Zhuolin Li

Zhuolin Li is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Museum Studies, and a predoctoral fellow with the ‘Future 100’ Scholarship at the Institute for Digital Culture, University of Leicester. He is also a research associate in the project ‘Museum Data Service’, which is a joint initiative by Art UK, Collections Trust, and the University of Leicester. His doctoral research is based on the project ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH)’ with support from the British Library. His present research focuses on the digital sound archives and the archiving practices, with a critical view on digital materiality, embodied experience, infrastructure studies, and post-phenomenological methods. He holds an MSc in Museum Studies (University of Leicester, 2022) with Distinction and a BSc in Physics (Nanjing University, 2020).

Zhuolin Li. ‘The Interpretation of Sound Culture in the Science Museum’ presented to the London Culture Salon, London, 10 June 2023 (INVITED).

Zhuolin Li. ‘Sustainable Digital Archives: Embodiment, Labour, and the Material Challenges of Sound Heritage’ presented to the ESRC Digital Good Network symposium on ‘Towards Sustainable Digital Futures’ at University of Sheffield, 14-15 May 2025.

Zhuolin Li.‘The Hidden Embodied Experience: A Phenomenological Approach to the Digital Sound Archives’ presented to XXI International Academic Forum on Design and Creation and the XI International Conference on Media Art Histories, Science and Technology, Manizales, Colombia, 05-09 May 2025.

Zhuolin Li. ‘Embodied Archives: Digital Sound Collections as Sites of Sensory Engagement and Healing’ presented to the ICOM UK Student and Emerging Professionals Conference 2025, 09 April 2025.

Zhuolin Li. ‘Digitization and Interpretation of Sensory Heritage’ presented to the symposium on ‘Archaeological Museums: Narrative and Display’ at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, 28 November 2024 (INVITED).

Zhuolin Li & Wenyan Wang. ‘Digital Sound Archives of Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Strategy for Interactivity and Knowledge Sharing’ presented to the Archives of Latvian Folklore Conference on ‘Archives of Traditional Culture: 100+10’ at the National Library of Latvia, Riga, 29-31 October 2024.

Zhuolin Li. ‘Embodied Experience and Physicality of Archivists: A Phenomenological Approach to the Authenticity of Digital Sound Archives’ presented to the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2024, Bucharest, Romania, 15-18 October 2024 (POSTER).

Zhuolin Li. ‘Archival Authenticity and the Hidden Physicality of Archivist’ presented to the MGS ESRC DTP Annual Conference on ‘Research for Change and Social Impact’ at the University of Leicester, 27 June 2024.

Zhuolin Li & Wenyan Wang. ‘Unlocking Digital Archives: Knowledge Sharing and Participation through Digital Humanities’ presented to the international symposium on ‘Transformation in Museums through Digital Initiatives’ at the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), University of Hong Kong, 12-13January 2024.

Zhuolin Li. ‘The Role of Museums in Preserving Soundscapes as Cultural Heritage’ presented to the symposium on ‘Museums in the Coming Decade: Heritage and Display’ at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, 09-10 November 2023.

MSc (with Distinction) Museum Studies - University of Leicester (October 2022)

BSc Physics - Nanjing University (July 2020)