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​Dr Andrew Jackson 

 

Dr Andrew Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in Advertising and Marketing and the Programme Director for the Advertising degree at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has a professional background in design, and has an on-going interest in the role of culture in social change. As well as publishing on the place of amateur craft and design in personal wellbeing, he has also worked on arts evaluation projects, including an audience evaluation of the 2011 Folkestone Triennial for the Creative Foundation, and he is currently leading a three year social impact study for Turner Contemporary. His contribution to the book Extra/Ordinary; Craft and Contemporary Art (edited by Maria Elena Buszek), was published by Duke University Press, USA, in 2011.

 

Andrew.Jackson@Canterbury.ac.uk

​Dr Jane Lovell 

 

Dr Jane Lovell is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and the Programme Director for Events Management at Canterbury Christ Church University. Previous work experience include a decade in arts management at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the role of Tourism Development Officer for Canterbury City Council. Jane has managed cultural projects such as the 100-day outdoor Canterbury BLOK urban sculpture show and the Cathédrales en Lumière light show at Canterbury Cathedral in 2005, in partnership with Amiens, Rouen and Rochester. Her PhD thesis "Cities of Imagination" used photography to investigate heritage authenticity in 15 key English historic cities. Other research interests include the "East Kent: A City Imagined" bid, film location authenticity, Americana and hyper-real events (light shows).

 

Jane.Lovell@Canterbury.ac.uk

 

 

 

Cultural Offers at Seaside Towns

COaST is a research and knowledge exchange group based at Canterbury Christ Church University. The group formed and held its inaugural symposium 'On The Threshold' at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2013.

 

The COaST group brings together a range of researchers and stakeholders who have a shared interest in the cultural dynamics of the seaside towns of Kent, both from the Universities local to the area, from the local authorities and cultural organisations who operate in the region. We consider culture and creativity in the widest sense of the words, including architecture & design, live performance, heritage, authenticity, the visual arts, festivals & events and food & restaurants.

 

The aims of the group include:

 

  • To examine and define the role and value of the creative industries at English seaside towns.

  • To investigate the ways in which cultural interventions contribute to patterns of economic and social change in seaside towns.

  • The group consider culture and creativity in the widest sense and topics of study include, but are not limited to, gentrification, design, heritage, taste, tourism, the visual arts, festivals and event and, of course, food and drink.

  • To build a body of knowledge and expertise that can me made available through consultancy, knowledge exchange, publications and exhibitions, and which has the potential to inform policy makers.

 

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Seascapes: The Cultural Life of Seaside Towns

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