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Biography
Susan P. Mains is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Dundee. Her work explores transnational identities and media representations of mobility, borders, and security in the context of Caribbean migration, creative industries in Jamaica and Scotland, and heritage tourism. She is editor of 'Mediated Geographies and Geographies of Media' (co-editors Julie Cupples and Chris Lukinbeal): a book exploring contemporary research on space, media and identities (Springer, 2015).Currently she is a partner in the Leverhulme Trust funded project, 'Caribbean In/Securities: Creativity and Negotiation in the Caribbean.' She has also been a partner in a Royal Society of Edinburgh funded collaborative project exploring representations of place and landscape connections between the Scottish Highlands and the Caribbean.
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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Research in Scotland on Ties to the Tay: Narrating Stories of Belonging, Community and Place
Mains, S. (Investigator)
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
1/08/14 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
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The Power of Caribbean Poetry - Word and Sound Conference
Mains, S. (Investigator)
21/09/12 → 20/10/12
Project: Research
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Turner’s 1836 Alpine Crossing and the Little Ice Age Portrayed in Val Veny and Val Ferret; a Geography of the Sublime
Kirkbride, M. P., Mains, S. P. & Brazier, V., 10 Nov 2023, In: Revue de Geographie Alpine. 111, 2, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bearing Witness through Pandemic Borders and Film: Convergent Media, Mobility and Windrush Betrayal
Mains, S. (Lead / Corresponding author), Aug 2022, In: GeoJournal. 87, p. 115-124 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting Bereavement
Crowe, M., Findlay, L., Herd, D., Laird, C. (Artist), Mains, S. P., McLaughlin, G. (Artist), Murray, C., Murtagh, G., Stirling, F., Monteux, S., Nero, M. (Artist) & Sinclair, M., Nov 2022, Dundee: UniVerse. 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Aero Cafe: Photography selected for Street Level Open annual exhibition, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland (May-August 2022).
Mains, S. (Artist), May 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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The grass is always greener...
Mains, S. (Artist), 8 Aug 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Prizes
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Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award, Engaged Researcher (Commended)
Mains, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Stephen Fry Public Engagement Awards, Commendation
Mains, S. (Recipient), Merchant, J. (Recipient) & Kingsley, C. (Recipient), 13 Jan 2023
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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The University of Dundee Founders Report – Results and Next Steps
Jarron, M. (Presenter), Gooptar, C. (Presenter), Brown, C. (Presenter), Mains, S. (Presenter), Mohan, A. (Presenter), Morris, M. (Presenter) & Urch, J. (Organiser)
7 Feb 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Festival of the Future 2024: Arrival Film Screening and Panel (in collaboration with Dundee Contemporary Arts)
Robertson, S. (Chair), Loret, H. (Speaker), Mains, S. (Speaker) & Williams, K. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Cultural Engagement, its impact and value
Preston, E. (Organiser), Muir, A. (Presenter), Aitken, J. (Presenter), Kingsley, C. (Presenter), Mains, S. (Presenter), Frediani, K. (Presenter), Halliday, S. (Contributor), McCarthy, B. (Presenter), Rive, A. (Presenter), Armstrong, V. (Presenter), Brown, C. (Presenter), Urch, J. (Contributor) & Wasim, S. (Contributor)
2 May 2023Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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From Scotland to Jamaica and back again: destination promotion, photography and transnational mobilities
Mains, S. (Speaker)
25 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Forest Bathing: public engagement and wellbeing
Mains, S. (Speaker) & Kingsley, C. (Speaker)
2 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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University to 'decolonise' after founders' slave link
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
19/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Slave wealth helped to found university
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Report explores university's links with slavery
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Study finds university's slave trade connection
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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University 'founded on family wealth linked to slavery'
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research