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convenor, Arts and Society Forum; former impact development officer, Birkbeck, University of London
Wendy writes on the arts and culture for spiked and is convenor of the AoI Arts and Society Forum, which promotes open and open-ended discussion of the arts and culture and of the place of arts and culture in society. Until recently she worked at Birkbeck, University of London, to promote knowledge exchange and public engagement with research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Previously she worked in educational publishing and at the British Film Institute.
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