Dr. Jonathan Vickery is a Reader in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies at the University of Warwick. His primary research areas are cultural politics and the public sphere. He has made significant contributions to the field of public art.

He was the co-director of the Shanghai City Lab project (2013-15); Chair of the Art of Management and Organization Ltd (2014-2017); and a member of the management committee of Coventry’s Spon Spun Festival (2017-2020) among other cultural events.

In this episode, Jonathan drew upon his vast global experiences, offering poignant observations from his time in places like Serbia and China. He left the audience with a crucial message for students of culture and the arts: in the face of global uncertainty, the deliberate accumulation of knowledge and wisdom is our most vital compass for the future.