Education
01.2018 – present
Doctoral candidate in Cultural Anthropology,
Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Bonn.
Working title: “Embodying Gaming. Actualizing the Virtual at Computer Game Events”.
04.2012 – 12.2015
MA European Ethnology & Cultural Anthropology, University of Graz.
Graduation with distinction.
MA thesis: : “Online-Räume und Cyber-Spaces. ‘Der eigentliche Raum des Internets erstreckt sich erst dahinter in die Tiefe’.”
04.2012 – 06.2014
MA Gender Studies, University of Graz.
Graduated with distinction.
MA thesis: “‘doing gender’ – ‘doing nursing’. Soziale Konstruktionen von Differenzen und Hierarchien in der Krankenpflege.“
02.2010 – 03.2012
BA European Ethnology, University of Graz.
BA-thesis: „Free and Open Source Software – Communities. Ideologien, Motivationen & Prozesse einer sozialen Bewegung“.
10.2009 – 12.2009
Teacher-Training as Yoga-Siromani,
Sivanada TTC, Sivananda Meenakshi Ashram, Madurai, India.
04.2008 – 09.2009
Diploma course in Bharathanatyam (Classical Dance),
Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
09.2007 – 02.2008
BA Computer Science, Graz University of Technology.
09.2005 – 07.2006
Year abroad, Commerce Class, TVS HMSS, Madurai, India
09.1999 – 06.2007
Music High School Dreihackengasse, Graz.
Graduated with distinction
Professional Experience
10.2017 – present
Research and teaching assistant,
Section Cultural Anthropology, Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology,
University of Bonn.
03.2018 – 09.2019
Lecturer,
Department of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Graz &
Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna.
2018 – 2022
Chairperson “Commission: Digital Anthropology”,
of the „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Empirische Kulturwissenschaft“ (DGEKW), Chairperson with Barbara Frischling, Ina Dietzsch (2018-2020), Dennis Eckhart & Christoph Bareither (2020-2022)
10.2015 – 09.2017
Project management & acquisition of external funding,
Department of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Graz.
03.2015 – 09.2015
Student Assistant,
Prof. Dr. Helmut Eberhart, Department of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Graz.
03.2013 – 03.2015
Tutor,
Department of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Graz. (Courses: “Stadt-Raum-Kultur” &”Qualitative Interviews und teilnehmende Beobachtung”)
10.2012 – 07.2013
Counselor
at the Office for Feminist Politics, ÖH Uni Graz.
Grants and Scholarships
09.2023
Forum Humanum Scholarship,
“Mind-Dependent Artifacts and Artifact-Dependent Minds — AI and the Human”, IPNH autumn workshop, New School, New York City, USA
05.2022
Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Grant,
Zadar, Croatia.
2020 -2021
Argelander Grants for research and outreach projects on the coronavirus pandemic,
“Bonndemic. Urbane Kulturen in und nach der Pandemie“,
project lead with Valeska Flor and Victoria Huszka, Bonn, Germany
2019 – 2021
Project Grants, “BONN|ER|LEBEN. Streifzüge durch städtische Alltagskultur”,
funded by the City of Bonn, the LVR-Institute for regional history & Universitätsgesellschaft Bonn.
2019-2023
Research Grants, „Strukturiertes Promotionsprogramm“,
by the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Bonn.
2019 & 2020
DAAD Grants for congress trips for junior researchers
2011/2013/2014
Excellence Scholarships, Faculty of Humanities, University of Graz, Austria
Further Training (Selection)
2020 – 2021
MeTra – Mentoring and Training Programme for Junior Women Scientists,
Gleichstellungsbüro, University of Bonn.
01.2020
Winterschool „Technisch – Kritisch – Digital. Interdisziplinäre Explorationen“,
Filzbach, Switzerland.
Seminar for Cultural Studies and European Ethnology, Digital Humanities Lab & Graduate School G3S, University of Basel.
Since 2018
“Professional Teaching Competence for Higher Education”,
NRW certificate programme, University of Bonn.
2015-2016
Training Courses:
“Methods of project management”, “Project management basics”, “Academic writing and expression”, “Science-to-public communication” “Copyright and intelectual property”, University of Graz.
2015
Interdisciplinary modules:
“Digital Science. Media competence, information science and IT law”, & “Information Modelling”, University of Graz.
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