Vikki Chalklin

Vikki Chalklin is a Lecturer in Critical Studies at the School of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London. As a writer, performer, and scholar, their work bridges queer theory, body theory, visual culture, and performance studies to explore affective and embodied approaches to art and activism.

• Education:
  • PhD, Goldsmiths (2012): Performing Queer Selves: Embodied Subjectivity and Affect in Queer Performance Spaces
  • MA Media & Communications, Goldsmiths (2007)
  • BA (Hons) English Literature, Lancaster University (2006)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, Goldsmiths (2014)

Research examines intersections of queer performance, fat activism, and therapeutic effects of creativity. Their 2019-2016 publications focus on gender-related discrimination, performative pedagogy, and subversive body politics. Despite collaborations with Dr. Helen Palmer and Marianne Mulvey, no scientific awards are listed.

Teaching and creative practice merge through cabaret-style academic performances at conferences and performance lectures in queer clubs. Current projects investigate fat activism, queer/feminist pornography, and queer clowning.