Dunja Njaradi, PhD
Dunja Njaradi: BA Ethnology and Anthropology, University of Belgrade; MA Slavonic Studies, University of Nottingham, UK; PhD Theatre Studies Lancaster University UK.
Dunja Njaradi is dance anthropologist interested in traditional dances, social dances and religious performances. She has an extensive teaching experience in various subjects such as drama, theatre, and anthropology. Throughout her career Dunja Njaradi received many scholarships and awards including Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) for PhD studies (2007-2010), Lancaster University; DanceWeb scholarship within the framework of ImpulzTanz Vienna (2009); and Junior Fellowship at IAS CEU in Budapest (2016/17). Dunja Njaradi is book editor of the Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities. She published Backstage Economies: Labour and Masculinities in Contemporary European Dance with Chester University Press in 2014. She is currently teaching ethnology, anthropology and ethnochoreology at the Department for Ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade.