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Dr Sara Andersdotter is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication and Contextual & Theoretical Studies Lead at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Canterbury campus. She joined UCA in 2020 after 15 years in higher education, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate art/design programs while serving as External Examiner for institutions including University of Salford, ArtEZ Netherlands, and Middlesex University.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor of Fine Art from University of Newcastle, Australia
- Postgraduate Fine Art degree from Norwich University of the Arts
- PhD in Fine Art from University of the Arts London (2015)
Andersdotter's practice-based research interrogates photography's relationship with memory through Deleuzoguattarian and Bergsonian frameworks, exploring time, the undocumented, and non-human perspectives. Her 2023 co-edited handbook The Handbook of Research on the Relationship between Autobiographical Memory and Photography catalyzed the 2024 UCA-funded symposium Vestiges of Memory. Artistic practice incorporates bait cameras, archives, projections, and sensory elements like smell/heat, exhibited internationally since 1999.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
She has secured research funding from UCA (2023) and Ravensbourne University London (2014, 2015), while her inclusive teaching methodology actively involves students in curriculum co-creation and non-hierarchical research journals. External examiner roles span MA Photography at University of Salford (2023), ArtEZ Netherlands (2022), and Middlesex University (2021).
Andersdotter contributes to the Experimental Pedagogies Research Group (UAL) and Association for Photography in Higher Education, with collaborative projects like the 2023 handbook and 2024 symposium demonstrating her international academic engagement.
