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Dr Uschi Klein is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton, affiliated with the Centre for Design History. She is an active researcher, educator, and curator with a focus on photography as cultural resistance, particularly within communist Romania (1947–1989). Her work is deeply engaged with decolonising the Western photography canon and amplifying marginalised voices in visual culture.
Her educational background includes a BA in Media Studies and Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington, an MA in Image and Communication from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a PhD from the University of Brighton. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and completed a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, with a focus on decolonising curricula.
Dr Klein's research explores vernacular photography, everyday life under totalitarianism, and the role of photography in cultural memory and resistance. She integrates her research into teaching, delivering innovative, research-informed modules across art, media, and design. Her scholarly output spans journals like Visual Studies and Visual Communication, book chapters, exhibitions, and conference presentations.
Her recent publications reflect a thematic focus on photography in communist Romania, including darkroom practices, artistic manoeuvring under propaganda, and post-revolution witnessing. These works highlight recurring subfields such as vernacular photography, cultural resistance, archival silence, and decolonial visual epistemologies.
- Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund Research Grant
- 10x10 Research Grant on Photobook History
Dr Klein supervises PhD students in photographic histories, visual culture, and resistance politics. She has contributed to major research projects, including a UKRI-funded national partnership tackling health inequalities. She also serves as an external examiner at Charles Darwin University and Coventry University, demonstrating her academic leadership. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in decolonial pedagogy, aiming to transform curricula through inclusive and critical approaches.
Dr Klein leads and contributes to exhibitions and curatorial projects, such as Epoca de Aur and Andrei Pandele & Dan Perjovschi: Witnessing pre/post Revolution in Romania, bridging academic research with public engagement. Her work forms a unique fingerprint in the study of Romanian visual culture and the global decolonisation of art history.
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