Clara Pafort-Overduin

Dr. Clara Pafort-Overduin is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities, Department of Media and Culture Studies. She is affiliated with the Institute for Cultural Research (ICON) and specializes in Media and Performance Studies. Her research focuses on media history, cultural identity, and the intersection of cinema with modern life in the Netherlands.

• Role: Assistant Professor
• Institution: Utrecht University
• Department: Media and Culture Studies
• Research Focus: Historical media studies, cultural identity, cinema culture

In 2016, she contributed to the podcast Onder Mediadoctoren - Bioscoopcultuur, discussing cinema culture in the Netherlands. She was also an executor in the NWO-funded project Cinema, modern life and cultural identity in the Netherlands, 1896-1940 (2002-2006), collaborating with scholars like Dr. André van der Velden and Dr. Judith Thissen.