Emma Rowland

Student, University of Leeds

About Emma Rowland

Hi! I'm Emma and I'm a first year undergraduate student at the University of Leeds studying French and Italian.

This summer I will undertake research for the project 'Listening to Feminist Art Histories: Researching and Sharing Voices from the FAMH Oral History Archive'. The Feminist Art Making Histories digital archive consists of interviews with artists, curators, and writers in the UK and Ireland from the 1970s onwards, exploring the relation between feminism and art. My findings will form part of Dr Elspeth Mitchell and the FAMH team's wider work of foregrounding the experiences of women artists in an engaging and accessible way to the public. My interest in intersectional feminism and of the importance of representation drew me towards this project, and I'm looking forward to engaging with feminst art histories with the FAMH.

As a Modern Languages student and a native Welsh speaker, I'm passionate about languages and cross-cultural communication. I'm particularly interested in the way languages shape identities and build communities. Outside of my studies I enjoy reading, running, baking and travelling.

I'm excited to begin my journey of research and leadership as a Laidlaw Scholar as well as connecting with other Scholars across the Global Network!

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

University of Leeds

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2026

Research Topic

Fine Art

Area of Expertise

Languages

I am from:

United Kingdom

I speak:

English Welsh

My hobbies/interests are:

Cooking/Baking Foreign languages Hiking/walking Nature & environment Politics & current events Reading Running/jogging Travelling

Influencer Of

Topics

Channels contributed to:

Arts & Humanities Research

Rooms participated in:

Leadership & Research Laidlaw Scholars