About Me
Sandra Engels is a doctoral researcher and research assistant at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. In her research project she investigates the dynamics of heritage-making processes from a networked understanding of heritage practices and discourses, focussing on how narratives on democracy are negotiated at and through heritage sites. Considering not only diverse forms and functions of heritage agendas, but emotional attachments and affective sensations of the heritage pluriverse, her work aims for a more nuanced understanding of heritage making practices and processes.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Sandra studied History and Special Journalism of History at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. She then completed her Masters in History of Society and International Relations at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and in Heritage and Memory Studies at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
As research assistant at the GCSC, she is now responsible for coordinating the centre's public relations, Social Media strategy, marketing concepts, and large-scale events.