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Prof. Dr. Sandra Ponzanesi is a full Professor at Utrecht University's Department of Media and Culture Studies, leading the Graduate Gender Programme. Her interdisciplinary research bridges postcolonial theory, gender studies, media studies, and digital humanities, with a focus on Italian colonial history, European migration, and postcolonial cinema.
- PhD in Comparative Literary Studies and Gender Studies (Utrecht University)
- MA in English and Commonwealth Studies (University of Sussex, UK)
- MA in Modern Languages and Literature (University of Bologna, Italy)
Her work explores how digital technologies reshape European integration through digital diasporas and connected migrant networks. Recent projects like "Virtual Reality as Empathy Machine" examine VR's role in humanitarian communication, while the completed ERC-funded CONNECTINGEUROPE project investigated digital migration's impact on citizenship.
Key publication themes include postcolonial cultural industries, transnational women intellectuals, and digital affective belonging. She has co-edited 10+ volumes and guest-edited special issues in Popular Communication, Transnational Screens, and Postcolonial Studies.
- ERC Consolidator Grant (2014)
- NWO Internationalization Grant
- EU 7th Framework Program grant
As founder of Utrecht's Postcolonial Studies Initiative and organizer of international conferences, she connects scholars across migrant communities, activist networks, and digital humanities to reimagine Europe's postcolonial future.
