Ana Maria Luca
Romania
Ana Maria Luca is a cultural anthropologist specialising in migration, urban economies, and cultural infrastructures, with a focus on diaspora entrepreneurship, creative industries, and fandom cultures. She holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Perugia, where her doctoral research examined how migrant entrepreneurs and youth cultures co-produce everyday cosmopolitanism in European urban contexts. Prior to her academic career, she worked in editorial roles.
”Whoever is afraid of feminism, is afraid to admit and accept that, fundamentally, women are strong beings. In various societies, over centuries, political leaders have made use of many skills and tricks to keep women power under control. On the other hand, power comes with responsibility – always. Admitting that you are strong means taking responsibility for this power. Sometimes that overwhelms.”
