Dr Alex Lambley
Lecturer and module leader
Prior to working at Falmouth University, Dr Alex Lambley worked in the culture & media sector as a Marketing, Communications and Events specialist for brands such as MTV Europe, the BBC (her last job at the BBC was Brand Manager for Radio 2, 6 Music and BBC Asian Network), and the TATE.
Whilst at the BBC and the TATE she had the great privilege of collaborating on campaigns with many of the best creative agencies in the world such as Fallon, Lambie Nairn (recently merged with Superunion), media planning agency PhD Media, and Wolff Olins. She also managed and supported the delivery of many events: at the BBC she worked on events such as Radio 1's presence at the Glastonbury Festival and in Ibiza, organised significant award ceremonies and launch parties such as the re-launch of BBC Asian Network as a national digital offer: at the TATE she managed special events, such as film screenings, fundraisers and major exhibition launches.
As a lecturer, she draws on her industry experience and her knowledge gained from completing a BA in Languages, Economics and Politics, an MA in 20th Century Art & Design: Histories & Theories and a PhD - Translation and Appropriation: Mingei Theory, Bernard Leach and his Vancouver Apprentices (1958-1979) - that explores an aspect of Cornwall’s transnational ceramic history.
Her subject specialisms include: marketing and communications; creative event management and critical event studies; modern and contemporary art and design history and associated art, critical and cultural theory.
Outside of lecturing, Alex makes functional pots that draw from modernist aesthetics.
Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Postgraduate Certificate - Online Teaching & Learning | Open University |
| 2020 | PhD - Translation and Appropriation: Mingei Theory, Bernard Leach and his Vancouver Apprentices (1958-1979) | Falmouth University/ University of the Arts, London |
| 2009 | MA C20th Art & Design: Histories & Theories | Falmouth University |
| 1999 | Advanced Certificate - Marketing | Chartered Institute of Marketing |
| 1995 | BA (Hons) Languages, Economics, Politics | Kingston University, London |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
20th century Art and Design - Histories and Theories; Advertising and the Consumer Subject; Craft History and Theory; Critical Event Studies; Cultural Studies; Event Studies; Marketing and Management Theory; Material Culture; Post-colonial Theory.
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Advertising
- C20th Art and Design - histories and theories
- Craft history and theory
- Creative & Cultural Industries
- Critical Event Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Event Studies
- Marketing and Digital Communications
- Strategy and planning
Courses taught
- Marketing and Digital Communications MA (online)
- Creative Events Management MA/PGDip (online)
CPD delivered
Short courses: A Greener Festival Assessor Training; and Attitude is Everything Disability Equality for the Live Event Industry Training.
Professional Engagement
Engagement with professional associations and societies
Alex's PhD research was enabled through her being awarded a British Association of Japanese Studies Conference Support Grant, a Design History Society – Student Travel Grant, and a European Social Fund PhD Studentship.
