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Salsabilla Sakinah

Salsabilla Sakinah

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Overview

My name is Salsabilla Sakinah and I am currently a PhD student at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) Cardiff University. Previously, I obtained bachelor degree in Archaeology from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, and Master of Museum Practice degree from Newcastle University, United Kingdom. Prior to doing the PhD, I was working as a museum consultant in Indonesia. My main job was assisting museums and heritage sites to perform their role and function better and serve the society as their audience better, in term of developing interpretive exhibition, educational programme, and collection management. 

I am particularly interested in the topics of interactive-participatory design in museums, museum-based community empowerment, and museum activism. I am always captivated by the idea that museums, as cultural institutions, should play a significant role in society. Not only keeping collections for the sake of themselves, but museums should also do their functions in preserving and promoting cultural heritage to benefit the greater community.

Publication

2025

Book sections

Research

Amidst the global climate and environmental crisis, there is a growing discussion about museum activism, which emphasises that museums, with their authority and resources to construct society’s norms and values, have the power and potential to bring a broader socio-political and environmental mission. 

My research examines the way museums stage the climate crisis and environmental sustainability through exhibitions, how visitors engage with and respond to these exhibitions, and how visitors subsequently restage the climate crisis and environmental sustainability issues within the broader context of their lives. My research focuses on the context of Indonesian museums to extend the knowledge from a Global South perspective.

Teaching

Seminar tutor (2025/2026):

  • Autumn term: History of Mass Communication and Culture (first-year undergraduate module)

Seminar tutor (2024/2025):

  • Autumn term: History of Mass Communication and Culture (first-year undergraduate module)
  • Spring term: An Introduction to Media Audiences (first-year undergraduate module)

Seminar tutor (2023/2024):

  • Autumn term: Advertising and Consumer Society (first-year undergraduate module)
  • Spring term: An Introduction to Media Audiences (first-year undergraduate module)

Contact Details

Email [email protected]

Campuses Two Central Square, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Heritage, archive and museum studies
  • Communication technology and digital media studies