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Valeria Graziano is a cultural theorist, educator and organiser with a background in performance studies and political theory. She is currently based at the Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Rijeka. Over the years, she has been involved in numerous research initiatives across the cultural sector and social movements, focusing on popular pedagogy and politics… Continue reading Valeria Graziano

Nita Zeqiri is co-founder and executive director of Foundation Shtatëmbëdhjetë (17)  that aims to foster positive change in society through empowering communities by means of cultural activism. Her academic background is in Business Management and Marketing. Nita is an artist – photographer, and she has extensive experience in managing cultural and art projects such as Documenting and Promoting Cultural Heritage… Continue reading Nita Zeqiri

Ajete Kërqeli is co-founder and development manager at Foundation Shtatëmbëdhjetë. Her academic background is MSc in Psychology and Counselling. She has experience in research, LGBTI and gender issues, civic activism, volunteerism, youth empowerment as well as fundraising and program management. She has run and participated in research projects resulting with reports, manuals and other publications focusing on gender equality and human… Continue reading Ajete Kërqeli

Matija Mrakovčić has been working in different media outlets from 1994 and since 2012 she has served as a journalist and editor at non-profit web portal Kulturpunkt.hr, published by NGO Kurziv – Platform for Matters of Culture, Media and Society. Currently she works as president and coordinator of Kurziv. As an author she collaborates with… Continue reading Matija Mrakovčić

Željka Tonković is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Zadar, Croatia. She has researched widely in the field of cultural consumption, with a particular reference to the intergenerational transmission of cultural capital, social inequalities in access to culture and the role of culture for urban development. She has co-authored three books… Continue reading Željka Tonković

Natalija Majsova, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana. Her research interests include sociology of art and culture, cultural theory, memory studies, imaginaries of the future, and (post)socialist film studies. She has published articles and book chapters on diverse aspects of modern and historical popular culture, and its relationship… Continue reading Natalija Majsova