Azadeh Shamsi

PhD Candidate

Azadeh Shamsi is a PhD candidate at the Political Communication Research Group (POLCOM) at the University of Vienna, under the supervision of Ass.-Prof. Dr. Claudia Wilhelm, MA. In her dissertation, she focuses on feminist content creators and affective labour in contemporary Iran.

She holds master's degrees in Gender Studies from Central European University, a master’s in International Communication and Development from City University of London and a BSc in Media studies from the University of Tehran, Iran. She came from a professional journalism background and worked for online news agencies and print media outlets in Iran before her academic career.