I’m a Writer and Researcher from London. Previously on the Editorial Board at South London Gallery and Editor at FAD Magazine, I’ve built a career working with art & culture organisations and entertainment platforms. Including FAD Magazine, South London Gallery, NBCUniversal, Comcast, and Sky.
Email: katemcilwee@gmail.com
Instagram: @katemcilwee
Mobile: +447540225099
Written Work
My writing and research focuses on Art, Culture, and Identity.
FAD Magazine
Everything but the Kitchen Sink with Max Boyla
Excessive Refinement with Camille Provost
Hacking the Internet for Beach Parties, Rosé, and Turner Art Prizes with Gretchen Andrew
Holding the Doomscroll Still with Mattia Guarnera
Brussels’ Art Museum Kanal-Centre Pompidou Announces Opening Programme
No Rush: The Unseen World of Norman Hyams
Koen Vanmechelen’s New Age Zoo
South London Gallery
The Conch Programme & Interview
What’s Not Being Said (Curator & Copy Writer)
What’s Not Being Said: Open Call (Curator & Copy Writer)
Academic essays
Posthumanism: the ambivalence of terror and excitement (2018)
Dissertation for my Art History & Cultural Theory BA at University of Leeds (First Class grade). I focused on the contradiction of emotion for posthuman technology in Japanese film, in particular looking at literature on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto.
How ingroup / outgroup theory impacts engagement with social media misinformation (2022)
Quantitative and Qualitative research thesis for Social Psychology Masters at University of Westminster (Distinction grade).