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Name

Jack Thomas Taylor (b. 1991, Harrogate, United Kingdom)

Job title

Associate Curator and Manager of Exhibition Planning

Place of work

The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar

Current Location

Doha, Qatar

Previous Locations

London, United Kingdom; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Affiliations

Curator, Northwestern Qatar (NUQ); PhD Research, King’s College London (KCL); Board Member, International Council of Museums Qatar (ICOM Qatar); Council Member; Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC).

[Last updated: January 15, 2024]

Latest Exhibitions

  • Taylor, J. T. (2023–2024). MetaWhat? [Exhibition]. The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2022). Is it a beautiful game? [Exhibition]. The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2021). Breaking News? how the smartphone changed journalism [Exhibition]. The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2019). Arab Identies, Images in Film [Exhibition]. The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2017). Mind the Gap [Exhibition]. Tashkeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2016). Heritage: A User’s Manual [Exhibition]. Southbank Centre Archive Studio, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2016). Inert Matter then Live Wire [Exhibition]. Central Saint Martins’ Window Gallery, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Latest Research

  • Taylor, J. T. (2021). Can a business strategy tool be used in the arts and culture domain? [MBA Thesis]. Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and Birkbeck, University of London.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2016). Control or Curation: The Case for Curating an Expo [MA Thesis]. Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.

Latest Writings

  • Taylor, J. T. (2023). MetaWhat?: Voices and Conversations (1st ed.) [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
  • Taylor, J. T., Rolim, L. H., & Erskine-Loftus, P. (Eds.). (2022). Is it a beautiful game?: Voices and Conversations [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2020). A TV Cabinet of Curiosities. In Transformative Teaching: Focus on Pedagogy (Vol. 31). AMPS.
  • Erskine-Loftus, P., & Taylor, J. T. (Eds.). (2021). Breaking news?: Voices and Conversations [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2018). Introduction with Viola Shafik. In P. Erskine-Loftus (Ed.), Arab identities, images in film: Voices and Conversations. Akkadia Press.

Talks

  • Taylor, J. T. (2023, November). The Science of “ART” towards Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility [Panel]. Qatar International Art Festival. Doha Expo 2023.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2023, August). 2023 Northwestern Qatar Colloquium [Speach]. Northwestern University in Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2023, June). Olafur Eliasson Film Screening [Panel]. National Museum of Qatar.
  • Taylor, J. T. (2022, October). Is football a beautiful game? [Podcast]. (D. Reiche, Interviewer; episode 24). Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar. Available from: soundcloud.com/cirsguq/episode-24-taylor-october-2022.
  • Taylor, J. T., & Erskine-Loftus, P. (2022, September). Is it a beautiful game? [Podcast]. (I. F Hurd, Interviewer). Weinberg College Center for International & Area Studies at Northwestern University. Available from: soundcloud.com/wccias/is-it-a-beautiful-game.

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