Nathalie Hankir is a British-born, Swedish-Lebanese PhD researcher and artist at Central Saint Martins, inspired by the quiet beauty of rural Sweden. Her PhD thesis, 'Taming the Village Beast: Exploring the Obscure Luxuries of Hunters in Sweden’s Wilderness', examines how Swedish cultural philosophies like jantelagen and allemansrätten shape unique perspectives on luxury within rural hunting communities. Adopting a phenomenological approach and incorporating a range of philosophical, sociological, and anthropological theories, her research explores the emotional, folkloric, and artistic dimensions of hunting, as well as focusing on weapon artisanship and traditional craftsmanship. Her research explores these concepts from the ‘male lens’, an often underexamined demographic within philosophical aesthetics, revealing how men perceive, engage, and practice ‘luxury’ within Sweden’s wilderness. 

DOCTORAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION
2023 - 2027 | PhD Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
2024 - 2024 | CPD Philosophy of Religion, University of Oxford
2021 - 2022 | Master of Arts, University of London
2018 - 2020 | Bachelor of Arts, University of the Arts London

CERTIFICATIONS
2024 | University of Oxford, CPD
2024 | Cambridge Creative Research Conference

CONFRENCES
2024 | Cambridge Creative Research Conference

EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2024 | Bookmark (Research-in-progress), Central Saint Martins, London
2024 | RNUAL Summer Symposium, UAL Doctoral School, London

FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
2025, Hankir. N, Artistic Expressions in the Nordic Wilderness, London

MEMBERSHIPS
Research Society, UAL SU
Drama Society, UAL SU