Amanda is Associate Professor in Human Geography and the Geohumanities based at Swansea University. Previously she worked as a stage manager, director and assistant producer, and more recently has helped commission dance films, curate photography exhibitions and produce arts festivals in Southeast Asia.

Her research is interdisciplinary but is committed to equality and participation in the arts – particularly for marginal groups. She has previously campaigned for greater racial diversity on stage and screen, but more recently has been doing work that advocates for using the arts to help expand discussions in civil society (in contexts where this is restricted) and for promoting the engagement of young people in the arts. This is something she also practices when teaching at university, particularly with young people who may not have really had the opportunity to be involved in, or experience, arts before.