Valeria Graziano

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

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

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

Mirela Travar

Mirela Travar is an activist, advocator and facilitator in the civil society sector in Croatia. Her main focuses are participative governance, public policy, and independent culture. As an educator, she worked with over 100 civil society organizations active in different sectors in the Region and in Europe. She also has a rich experience working with… Continue reading Mirela Travar

Matija Mrakovčić

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

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

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

Iva Čukić

Iva Čukić graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade where she earned her PhD in urban planning. The areas of her research include urban commons and urban transformation, which she pursues through intersecting academic and activist perspective. She actively works with the community – supporting local initiatives in their efforts to address spatial issues and… Continue reading Iva Čukić

Pascal Gielen

Pascal Gielen (1970) is full professor of sociology of culture and politics at the Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts (Antwerp University – Belgium) where he leads the Culture Commons Quest Office (CCQO). Gielen is editor of the international book series Antennae – Arts in Society (Valiz). In 2016 he became laureate of the Odysseus… Continue reading Pascal Gielen

Dea Vidović

Dea Vidović is the Director of Kultura Nova Foundation, a public foundation dedicated to civil society organizations in contemporary arts and culture in Croatia. For more than twenty years she has been professionally engaged in culture & cultural policy, civil society and philanthropy, and has worked as a manager, editor, journalist and researcher. She is… Continue reading Dea Vidović