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Dr. Elena Hristova is a Lecturer in Film and Media and Director of Student Engagement at Bangor University's School of Arts, Culture, and Language. Her research focuses on media history, critical whiteness studies, gender studies, and social movements, with a current project exploring graffiti as political communication in postcolonial North Wales (funded by Taith). She holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota and degrees from the University of Sussex.
Education:
- PhD in Communication Studies (Critical Media Studies), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- MPhil in American Studies, University of Sussex
- BA in American Studies and English Literature (Hons), University of Sussex
Research Interests:
- Intersection of media history and critical whiteness studies
- Gender and race in media labor and methodology
- Visual culture and U.S. political history
- Feminist pedagogical practices
- Heritage preservation through graffiti studies
Grants and Funding:
- WREC funding for 2025 Write Now! writing retreats for early-career researchers
- Taith support for Graffiti, Politics, Place project
Teaching Focus: Modules on visual culture, gender, race, media ethics, and social movements.
Current Projects: Expanding the media studies canon through feminist historical recovery, as seen in her book The Ghost Reader and digital companion.
