Maria O'Connor

School of Art & Design
AUT University
maria.oconnor@aut.ac.nz

Maria O'Connor is a Senior Lecturer in Postgraduate Studies and Spatial
Design in the School of Art & Design at AUT University, New Zealand. She is the current Programme Leader for the School's PhD and MPhil programmes. Her research engages the borders of architecture, design and visual culture with respect to deconstruction, phenomenology, literature and gender. She is currently writing a monograph publication on spatial design and sexual difference, alongside the development of an experimental film on ethics and aesthetics.