Professor Dr. Laura Candidatu

Biography

Laura Candidatu is an Assistant Professor in Media Culture Studies at Utrecht University. She is affiliated with the Graduate Gender Program, where she coordinates BA Minors in Gender and Postcolonial Studies. Her areas of expertise include gender and diaspora, media migration, and digital ethnography. Candidatu's published research focuses on feminist methodological approaches to digital media, digital diaspora, and the role of motherhood in migration and diasporic processes. Her work contributes significantly to the understanding of how media intersects with various social phenomena, particularly within gendered contexts.

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