University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Dr. Kostas Arvanitis is a Senior Lecturer in Museology at the Institute for Cultural Practices at University of Manchester (United Kingdom). Since 2017, Kostas has been working with a range of individuals and organisations internationally in researching practices of collecting, documenting and digitising large-scale spontaneous memorials following terrorist attacks and disasters. Based on this work, Kostas has also led the formation of the International Network of Spontaneous Memorials, an international community of practice and support network on collecting spontaneous memorials. Kostas is currently on a Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship (funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council), titled “Museums and Spontaneous Memorials. A Museology of Trauma”.