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Salsabilla Sakinah

Salsabilla Sakinah

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Overview

I am currently a PhD student at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC), Cardiff University. Previously, I obtained a bachelor's degree in Archaeology from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, and a Master of Museum Practice degree from Newcastle University, United Kingdom. Before starting the PhD, I worked as a museum consultant in Indonesia. My main job was assisting museums and heritage sites to perform their roles and functions more effectively and better serve their audiences, through the development of interpretive exhibitions, educational programmes, and collection management. 

I am particularly interested in 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 should museums keep collections for their own sake, but they should also perform their functions of 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