2019 – 2022: MA in Popular Culture Studies and Social Anthropology at the University of Zurich. Master’s thesis supervised by Prof. Dr. Harm-Peer Zimmermann: «A State, a City, a Movement. Eine kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektive auf die Narrative einer Bewegung» [A State, a City, a Movement. A Cultural Anthropological Perspective on a Movement’s Narratives.]; Master of Arts in Social Sciences.
2011 – 2019: BA in Popular Culture Studies, French Literature and Social Anthropology at the University of Zurich. Bachelor’s thesis supervised by Prof. Dr. Harm-Peer Zimmermann: «Everybody LOVES Chiara! – Merkmale und Eigenschaften von Modeblogs am Beispiel von The Blonde Salad» [Everybody LOVES Chiara! – Features and Characteristics of Fashion Blogs using the example of The Blonde Salad.]; Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences.
2005: Bilingual Baccalaureate (french-german), Gymnase de Morges (VD)
Work Experience
Since January 2022: Doctoral candidate in the SNSF Research Project «Claiming Folklore» – Politics and Practices of Traditional Popular Music in the Swiss Television (1960s–1990s), Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK) of the University of Zurich, at the chair of Prof. Dr. Bernhard Tschofen, (SNSF, project duration January 2022 – December 2025)
2014–2021: Executive Assistant in the Financial Sector
2012–2014: Passenger Service Agent, Swissport International AG
2007–2011: Flight Attendant, Swiss International Air Lines
Memberships and Other Activities
Since 2023: Member of the editorial board of the online magazine «das bulletin – Für Alltag und Populäres»
Member of Empirische Kulturwissenschaft Schweiz (EKWS)
Member of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Empirische Kulturwissenschaft (DGEKW)
Member of the Société Internationale d’Ethnologie et de Folklore (SIEF)
Member of the Swiss Society of Ethnomusicology (CH-EM).
