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Sean Cubitt is a Professor of Screen Studies at the University of Melbourne's School of Culture and Communication, with prior roles including Professor of Film and Television at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Professor of Global Media and Communications at the University of Southampton. His academic career spans over three decades, focusing on Media Art History, Digital Aesthetics, and Ecocinema. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2009) and has held prestigious roles such as series editor for Leonardo Books at MIT Press.
Research Interests:
Sean’s work explores digital light technologies, the environmental impacts of media, and political aesthetics. He has contributed to journals like Screen and Cultural Politics, and co-founded the Media Art History conference. His writing spans academic books and collaborations, including the thriller-writing pseudonym Lambert Nagle.
- Grants & Collaborations: Led major projects on Australian media art history, public screens, and digital light genealogies, securing ARC and AHRC funding.
- Advising: Supervised 21 PhD candidates and examined 39 theses, specializing in creative practice research.
- Editorial Roles: Board member for Screen, Cultural Politics, and others, emphasizing interdisciplinary media studies.
Labs/Teams: Co-curator of exhibitions like ‘Arte y Optica’ and ‘The World is Everything That Is The Case’, blending art and technology.
