Research Team

The project is a collaboration between the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London (UK) and the Department of Economics at Rhodes University (South Africa)

Dr Roberta Comunian

Reader in Creative Economy at the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London. She has previously led the AHRC international research network on "UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE ECONOMIES IN AFRICA". Her interest include creative industries, complexity and the relationship between cultural production and space. Read more...

Prof Jen Snowball

Professor of Economics at Rhodes University, South Africa. She is also the Chief Research Strategist at the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO). Her research interests in cultural economics include the impact and value of culture festivals, cultural economy mapping studies, employment in the cultural and creative industries, and international trade in cultural goods and services in emerging markets.

Dr Jonathan Gross

Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London. He is currently working on the EU H2020 funded project DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies) His research interests include cultural participation and cultural policy. Read more...

Mr Delon Tarentaal

Lecturer of Economics at Rhodes University, South Africa. He specialises in Mathematical Economics and Quantitative Finance. His research interests include automation of portfolio management via recurrent and artificial neural networks as well as cultural economics focusing on the video gaming industry.

Ms. Fiona Drummond