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Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC), Loughborough University London
20 October
11:30
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Dr Lora Markova
Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC), Loughborough University London
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Speaker Biography
Dr Lora Markova is a researcher at the Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC) – Institute for Media and Creative Industries, Loughborough University London. Her publications focus on transcultural aesthetics, creative innovation, and media arts. Lora obtained a PhD (Cum Laude) from Deusto University, Bilbao with research mobilities at Goldsmiths – University of London and University of Birmingham. Her professional background involves positions at the former Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), Greenpeace International, Amsterdam, and the European Commission, Brussels. Lora has also served as EACEA/2007 Expert for the EU Culture and MEDIA programmes. As a visual artist, Lora has presented cut-outs animations at LOOP Barcelona, Not Still Art Festival New York, Glitch Montreal, Miami Short Film Festival, among others.