Javier Rivas

Javier Rivas is an award-winning researcher, educator, and cultural manager based in London. 

Javier Rivas teaches critical theory, cultural management, and contemporary music at King’s College London. He is completing a PhD in Music, Anthropology, and Education, developing a pioneering ethnography of contemporary higher music education in Catalonia and institutional culture change. Javier is deeply committed to engaged pedagogical practice, and his teaching has been recognised with the Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Alongside his academic career, Javier is an experienced cultural organiser, managing the national charity Water City Music and KCL’s award-winning King’s Music Academy, and serving on the board of trustees of the Lucille Graham Trust