 Education
1996-2000 Edinburgh University: MA (Hons) Social Anthropology (2:1)
Click here to visit the department home page.
Subjects studied:
- Psychology & Statistics
- Philosophy & Ethics
- American History
- Economic Anthropology - 'rationality', consumption, shopping, social use of gifts and commodities
- Material Culture - museums, collecting, the social lives of objects, appropriation of space, authenticity
- Gender - sex vs. gender, nature vs culture, symbolism, gender roles, difference, politics of identity
- Death and Personhood - the supposed universality of death, epistemological relativism, individuality, the body and embodiedness
- Islam and the Arab World - Qu'ranic practices, textual practices, Orientalism, colonialism, Islamic feminism and problems of the post-colonial world.
- Dissertation analysed the experiences and strategies of a community of Scottish Benedictine monks, particularly in relation to 'modernity' and the tourism and hospitality industry. It examined the monastery as a place where symbolic production and material consumption are contrasted, and was also concerned with liminality and secularisation.
1994 - Magnus Äbergsgymnasiet
Completed 3rd year of drama programme in order to comply with changed regulations. Grade point average 4.4/5.0
1993-94 - Sekolah Menengah Seni Rupa, Surabaya
Attended School of FineArt in Indonesia as part of a year as an exchange student with AFS Intercultural Education. Studied painting, history of Indonesian art and traditional Javanese dancing.
1991-93 - Magnus Äbergsgymnasiet
Highly selective drama school - completed Fine Art and Drama programme, equivalent to Baccalaureat. Received training in acting and all skills related to theatre production as well as a good grounding in a wide range of art techniques and skills. GPA: 4.2/5.0.
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Employment
Sep 2003 - present - Bookseller, Unity Books, Wellington (F/T)
Customer service, stock management. Cash handling, opening and closing shop. Responsible for shop display creation, including entries forLord of the Rings: The Return of the King window dressing competition and the winner of the 2004 Bledisloe Cup competition.
Click here to see some photos of displays created for Unity.
March 2004 - present - Life model, Wellington
Modelling for various life drawing classes in Wellington and surrounds.
Click here to see photos and physical information.
Planning and implementation of recycling facilities, including kerbside collections and bring sites, for leading environmental charity. Collection and analysis of data, reporting, presentations, project start-up and monitoring of ongoing work. Planning publicity and public relations campaigns, design of publicity materials. Coordination and planning of events and publicity stunts. Responsible for staff. Employment terminated June 2003 through redundancy due to funding difficulties.
Jan 2001-Oct 2001 - Research and Development Officer, Church of Scotland (F/T)
Designing and implementing social research through questionnaires, surveys and focus groups on behalf of the Assembly Council, a church 'think-tank'. Database creation and maintenance, reporting, presentations. Researched and co-wrote Church Without Walls, a report on the future of the church which has since been accepted as a radical new basis for development of the entire organisation. Responsible for staff. Short-term contract.
Click here to visit the homepage of the Assembly Council of the Church of Scotland, or here to read a summary of the report.
July-Dec 2000 - Call handler, Replyline Call Centre (F/T)
Handling incoming calls, selling, order taking. Using computerised call handling systems, responsible for credit card details and personal information.
Apr 1997-Sep 1998 - Bookseller, Waterstone's Edinburgh (F/T, P/T)
Customer service, stock control using Phoenix and BookData, cash handling.
1994-1995 - Nanny, Oxfordshire (F/T)
Responsible for two children aged five and seven, general housekeeping and managing 45 animals, including sheep, peacocks and horses.
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Qualifications
2002 - BHS (British Horse Society) Riding and Stable Management level I
2002 - BHS Riding and Road Safety Exam
1997 - NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) level I, II
Health & Safety, food handling, bar keeping, licensing law, hygiene
1995 - Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency: AAA
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Courses
2003 - WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) course for recycling managers.
Kerbside planning, monitoring, data analysis, contracts, markets for recyclate
2000 - EUSA (Edinburgh University Student Association) courses in Leadership and Communications
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Skills
- Computing: Macintosh and Windows. Office, Access, Filemaker Pro, PageMaker, Photoshop. HTML programming, database and website design. Graphic design skills. Fully internet literate.
- Art: clay and polymer sculpting, drawing, painting in oils, watercolours and acrylics. Jewellery making, sewing, pattern drawing, miniatures. Hand bookbinding, calligraphy, photography and dark room work.
- Window dressing: Award-winning window displays for Unity books
- Full, clean British driving licence since 1996
- Languages: Fluent in English, Swedish, Indonesian. Conversant in French and Italian. Understands Danish and Norwegian.
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Commissions
- Puppets for production of 'Pinocchio'
- Bar chalkboards
- Portraits (people and animals)
- Children's party decorations and costumes
- Bookbinding projects
- Article for Resource magazine - click here to read (600 words).
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Achievements in Theatre and related disciplines
- At 15; wrote, directed and produced 1-hour play starring class mates (and teacher!).
- Acting: Linda in Play It Again, Sam by Woody Allen, Indra's Daughter in A Dream Play by Strindberg, Popova in Chekhov's The Bear and various parts in The Odd Couple, Klas Klättermus and Lysistrata.
- Directed and produced Ionesco's The Lesson at Bedlam, Edinburgh University's student theatre
- Taught children's drama classes
- Built sets and performed various back-stage duties in costume, lighting and props for Kammarteatern productions
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Goals
I have learned much about myself and my abilities through the different places where I have worked. In the next five years, I want to act on what I have learned and move into a career in a creative, fast-moving environment where I can make the most of my individual talents. I would like to work as part of a team with a common goal of creating new, unique things rather than just maintaining the status quo. I want to learn new things, meet new people, go new places, and I want to excel at what I do every day.
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Interests
I love riding, both trekking in the wilderness, and dressage, which is challenging but very rewarding. I also love hiking and camping, and I am competent in bushcraft and survival skills. At least once a week, I dance Argentine tango, a dance that has an almost Zen quality to it which I find satisfying. I bike and swim and I am learning to surf. Favourite reading material includes biographies and travel writing, as well as novels, and I write and publish stories on the internet. I also have a small internet-based sideline in bespoke bookbinding, which satisfies my love of working with my hands and making things.
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References
Prof. Jonathan Spencer
Department of Social Anthropology, Edinburgh University
Adam Ferguson Building
George Square
Tel: +44 131 503 944 or switchboard +44 131 650 1000
Email: jonathan.spencer@ed.ac.uk
Ms Tilly Lloyd
Manager, Unity Books Ltd
57 Willis Street
Wellington
Tel: 04-499 4245
Email: unity.books@clear.co.nz
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