Nanna Ellen Amer

Nanna Ellen Amer is a PhD fellow at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. Her research investigates antisemitism and Islamophobia in transnational far-right online communities through computational methods and digital ethnography.

Her educational background includes:

• Cand.mag. in religionssociologi, University of Copenhagen (2021)
• BA in Religionsvidenskab, University of Copenhagen (2018)

Her research centers on discursive connections between antisemitism and Islamophobia within racial logics, bridging historical European racialization processes with contemporary online hate. She examines how social media logics shape hate articulation in radical communities and previously studied Muslim religious authorities online with focus on gender role mediation. Her work integrates Religious Studies, Digital Humanities, and Sociology of Religion to analyze transnational extremism.

Her publications explore mediation of Muslim gender norms by online religious actors in Denmark, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between historical racism frameworks and modern digital radicalization patterns.

Scientific awards: None documented.

Advising and grants: No formal advising roles or grant information specified in available records.

Labs and teams: Research conducted within cross-disciplinary collaborations at the Faculty of Humanities, though no dedicated lab affiliation is indicated.