Dr Lucia Vodanovic is a lecturer and researcher with a specialism in lifestyle media, creativity and expression in journalism, and social aesthetics. She is the Course Leader of MA Journalism and Pathway Leader for MA Arts and Lifestyle Journalism at London College of Communication.
Lucia studied journalism in Chile, where she grew up, before working in arts, culture and lifestyle publications.
After moving to the UK, Lucia completed her MA and PhD in Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths and has taught at a number of universities around the UK.
Lucia’s interdisciplinary background is reflected in the MA Arts and Lifestyle Journalism course, which offers a multimedia approach to journalism as well as exploring journalism's role in the creative industries and how it shapes our understanding of issues such as place, culture and taste.
She is the author of "Lifestyle Journalism: Social Media, Consumption and Experience" and of the edited collection "Disturbios Culturales". Her most recent research about personal and professional identity in journalism, live events, the confessional voice, and lifestyle newsletters has been published in journals such as Journalism Studies and Journalism Practice, among others, and in several book chapters.
She teaches the Critical Perspectives unit of MA Arts and Lifestyle Journalism and also lecturers on the BA (Hons) Journalism course at London College of Communication.
MA Journalism
MA Arts and Lifestyle Journalism
BA (Hons) Journalism