Dr Alejandra Rodriguez-Remedi

Biography

Alejandra Rodríguez-Remedi trained as a teacher and educational researcher at the University of Concepción and went on to complete a PhD at Gray's School of Art. Her current research focuses on arts-based approaches to petroculture and the poetics of filmmaker Raúl Ruiz.

Research Overview

• Arts-based approaches to petroculture.
• The poetics of filmmaker Raúl Ruiz.
• Film and exile.
• Film and dream.

Current Research

Co-investigator, Justice-Centred Approaches to Energy Transitions in Aberdeen and Alberta (University of Aberdeen/Aberdeen-Curtin-Calgary Research Catalyst Funds, 2026-2027).

Principal investigator, Energy Transitions: Northeast Scotland and Alberta Visualized through a Humanistic-Artistic Lens (Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Membership Activity Fund, 2026-2027).

Past Research

Research assistant, curricular innovation and educational reform in Chile (Universidad de Concepción/FONDECYT, 1998-2002).

PhD researcher, The arts as means of cultural integration: A Chilean case study (The Robert Gordon University/ORS, 2002-2007).

Co-investigator, Reflecting Oil: Arts-Based Research on Oil Transitionings (University of Applied Arts Vienna/Austrian Science Fund, 2019-2024). Project website and colloquium opening and panel discussion.

Principal investigator, Creative Approaches to the Energy Crisis (University of Aberdeen/Aberdeen Grants Academy, 2023-2024). Video and podcast.

Knowledge Exchange

Q&A Masterclass with Mania Akbari (GWW Centre/Aberdeen City Council, 10 February 2020).

Reflecting Oil Colloquium panel discussion (University of Applied Arts Vienna/Austrian Science Fund, 9 June 2022).

Host a Film Screening Night! blog article (NESCAN Hub, April 2024).

Creative Approaches to the Energy Crisis interdisciplinary workshop (Aberdeen Grants Academy, 10-11 June 2024).

Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation Symposium poster/demonstration showcase (Interdisciplinary Institute, 4 September 2024).

Oil, Petroculture and the Transition out of the Oil Age panel discussion (Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab/Austrian Science Fund, 3 October 2024).

Guest blog: ‘Creative approaches to the energy crisis’ workshop (Creative Carbon Scotland, 22 October 2024).

Networking Event: Interdisciplinary Network in Media and Communication presentation (Interdisciplinary Challenge Areas, 18 November 2024).

Environmental Arts and Humanities at Aberdeen: A Roundtable on New Directions in Interdisciplinary Research (Interdisciplinary Institute, 9 May 2025).

4 × Scottish Cinema Debuts curator's presentation (BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival, 4 July 2025).

We Are Nature: A Collective Weaving Stories evening of poetry, film, and shared reflection (FINE Nights, 22 August 2025).

Place-Based Transitions and Transdisciplinary Energy Futures collaborative workshop, National Decommissioning Centre tour/demonstration, and Aberdeen Wind Farm tour (Dr Rebecca Macklin, 1-2 September 2025).

Rethinking Screen Education in the North East workshop panel (Aberdeen Cultural Summit “A Shared Vision for Screen North East”, 3 September 2025).

La Recta Provincia: Chilean Mythology by Raúl Ruiz (FYCIF Fantasía y Ciencia Ficción, 12 September 2025).

Sensing transition: Arts methodologies and the politics of energy futures interdisciplinary workshop (London School of Economics and Political Science, 12 February 2026).

Collaborations

From 2017 until 2025, I collaborated with artist Ernst Logar on Reflecting Oil: Arts-Based Research on Oil Transitionings (2019-24). Headquartered at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the project partnered with a team of researchers led by Professor Holger Ott at the University of Leoben's Geoenergy Department. International collaborators included Imre Szeman, Sheena Wilson, Amanda Boetzkes, Heather Davis, Benjamin Steininger, and many others working across the arts and sciences.

During 2024, I worked with interdisciplinary fellow Dr Rebecca Macklin and Cree Métis activist and filmmaker Cleo Reece on a collaborative chapter about creative embodied resistance in Alberta and Aberdeen.

Funding and Grants

• Premio Universidad de Concepción, 1998.
• Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS) scholarship, 2002.
• Robert Gordon University Research Development Initiative (RDI) studentship, 2002.
• Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) postgraduate conference bursary, 2004.
• Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) postgraduate travel grant, 2004.
• Gray's Aberdeen Visual Artists Award (GAVAA), 2008.
• Austrian Science Fund's Programme for Arts-Based Research (FWF-PEEK Project AR547), 2018.
• Internal Funding to Pump-Prime Research and Research Networks, 2023.
• Aberdeen-Curtin-Calgary Research Catalyst Funds, 2026.
• Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) Annual Meeting Scholarship, 2026.
• Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) Membership Activity Fund award, 2026.

Teaching Responsibilities

Courses taught previously:

• FS40JA - The Shoot: Filming Drama (2009)
• FS5008 - Documentary and Visual Practice 1 (2009)
• FS2506/FS2507 - Cinema and Revolution/Visualising Revolution (2015-21 & 2023-6 as course coordinator)
• FS2003/FS2007 - Cinema and Modernity/Visualising Modernity (2015-20 & 2023-4, & 2021-2 as course coordinator)
• FS30/40GG - Trapped on Film: The Hero and the Captivity Narrative (2018, & 2019 as course coordinator)
• FS1008 - Introduction to Visual Culture (2019-24)
• FS35/45FD - Cinematic Cities (2019-21, & 2024 as course coordinator)
• FS5902 - Dissertation in Film and Visual Culture (2019-20 & 2023-5)
• FS5022 - Research Methods in Film and Visual Culture (2019 & 2021-4)
• FS1508 - Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience (2020-6)
• FS35/4509 - Film and Dream (2020 as course coordinator)
• FS4002/FS4506 - Dissertation in Film and Visual Culture (2020-4)
• FS5527 - Projects in Film and Visual Culture (2020 & 2023-4)
• EL5914 - Dissertation in Cultural and Creative Communication (2020-1)
• SX1022 - Arts for a More Sustainable Planet (2023)
• FS5526 - MLitt Special Study in Film and Visual Culture (2024)
• FS35/4516 - Art and Oil: Crude in Film and Visual Culture (2024 as course coordinator)
• FS30/4017 - Film and Music (2024)
• EL5596/FS5527 - Public Engagement For Arts/Projects in Film & Visual Culture (2025)
• IH5004 - Transnational Cinema and Comics (2025)
• FS5535 - Arts Management and Content Creation (2026)

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

• Translation support and tutorial assistance for Prof. Raúl Ruiz (2007-9)
• Seminar tutor, FS35IB - On Documentary: history, theory and practice (3 March 2015)
• Undergraduate Open Day (5 October 2019)
• Moderation, FS30/40GB - Panoptic Digital Culture (2019)
• Moderation, FS35/45ZF - Images Adequate to Our Predicament: Art for the Anthropocene (2020)
• Video caption editor, FS2007, FS2507, FS35/45FD and FS5022 (2021)
• Moderation, FS5032 - Work-Based Placement in FVC (2022)
• PGT (2023) and UG (2023-5) personal tutor
• Offer Holder Day (26 April 2023)
• Internal Teaching Review (ITR) Pedagogic Partnership session (10 November 2023)
• Jan Komasa masterclass and Corpus Christi screening (1 March 2024)
• Naomi Holwill screening, workshop and Q&A (29 March 2024)
• Open Day (27 August 2024)
• Brae High School visit (1 November 2024)
• Agnieszka Smoczyńska masterclass, The Silent Twins screening and Q&A (28 February 2025)
• FVC Offer Holder Day/Open Day rota (2025)
• Moderation, FS35/45ZB - Landscapes of Film & Literature (2025)
• Westhill Academy visit (2 June 2025)
• Robert Gordon's College visit (5 June 2025)
• Open Day (26 August 2025)
• Thurso High School visit (4 September 2025)
• Wojciech Smarzowski masterclass, Home Sweet Home screening and Q&A (27 February 2026)