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Dr Edward Christie

Research and Engagement Fellow

Email

esc21@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

I am a Research and Engagement Fellow and Lead of the cluster at the , which generates new understandings of sustainability through collaborative and transdisciplinary research, focusing on perspectives from the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As StACCS’s sole full-time member of staff, I play an integral role in the strategic development and day-to-day operation of the Centre, working to expand our research portfolio, foster new institutional partnerships, and facilitate public engagement activities. My recent involvements have included co-leading the  project, a policy- and public-facing initiative which brought together twenty-one collaborators across six organisations.

Previously, I was an Associate Lecturer in the School of Art History at the University of St ÌÇÐÄlogo, and I received my PhD from UCL in November 2023 with a cross-disciplinary thesis titled (supervised by and ). During my doctoral studies, I contributed to various interdisciplinary research initiatives, for example I worked as Project Coordinator to help establish  – a network that brings together researchers from across disciplines to articulate and address the problems that the Anthropocene poses for our collective future. Among other contributions, I hosted a lecture series titled  that addressed how cultural researchers might effectively respond to the inadequacy of the solutions to climate change generally being set into motion by governments and corporations. Other collaborations included my role as Co-Chair of the  and work as a Research Assistant on an initiative tited .

Teaching

During my previous role as an Associate Lecturer in the School of Art History, I taught various postgraduate and undergraduate modules including 'Art History and Envrionmental Crisis' (Honours), 'Approaches to Art History' (co-taught with Dr Catherine Spencer) (Honours), and 'Object Lessons in Photography' (co-taught with Dr Marika Knowles and Dr Luke Gartlan) (MLitt). I received a Golden Dandelion Award for my 'Art History and Environmental Crisis' course, which recognises 'excellence in education for sustainable development'.

Research areas

My research explores the intersection of modern and contemporary art history and critical sustainabilities scholarship. I am especially interested in advancing culture-led approaches to addressing current social and environmental challenges, and in mobilising art-historical research through inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations to inform government, industry, and public debate. Much of my scholarship has addressed the intersectional connections between environmentalism and diverse forms of social activism including feminism, anti-racism, Indigenism, LGBTQIA+ rights, and anarchism. My other areas of interest include (post-)extractivism, greenwashing, and planetary health.

Selected publications

• Christie, E., 21 Feb 2026.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Open access
  Helmcke, C., Hooker, S., Roney-Dougal, C., Skrzypek, E., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Russell, S., High, M., Lawson, I., Cole, L., Hope, J., Sfrappini, E., Christie, E., Paul, F., Mallows, C., Auxtova, K., Twist, B. & Gregnanin, G., Mar 2026, 5 p. Online : Scottish Government.

  Research output: Other contribution

• Open access
  Helmcke, C., Christie, E., Twist, B., Mallows, C., Roney-Dougal, C., Sfrappini, E., Skrzypek, E., Paul, F., Gregnanin, G., Joubert, G., Lawson, I., Hope, J., Auxtova, K., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Cole, L. E. S., High, M., Conlan, P. J., Hooker, S. & Russell, S., 27 Mar 2026, Online: University of St ÌÇÐÄlogo. 11 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Open access
  Helmcke, C., Hooker, S., Roney-Dougal, C., Skrzypek, E., Reid, L., Wishart, L. J., Russell, S., High, M., Lawson, I., Cole, L. E. S., Hope, J., Sfrappini, E., Christie, E., Paul, F., Auxtova , K., Gregnanin, G., Twist, B. & Mallows, C., Mar 2026, 8 p. Online : Scottish Government.

  Research output: Other contribution

• Open access
  Christie, E., Helmcke, C., Twist, B., Mallows, C., Roney-Dougal, C., Sfrappini, E., Skrzypek, E., Paul, F., Gregnanin, G., Joubert, G., Lawson, I., Hope, J., Auxtova, K., Reid, L., Wishart, L., Cole, L., High, M., Conlan, P., Hooker, S. & Russell, S., 13 Aug 2026, Online: Scottish Council on Global Affairs. (State of the world)

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Open access
  Christie, E., 23 Feb 2026, In: Visual Culture in Britain. 23, 2-3, p. 208-217 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Christie, E., 5 Dec 2025.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Christie, E., 22 Oct 2025.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Christie, E., 10 Jun 2025.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Christie, E., 3 Apr 2024.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review