Prof Susan Luckman (She/Her)
Professor of Culture and Creative Industries

Organisation unit

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities School of Humanities

Location

Adelaide University, Building B, Magill Campus, 1 Room: 26
Profile of Prof Susan Luckman

About me

Susan Luckman is Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Founding Director of the Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre (CP3), and Leader of the Creative Work in the Age of GenAI Work Package in the EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Adelaide University. Susan is internationally recognised for her new materialism informed research into cultural trends in digital technologies and the subsequent renewal of interest in craft and the analogue they have both enabled and provoked. Working in direct dialogue with creative communities, her research informs both policy and individual practice. Her training in Cultural Studies informs an approach to knowledge generation that values the richness of human experience and recognises the importance of inclusion and diversity. Committed to making university research accessible to the wider community, alongside her scholarly outputs, Susan is the author of many substantial public reports bringing the voices of individuals into dialogue with cultural policy.

Susan is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts (2022-2026), an expert reviewer for the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission (REA), on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Cultural Studies (Q1), Continuum: A Journal of Media and Cultural Studies (Q1), and Australian Feminist Studies (Q2), and is Series Editor of the Creative Working Lives book series. She has been a Chief Investigator on 8 ARC and 4 EU awarded projects totalling more than $AU6.5 million.  She has also been the Cheney Senior Fellow at the University of Leeds (UK), and held visiting posts at The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy), and Manchester Institute for Popular Culture, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK).

Australian Academy of the Humanities
ACS – Association for Cultural Studies 
ANZCA – Australia and New Zealand Communication Association 
CSAA – Cultural Studies Association of Australasia 
ICA – International Communication Association 
MECCSA - Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association
UK World Crafts Council Australia    

Media experience
Working in direct dialogue with creative communities, Susan’s research informs both individual practice and policy, including UNESCO policy documents. Committed to public engagement, she regularly shares research outcomes via impact pathways including videos, articles in The Conversation, and media commentary and also speak at industry events, including invited keynotes at ‘Makers & Shakers Conference: A Business Conference for Makers, Artists and Designers’ and Craft Vic’s Annual Conference ‘Craft and Design as a Career’. 
Last updated on 16/07/2026 by Susan Luckman