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Dr. Victoria Huszka serves as a Scientific Associate (Research Fellow) in the Department of Empirical Cultural Studies and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bonn's Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology since April 2017, advancing to postdoctoral fellow in October 2023. Her work bridges socio-ecological transformation, critical regional research, and digital civil society within European contexts.
Her academic foundation includes a Master of Arts in Folklore/European Ethnology, Finno-Ugric Studies, and Intercultural Communication from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2016) and the University of Murcia, enhanced by a Leopold Kretzenbacher Fellowship from the Schroubek Fund for Eastern Europe.
Her research centers on urban anthropology in post-industrial regions like the Ruhrgebiet, examining how digital platforms (particularly Instagram) reshape regional imaginaries and socio-ecological practices. Through innovative methods like Instawalking, she investigates digital anthropology in civil society contexts and critical regional studies, emphasizing visual culture, spatial negotiations, and grassroots sustainability. Her approach combines empirical cultural analysis with critical theory to unpack everyday transformations in urban and rural landscapes.
Analysis of her 12 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveals consistent focus on digital mediation of regional identity, with the Ruhrgebiet as primary case study. She demonstrates how Instagram communities reconfigure post-industrial landscapes, negotiate socio-ecological transitions, and foster new forms of civil society engagement. Her work bridges anthropology, urban studies, and digital media theory, increasingly incorporating sustainability frameworks and rural-urban connections in later publications.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Leopold Kretzenbacher Fellowship from the Schroubek Fund for Eastern Europe
She has secured significant third-party funding including Argelander Grants for the Bonndemic pandemic project (2020-2021) and leads current initiatives on socio-ecological water metabolisms in mining regions (2024-ongoing) and rural creative spaces (2023-2026). As co-PI of the Bonndemic project with Ruth Eggel and Valeska Flor, she directs interdisciplinary teams examining urban transformations. Her teaching portfolio spans empirical methods, digital anthropology, and crisis-related urban studies, reflecting her integrated research-praxis approach.
Within the Department of Empirical Cultural Studies and Cultural Anthropology, she contributes to collaborative research clusters on regional transformation and digital cultures, actively participating in the institute's mission to analyze contemporary socio-cultural dynamics through empirical lens.
