Gina Dellagiacoma is a researcher and cultural producer based in Lucerne and Zurich.  

Since 2023, Gina Dellagiacoma is a PhD candidate at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Zürich and research assistant to Prof. Dr. Silvy Chakkalakal. Prior to this, she completed her master’s degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Lucerne and worked at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Bern. Her current research and teaching focuses on arts and aesthetic practices, feminist and queer theories and visual culture studies. She is a board member of Empirical Cultural Studies Switzerland (EKWS).  

Her dissertation is on feminist films during the new women’s movement in Switzerland (1970–95). In her project, she’s investigating not only the historical phenomenon of feminist film, but also the actualisation of practices and protagonists in the present. Her dissertation is part of the doctoral programme ‘Epistemologies of Aesthetic Practices’ at the Collegium Helveticum.  

In her broader work, Gina Dellagiacoma is interested in the creation and mediation of knowledge at the intersections between art and academia. For many years, she has worked in and together with various cultural institutions such as Neubad Luzern, Die Predigt, Kleintheater Luzern or aha – ein Festival für Wissen, where she has curated and moderated a variety of lectures and discussions.  

For a more detailed CV please see: https://www.isek.uzh.ch/en/culturestudies/aboutus/team/mid-level/dellagiacoma.html 

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