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Daniela Moisa holds the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), where she conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of ethnology, urban studies, and cultural heritage. Her work bridges North American and Romanian academic contexts, with particular focus on transnational communities and material culture expressions.
As an ethnologist specializing in identity studies, Moisa investigates the material, discursive, and performative dimensions of individual and collective belonging. Her research portfolio includes groundbreaking work on religious authenticity among Orthodox converts in Quebec, architectural expressions of success in Romanian villages, and the dynamics of heritage communities as forms of social mobilization. She has developed innovative frameworks for understanding how heritage operates beyond traditional identity boundaries.
Moisa's publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output across major anthropology and heritage studies journals, with recent work focusing on transnational heritage communities like the Rosia Montana case study. Her research reveals how heritage can unite diverse social groups across ethnic, economic, and territorial boundaries through shared cultural practices and material expressions.
- Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage
- Postdoctoral Fellowship from Fonds de recherche Société et Culture – FQRSC
- Editor of Martor special issue on Anthropology of Success
Moisa actively contributes to academic training through UQAM's urban studies programs and collaborates with multiple research centers including CELAT (Interuniversity Research Center on Letters, Arts and Traditions) and PARVI (Interuninary Research Group on Landscapes of Representation). Her current Rosia Montana project examines transnational Romanian-Canadian heritage communities as innovative forms of social mobilization and advocacy, demonstrating how heritage can function as a unifying force beyond conventional identity categories.
She maintains strong connections with Romania's academic community through ongoing fieldwork and publications in Romanian scholarly journals, while simultaneously contributing to North American heritage discourse through her position at UQAM and collaborations with Canadian research networks.
