Dr Lina Hakim
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Critical and Historical Studies
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
Senior Lecturer in Visual and Material Culture
About
I am a researcher, lecturer and artist particularly interested in overlaps between the material cultures of science, technology, craft, and play. I joined Kingston University in October 2015 teaching Critical and Historical Studies, mainly to Graphic Design students.
I was recently Andrew Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where I coordinated the V&A Research Institute Pilot Project exploring models of object-led inquiry and developing opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborative research. I taught 'Key Concepts' on the V&A/RCA History of Design MA programme, examining the latest theories and methodologies in the field, and I ran a ‘Thinking Things' reading group for V&A staff, discussing key texts in object-oriented research.
I also teach 'Science, Art & Design' to undergraduate STEM students at Imperial College, London, where I also supervise an independent study module on the theme of ‘Science Culture and Society'.
Qualifications
- PhD Humanities & Cultural Studies, the London Consortium, Birkbeck, University of London
- MRes Humanities & Cultural Studies, the London Consortium, Birkbeck, University of London.
- MA Book Arts, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
- BA Graphic Design, American University of Beirut