Lucia Ragazzi (1990) is an independent researcher with a strong focus on African Studies with an interdisciplinary approach. In 2016 she graduated with honours from a master in Relation and Institutions of Africa and Asia from the University of Naples "L'Orientale" with a thesis on homophobia in post-apartheid South Africa, for which she did fieldwork in Cape Town. Oustide the academic field, she has worked as an intern, editor and liveblog coordinator for the Voice4Thought Foundation and the research project Connecting in Times of Duress. She is part of the editorial board of Bridging Humanities.
