Ursula Kate Hurley
University of Salford
Ursula Hurley is a literary critic by training and a creative writer by inclination. Her interest in experimental and innovative creative practices has led her into transdisciplinary territory and intersector research collaborations. She teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Salford, where she is Director of Postgraduate Research for the School of Arts and Media. Her research and teaching specialisms include hybrid, experimental creative practices; lived experiences and their representations; and the aesthetics of digital fabrication. She was Principal Investigator for the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council project, 'In the Making: a co-constructed mapping and feasibility study of digital fabrication labs and their potential to catalyse cultural change'. Further information can be found at http://www.inthemaking.org.uk/