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Irene Revell is a Lecturer in MFA Curating at Goldsmiths, University of London's Department of Art. As a curator, writer and researcher, she works extensively with artists across sound, text, performance and moving image, with a particular focus on feminist sound practices and their political dimensions. Her academic work bridges institutional frameworks with grassroots feminist organizing, connecting historical feminist movements with contemporary practices.
Education:
- PhD Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP), University of the Arts London (2022)
- MSt Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Oxford (2003)
- BA Physics, University of Oxford (2002)
Revell's research centers on feminist sound practices, particularly exploring how text instruction scores and performance scores operate within feminist contexts. Her 2022 doctoral thesis 'Live Materials: 'Womens Work', Pauline Oliveros and the Feminist Performance Score' examined curatorial challenges posed by text instruction scores, developing the workshop as a curatorial format. She currently develops long-term projects attending to artists working with text/instruction/scores across queer-feminist and decolonial listening frameworks, disability justice, and expanded 'score-thinking' practices.
Her publication record reveals a consistent trajectory exploring feminist sonic cultures, with recent work culminating in the 2024 edited volume 'Bodies of Sound: Becoming a Feminist Ear' which consolidates her field of interest in sound, listening, archives and embodiment. Her scholarly output demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement across sound studies, feminist theory, and curatorial practice, with increasing emphasis on emergency listening systems, collective score interpretation, and decolonial sound approaches in her most recent works.
Revell maintains an active curatorial practice spanning over 20 years, primarily through Electra, where she works closely with collections including Electra's Her Noise Archive and Cinenova: Feminist Film + Video. She has co-curated exhibitions and live programs with major institutions including Tate Modern, South London Gallery, and Wysing Arts Centre, often developing ongoing working relationships with artists rather than one-off projects. Her collaborative approach extends to academic contexts through the Feminist Duration Reading Group, which has met since 2015 to explore under-known feminisms outside the mainstream Anglo-American canon.
