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Dr. Kim-Marie Spence

School of Arts, English and Languages
Dr Kim-Marie Spence

Dr. Kim-Marie Spence

School of Arts, English and Languages

My research focus (foci) is on Non-West cultural industries and policy.  My specialisation is in the popular music industries of reggae/dancehall and K-pop. However, I have conducted fieldwork and written on Bollywood and K-drama. I also research creative city policies as well, with research on the creative cities of Ireland.

Contact info

  • K.Spence@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 28 9097 3320

Research Interests

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Cultural and Creative Industries, particularly of the Non-West
  • Cultural Policy
  • Creative Cities/Cities of Culture
  • Arts & Cultural Management in the Non-West

Make a PhD enquiry


Public outreach & key achievements

  • Renowned Monograph –
  • Advisory Board,
  • Trustee,
  • Board Director, , Jamaica
  • (Former) Arts & Culture Expert, , Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Government of Jamaica (2019-2022)
  • Corresponding Fellow of the Real Academia Española (admitted 2016)
  • Shortlisted finalist in the Times Higher Education Awards, 2016, in the 'Outstanding Research Supervisor' category:  
  • Executive General Editor of the journal, Bulletin of Spanish Studies 
  • President of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland, 2015-2018
  • International Panel Member – Estonian Research Council Regular Review of Research (2017)
  • Member of Sub-panel Modern Languages and Linguistics, REF 2014 and REF 2020
  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy (admitted 2019)

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  • Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • School of Arts, English and Languages
  • Associated Research Centre or Institute: Caribbean School of Media and Communication, CARIMAC, UWI

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