About

If pushed, I reluctantly describe myself as an educator, musician and writer and- on a good day- an artist. I’m based in Nottingham where I study for a PhD in the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice at the University of Nottingham. My thesis is entitled Towards a Nomadic Utopianism and seeks to rethink utopia as an immanent, nonhierarchical space that remains orientated to an open future (of which you can read more here).

Away from academia I have worked in Public Programming at Nottingham Contemporary, where I helped create ‘Towards an Even Geography’ and as the writer in residence for YH485 Press’ Bookmobile Project during Sideshow- the fringe festival to the British Art Show 7, where I instigated the Eastside Island Utopia Project.   I have taught on BA and MA modules on classical political theory, global politics, the politics of science-fiction and local power (and as a cover supervisor in a local comprehensive school) and am currently writing a book for Zero Books titled ‘The Shape of Utopia to Come: Improvising Music and Nomadic Politics’.

I’m increasingly interested in engaging in artistic/curatorial practice to encourage people to think (collectively) about the concept of utopia and imagine how the world might be otherwise. I also hope to develop participatory artworks which create temporary utopian communities amongst participants.