Claudia Minchilli

Claudia Minchilli is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies (CMJS). Her research focuses on Digital Media, Migration/Diaspora studies, Gender studies, and Postcolonial studies. She holds a PhD from Utrecht University (2021) for her work on diasporic digital networking among Somali, Romanian, and Turkish women in Rome.

Her key academic roles include:

• Communication Officer for ECREA's Diaspora, Migration & Media section
• Chair of the Program Committee for Media Studies at University of Groningen
• Affiliate Board member of the Centre for Gender studies
• Editorial coordinator of the Journal of Global Diaspora and Media (JGDM)

Research Interests:

• Intersection of digital media practices with migration, gender, and postcolonial contexts
• Methodologies for studying transnational digital networks, including 'mattering maps'
• Social stratification and class dynamics in diasporic communities
• Feminist ethnography and participatory approaches to digital research

Recent conference activities (2023-2024) include presentations on:

• Diasporic disruptions in pandemic/post-pandemic contexts
• Transnational family relations among Somali refugee women
• Critical approaches to digital fortress Europe

Awards: Recipient of the prestigious Ted Meijer Prize 2022 for her doctoral thesis analyzing diasporic digital practices through a social class lens.