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Biography
Johanna Linsley is an artist, researcher and producer of performance. Her work is collaborative and often iterative, resulting in multiple outcomes or versions. She is interested in contemporary performance and Live Art; documentation of performance; sound, listening and the voice; queer domesticity; and modes of assembly. She has published research in Contemporary Theatre Review, Performance Researchand Cultural Geographies. Her work in performance, both solo and with the London-based performance collective I'm With You, has been presented throughout the UK and the USA, and in Brussels, Copenhagen, Zagreb, Bogotà and elsewhere, at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Hayward Gallery (London), the Barbican Centre (London), the Wellcome Collection (London), and the Victoria & Albert Museum (London).
Johanna is a founding partner of UnionDocs, a centre for documentary arts in Brooklyn, New York. She was a postdoctoral research associate on the Wellcome Trust-funded project Challenging Archives, and research assistant on the AHRC-funded project Performing Documents, both at the University of Bristol. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate on the Leverhulme-funded project Acts of Assembly at the University of Roehampton.
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 SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Communal Words: How Can Art Institutions Expand Support For Non-normative Writing Practices?
Fusco, M. (Investigator) & Linsley, J. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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InGAME - Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise (Joint with Abertay University and St Andrews University)
Ballie, J. (Investigator), Beech, N. (Investigator), Harris, P. (Investigator), Head, A. (Investigator), Linsley, J. (Investigator), Livesey, J. (Investigator), Murray, C. (Investigator), Rowan, J. (Investigator), Sellbach, U. (Investigator), Smith, D. (Investigator), Taylor, A. (Investigator), Valentine, L. (Investigator), Vaughan, P. (Investigator), Ward, M. (Investigator) & Yeung, H. (Investigator)
1/10/18 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Sonic Detection: Necessary notes for arts and performance
Collins, R. & Linsley, J., 17 Apr 2026, California, United States: Punctum Books. 380 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Contemporary Theatre Review Special Issue on 'Hear Tell'
Linsley, J. (Editor) & Guy, G. (Editor), May 2024, In: Contemporary Theatre Review. 33, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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New Scriptorium: Anthology
Linsley, J. (Editor), 29 May 2024, 54 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Sonic Spectral Summoning
Linsley, J., 10 May 2024, In: Contemporary Theatre Review. 33, 4, p. 421-433 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Don't You Think It's a Bit...
Linsley, J. & Mertens, J., Mar 2023, University of St Andrews.Research output: Other contribution
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Prizes
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Scottish Award for New Music - Shortlist
Linsley, J. (Recipient) & Collins, R. (Recipient), 16 Jun 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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xCoax
Linsley, J. (Organiser)
9 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association (Journal)
Linsley, J. (Peer reviewer)
15 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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External Examiner
Linsley, J. (Examiner)
21 Oct 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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New Research in Cultural and Creative Connections
Yeung, H. (Organiser), Linsley, J. (Speaker), Giddens, T. (Speaker), Woodward, A. (Speaker), Grisold, C. (Speaker), Paloschi, G. (Speaker), Yeung, H. (Speaker) & Roberts, A. (Participant)
12 May 2025 → 27 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course