Dr Les Roberts BA (London) PhD (Middlesex)
Reader in Cultural and Media Studies Communication and Media
- +44 (0)151 794 3102 Ext. 43102
- Work email Les.Roberts@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttp://www.liminoids.com
Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- The historic city in image: cinema and homemovie of the everyday at Political Models, Imaginary, and Physical Transformation of the Italian City from the Post-World War II Period to the Present, by Invitation (Bologna, Italy, 2023)
- Digital Memories: Art, Archives and Activism Conference (co-organiser) (University of Liverpool in London, 2019)
- Eighth International Tourism and Media Conference (co-organiser) (2018)
- Sites of Popular Music Heritage Conference (co-organiser) (2011)
- Liminal Landscapes: Remapping the Field Conference (co-organiser) (2010)
- Mapping, Memory and the City Conference (co-organiser) (2010)
- City in Film: Architecture, Urban Space and the Moving Image Conference (co-organiser) (2008)
- Mapping Music History: Travel and Tourism, School of Music, Liverpool, September 2017, by Invitation (2019)
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany, January 2020., Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2020)
- I-Media-Cities Conference, Cinematek, Brussels, March 2019., Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2019)
- Geomedia conference, Karlstad, Sweden, May 2019, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2019)
- Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, November 2017, by Invitation (2017)
- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua, Italy, May 2017, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2017)
- Location London Conference, University of London/UCL, March 2014, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2014)
- Cinematic Bologna Workshop, Urban Centre (Biblioteca Sala Borsa), Bologna, Italy, December 2012, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2012)
- Soundtracks: Music, Tourism and Travel Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, July 2012, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (2012)
Editorships
- Journal of Urban Cultural Studies (Editorial Board Member, 2012 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Programme Director - MA Digital Culture and Communication (Department, 2016 - present)
- Department Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies (Department, 2019 - 2022)
- Culture, Space and Memory Research Group Lead (Department, 2018 - 2022)
Professional Body Memberships
- Higher Education Academy (Associate Fellow, 2015 - present)
- (Institutional member, 2013 - present)