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Dr Murray Mckenzie

Dr Murray Mckenzie

Post-doctoral Research Assistant

Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre

Languages
English, Mandarin
Key Expertise
Aesthetic practices and right to the city; postcolonial urbanism; East Asia

About me

Dr Murray Mckenzie is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. Dr Mckenzie holds a PhD in Geography and Urban Studies from UCL and an MA in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the roles of the arts, culture, and their contestation in processes of urban growth and change. His doctoral thesis investigated how collaborative artistic practices have served as platforms for community-building in urban villages of outer Beijing. Prior to joining ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, Dr Mckenzie taught as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at UCL; resided as a Visiting Senior Scholar at Peking University; and performed as a touring musician in Europe, North America, and East and Southeast Asia.

Expertise Details

Aesthetic practices and the right to the city; postcolonial urbanism; East Asia