ACADEMIC IMPACT MAGNIFIED (A.I.M.): A Case Study in Cultural Programming Impact

Authors

  • Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra UNIMAS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/jbk.9624.2025

Keywords:

Culture, Exhibition, Inter-disciplinary, Programming, Transnational

Abstract

This article introduces Academic Impact Magnified (A.I.M.), a conceptual framework I developed to articulate the productive intersection between scholarly inquiry and cultural programming. Emerging from my interdisciplinary trajectory—from legal practice to curatorial leadership and academic research—A.I.M. asserts that impactful scholarship must extend beyond the bounds of academic publishing to engage diverse publics through intentional and dialogic cultural experiences. Drawing on recent programming at University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), this paper elucidates the praxis of A.I.M. through curated dialogue, participatory workshops and peer collaboration. I contextualise A.I.M. within my broader curatorial-academic practice, examining case studies such as various exhibition programmes, the cultural marquee, Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur (GWKL) and the Museum of Oxford’s “Image & Identity” exhibition. I argue that cultural programming is not simply a mechanism for dissemination, but a generative and rigorous site for knowledge production, critical reflection and public impact.

References

Amerasinghe Ganendra, S. (Ed.). (2021). Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur, Cultural Modules – Case Study. UNESCO Observatory Multidisciplinary Research in the Arts, Arts in Asia , e-Journal, 7(1). https://www.unescoejournal.com/volume-7-issue-1/

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Ganendra, S. (Ed.). (2016). Vision Culture LectureS. UNESCO E-Journal, 5(2). https://www.unescoejournal.com/volume-5-issue-2/

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Published

2025-12-29

How to Cite

Amerasinghe Ganendra, S. (2025). ACADEMIC IMPACT MAGNIFIED (A.I.M.): A Case Study in Cultural Programming Impact . Journal of Borneo-Kalimantan, 11(2), 201–210. https://doi.org/10.33736/jbk.9624.2025

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Jurnal Borneo - Kalimantan

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