Christina Tente

Christina Tente is a PhD candidate in Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Gothenburg in collaboration with the Hasselblad Foundation. Her academic background includes Journalism & Media Studies (BA, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Film & Cultural Studies (MA, University of Athens), and Visual Culture (MA, Lund University). Her doctoral research involves photographic approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on media photography, non-human photography (drones, CCTV), and photo-based Internet memes. Apart from photography, Christina’s research interests also include posthuman feminism, dance studies, film studies, and transspecies interactions. She has been involved in feminist reading circles and was the co-organiser of Feministcafé Ronja in Lund between 2018-2020. She has previously worked as a journalist and as press assistant, collaborating with various cultural organisations in Greece and Sweden, such as Ethnofest and Athens International Film Festival.