Dana Mustata

Dr. Dana Mustata is an Assistant Professor in Television Studies and Journalism at the University of Groningen (Faculty of Arts). She holds a PhD (cum laude, 2011) from Utrecht University, focusing on Romanian television history. Her research emphasizes (post)socialist television history, European media dynamics, and audiovisual archives. She coordinates the European (Post)Socialist Television History Network and serves as Managing Editor of VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture.

Key projects include the NWO-funded 'Television Histories in (Post)Socialist Europe' (2013–2016) and 'Everyday Matters: Material Historiographies of Television in Cold War Contexts' (2014–2018). She has curated major virtual exhibitions for EUscreen.eu, exploring European television heritage through themes like 'Food and Drink' and 'Culture in Europe'.

Her expertise spans Cold War broadcasting, transnational television exchanges, and digital archiving strategies. She has led over 20 international conferences and published widely in journals like Journal of Modern European History and Rundfunk und Geschichte.

Teaching focuses on television theory, journalism studies, and research methods. She supervises master's theses on topics including media events and comparative television studies.