Sian Gouldstone

Dr Sian Gouldstone

  • Lecturer in Digital Photography
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Biography

Sian is the Programme Leader for BA Photography and a Lecturer in Digital Photography at Bournemouth University. She received her MA in Photography and Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths College, London, in 2010 and has a PhD from the University of Plymouth entitled: Affective belongings and remediating practices: visualising Imperial formations and unlearning Whiteness in relation to British immigration in Australia.

Sian’s research broadly explores affect and materiality, and she is interested in how whiteness manifests as affect in post-colonialising settler colonial spaces. Sian's photographic practices explore folding and re-photographing as methods for visualising affect, including whiteness as a form of imperial duress and a legacy of British imperialism in suburban spaces.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Sustainable cities and communities

"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"

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Peace, justice and strong institutions

"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"

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Theses

  • Gouldstone, S., 2025. Affective belongings and remediating practices: visualising Imperial formations and unlearning Whiteness in relation to British immigration in so-called Australia. PhD Thesis. University of Plymouth, School of Art, Design and Architecture.

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Portfolio (L4) - Unit Leader
  • Studio Photography (L5) - Unit Leader
  • Graduate Project Proposal (L6) - Unit Leader
  • Graduate Project (Photography) (L6) - Unit Leader
  • Exhibition (L6) - Unit Leader
  • Understanding the Image (L4) - Lecturer
  • Specialist Practice (L5) - Lecturer
  • Working in Media Industries (L5) - Lecturer
  • Level Leadership (L6)

Conference Presentations

  • Reframing the Archive, Futures of whiteness for post-colonising spaces: interrogating the archival through folding in practice., 26 Sep 2024, Online
  • Vestiges of Memory, Negotiating Nostalgia, Folding Photographs: a practice-led critical examination of whiteness, as a politics of belonging in suburban Naarm., 18 Jul 2024, Canterbury, UK

Qualifications

  • PhD in Arts & Humanities (University of Plymouth, 2025)
  • MA in Photography & Urban Cultures (Goldsmiths, University of London, 2010)

Memberships

  • Association for Photographers in Higher Education (APHE), Member (2024-), https://www.aphe.co.uk/
  • HEA, Fellow (2020-),