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Susan Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Critical Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, with a focus on the intersections of art, micropolitics, and political organization. Her research examines how subjectivity is produced within capitalist and imperial frameworks, drawing on autonomous Marxism, schizoanalysis, and radical pedagogy. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, coordinates Year 1 of the BA Fine Art Programme, and supervises PhD students.
- Education: PhD in Visual Cultures (Goldsmiths, 2010); Whitney Independent Study Studio Programme (1999); MA in Cultural Studies (Leeds, 1998); BA in Fine Art and Art History (NCAD Dublin, 1997)
Kelly’s research spans three key areas: (1) Practices of Rehabilitation and the Government of the Self, analyzing colonial and contemporary counter-insurgency strategies; (2) the Micropolitics Research Group, which engages with anti-psychiatry and institutional analysis; and (3) Public Programming, interrogating post-democratic institutional practices. Her work often involves collaborative projects and participatory workshops.
Recent publications include ‘What is to be Done?’: Grammars of Organisation (2018) and The Educational Turn in Art (2016, co-authored). She organized the 2018 assembly Culture and Work at Point Zero and contributed to international seminars with scholars like Suely Rolnik and Colectivo Situaciones.
Kelly actively opposes free labor in cultural institutions and universities, aligning with movements against exploitation. She has taught at institutions including the University of Ulster and the University of Innsbruck, and her artistic practice spans performance, video, installation, and public interventions.
