Rob Sharp

Rob Sharp is a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex (UK). His book Refugee Voices: Performativity and the Struggle for Recognition is published by Routledge. He has degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London and Cambridge University.

A former journalist, roles have included arts correspondent of the Independent (UK) and arts and media correspondent of the Observer (UK), where he was nominated for a British Press Award. He has written for the New York Times, Financial Times, frieze and Prospect, among many other titles, and he has discussed his work on BBC Radio 4. His work has been funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England (ACE) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

He has worked with institutions including Amnesty International, the World Wildlife Fund and numerous NGOs, arts and cultural institutions across the UK and Europe. You can reach him at rs at robsharp dot com.