Zoya Masoud
Zoya Masoud works at the intersection of postcolonial studies and post-foundational theory with research focuses on marginalized individuals within dominant discourses. Her first book, “Dislocated. Heritage Construction through Experienced Loss in Aleppo”, is scheduled for publication in 2026 and is based on her PhD thesis, which she received from Technical University Berlin. Zoya has worked at several institutions like the German Archaeological Institute, the Berlin Museum of Islamic Art, BTU Cottbus, Forum Transregionale Studien, and the Agha Khan Trust for Culture, and studied architecture and urban planning in Damascus, Hamburg, and Dar Es Salaam. Currently, she is conducting her postdoctoral research, “Iresstitutable. Inquiries into Hauntings of Absent Cultural Heritage” within the ERC Project "BEYONDREST."
