
Maria is currently conducting a PhD in Sociology at the University of Westminster (London) on electronic music scenes, pleasure and other dynamics within it. She is also a Visiting Lecturer on qualitative research methods at Westminster. She holds a double degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Valencia (2013-2018) and an MSc on Social Sciences Research Methods from the University of Bristol (2018-2019).
Her area of interest includes questions of popular culture, power, resistance and pleasure, particularly electronic music and dance scenes in non-regulated spaces (DIY practices). Also, feminist and decolonial methodologies are among her research interests as well as underpinning her work. Lately, she has been conducting independent research on ‘free party’ culture and migration, presented at the International Night Studies Conference (July 2020). Beyond the academic, Maria is involved in circus, sound-system and feminist collectives in the city of Bristol and Valencia.
Research topics:
Popular Culture, Electronic Music, Migration, Pleasure, Resistance, DIY cultures, Whiteness
