ProfessorEsther Johnson
Professor
Sheffield Creative Industries Institute
TEACHING & SUPERVISION
Subject Areas
- Film and Media
- Artists' Film and Video
- Documentary Film and Media Production
- Use of Archival Material
In addition to Sheffield Hallam University, I have delivered workshops in film, photography and audio at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; Squeaky Wheel and University of Buffalo, New York; and at galleries, museums and higher-education colleges in Hull, Leeds, London, Manchester and Sheffield.
PhD Supervision
Director of Studies for in-progress PhDs:
- Cathy Soreny: 'Stories Beond Words: Exploring representations of communication disabilities through co-created films and sound art.'
Director of Studies for Completed PhDs:
- Dr Patrick Wichert awarded 2025: 'Vestiges of Affect: A Photographic Re-calling of a Forced Migrant Community's Landscapes.'
- Dr Azza El-Hassan awarded 2023: 'The Void Project: Palestinian Modern Visual Narrative in the Absence of a Visual Archive.'