Lisa Kienzl

is a seasoned researcher with over a decade of experience in academia, specializing in media, religion, and culture. She holds dual PhDs in Cultural Anthropology and Religious Studies, which informs her interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.

She worked at the University of Vienna, University of Bremen and is currently a lecturer at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology at the University of Graz.

Her work focuses on identity formation in historical and digital media, exploring how emerging technologies shape cultural and religious narratives. She employs qualitative methodologies, particularly historical and digital anthropology, to investigate the evolving intersections of religion, gender, and national identity. Her research interests include religious everyday culture, popular culture and gaming communities, as well as constructions of identity and nationalism in both historical and contemporary contexts.

gender | identity | nation(alism) | religion | gaming cultures | media anthropology | historical anthropology