Amelia Rugun Sirait

Amelia Rugun Sirait is a PhD candidate and researcher at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna, where she joined in March 2023 as part of the ANTHROFUTURE project.

Educational Background:

• MSc in Digital Anthropology from University College London (UCL), 2023
• Bachelor's in Cultural Anthropology from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Her research examines social media platforms through digital ethnography, focusing on internet culture, documentary film, photography, and sound. She investigates how media contexts shape identity formation and social relations, emphasizing inseparability from surrounding sociopolitical issues.

Publications analyze Instagram second accounts among Indonesian women, TikTok's sonic culture ('jedag jedug'), and indigenous media representation, revealing patterns in gendered digital expression, visual culture, and global indigenous activism across Southeast Asia.

Scientific Awards:

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She actively contributes to the ANTHROFUTURE project, conducting fieldwork on digital media practices within collaborative research frameworks at the University of Vienna.