Cydney Thompson is a final year PhD student at Trinity College Dublin in the School of History, doing interdisciplinary research with the Digital Humanities. She is a 2018 graduate of the TCD MPhil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, and has a decade of experience working with cultural heritage institutions around the world, including the Chester Beatty, the National Gallery of Ireland, and Trinity College Libraries. She is currently the volunteer archivist for the Dublin Lesbian Line. She specialises in digitisation, digital archiving, and digital exhibition design. Her research examines use and reuse of digitised cultural heritage materials, like the Hesitant Bride, by examining classical art memes and their development and function on social media. Her research is funded by Trinity College Dublin, and she is an early career researcher in the Trinity Long Room Hub, an interdisciplinary research office.
Experience
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2021–presentTeaching Assistant , Trinity College Dublin
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2021–2021Project Assistant , Trinity College Library
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2021–2021Exhibition Designer , Dublin Pride
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2020–2020Digital Archivist , National Gallery of Ireland
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2018–2019Digital Workflow and Project Manager, Chester Beatty
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2018–2018Exhibition Designer , Dublin Castle
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2015–2017Museum Administrator/Exhibition Designer , Franklin County Historical Society
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2013–2015Digital Archivist , Hoover-Minthorn Presidential House
Education
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2018Trinity College Dublin , MPhil in Public History and Cultural Heritage
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2015George Fox University , BA in History
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2015George Fox University , BA in Theatre (Design)
Grants and Contracts
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20221252 Postgraduate Studentship Award
- Role:
- Researcher
- Funding Source:
- Trinity College Dublin
Professional Memberships
- ADAPT Research Centre
- Dublin, Ireland
- @cydney_thomps
- Article Feed
- thompscy@tcd.ie
- ORCID
- Joined
