Curriculum vitae
PhD, Research and Teaching Assistant
2018– present, Department of Film Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting Research Fellow
April – August 2022 / April – May 2023, Waseda University, Japan
Visiting Research Fellow
September – December 2022, University of Udine, Italy
MA in Film Studies
King's College London, UK
BA in Arts of Social Sciences (Popular Culture Studies/Film Studies/ Philosphy) University of Zurich, Switzerland
Current Research
Publications and Presentations
Scholarships and Grants
2023 GRC Travel Grant
2022 UZH Doc.Mobility Fellowship
Academic Activities
Organization of the international conference “Aesthetics of Early Sound Film: Media Change around 1930”, together with Jessica Berry and Daniel Wiegand (2020 postpo-ned, 2021 online). Department of Film Studies, University of Zurich.
Teaching activities
Department of Film Studies, University of Zurich
| 2024 Autumn | Urbane Gefühlswelten: der städtische Raum im globalen filmischen Kontext |
| 2024 Spring | Exkursion zum Festival Il Cinema Ritrovato (Bologna), in co-teaching with Simone Winkler |
| 2023 Autumn |
Japan und die Vielfalt der filmischen Kunst. Einblicke in das japanische Kino des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts |
| 2023 Spring |
Michel Chion. Die akustische Dimension des Films |
| 2021 Autumn |
Der Ton macht die Musik: Die ästhetische und narrative Vielfalt des Filmtons |
| 2021 Spring |
Tokyo Story: Das japanische Kino von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart |
| 2020 Spring |
American Independent Cinema: Geschichte, Politik und Ideologie |
| 2019 Autumn |
Diskurse zum frühen Kino, in co-teaching with Jessica Berry |
| 2019 Spring |
Die vielen Gesichter der Metropole: Die filmische Grossstadt im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert |
Professional experience
(only most relevant)
| 2020 –present | Film history/theory introduction classes, High School visits in Zurich in collaboration with the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur |
| 2021 | Copy editor (official catalogue), Locarno Film Festival |
| 2021 | Selection committee (Sotto Voce Jury Member) for TRANSFER Architecture Video Award 2021 |
| 2018 –2020 | Management, Curation und Artistic Direction, Architektur Film-Tage Zürich |
| 2020 | Copy editor (official catalogue), Locarno Film Festival |
| 2019 | Selection (Sotto Voce/AFTZ Jury Member) for TRANSFER Architecture Video Award 2019 |
| 2019 | Copy editor (official catalogue), author (LocarnoDaily), Locarno Film Festival |
| 2018 | Copy editor (official catalogue), author (LocarnoDaily), Locarno Film Festival |
| 2017 | Press Office (internship), Locarno Film Festival |
| 2016 –2017 | Curatorial and journalistic activities, BFI Future Film, London |
| 2016 | Transcription/Translation, You Are Here Productions, London |
| 2016 | Internship, Raindance Film Festival, London |
| 2015 | Internship, Cineworx GmbH, Basel |