Samuel Holleran is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Urban Design at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, working on a project that examines inclusive memorial making practices. Prior to entering academia, he spent ten years facilitating design education and community art programs and creating projects for spatial-justice-oriented nonprofits in New York. His writing on graphic culture, equitable urbanism, and landscape architecture has appeared in publications like Print, Places Journal, Deem, The Avery Review, and Public Books. 

Holleran, S. (2023) ‘Cheeky monuments: photo-engraved headstone and image moderation in cemeteries’, Photographies, 16:1, 49-69.

Holleran, S. & Holleran, M. (2022) ‘9/11 steel: distributed memorialization’, Journal of Material Culture, 28:3, 351-370.

Gould, H. & Holleran, S. (2021) An Essential Service: Experiences of Australian Deathcare Workers During Covid-19, Melbourne.