaborative art interventions in public spaces.
Scientific Awards:
- Turner Prize winner (2021, Array Collective)
- Campaign of the Year Award (Alliance for Choice, 2018)
- Turner Prize shortlist (2021)
Advising and Collaborations: Supervised Ashab Arif Ahmad's PhD research; active in Array Collective, Reclaim the Agenda, and Women's Policy Group. Grants include institutional support for An Appropriate Hobby (2022-2025), a project merging art with abortion decriminalisation advocacy.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Array Collective, Alliance for Choice, and Abortion Support Network to integrate art into policy discourse and grassroots campaigns.
