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Elysia Lechelt is a lecturer at the School of Art History at the University of Edinburgh. She specializes in cultural policy and focuses her research on reimagining cultural policy away from dominant imperatives, emphasizing social justice and human flourishing. Her expertise includes urban and regional cultural policy practices, creative industries, and cultural labor. Elysia has published and presented on participatory (or co-produced) cultural policy processes and is currently investigating cultural production and the experiences of cultural work. Her teaching reflects her research interests, offering courses that explore the intersections of art, culture, inequality, and the role that the arts play in sustaining social inequalities. She has received multiple nominations for teaching excellence awards in Canada and the UK. Elysia obtained her PhD from the University of Leeds, where her dissertation focused on the capability approach to cultural policy. Her research provides a nuanced understanding of place-based policy development and the influence of cultural ecosystems on policy change. Elysia Lechelt continues to engage with contemporary theoretical discourse on cultural policy and practice, aiming to enhance real freedoms and participation in cultural representation.
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