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Cirstea, Ana-Maria

Ana-Maria
Cirstea

I am a second-year PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University, UK, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. My PhD research investigates the changing regimes of belonging for Romanian migrants in London after Brexit and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using an ethnographic approach, I analyse Romanians’ transnational practices and trajectories. Starting from migrants’ experiences of work, my PhD aims to document the precarious, yet productive connections weaved by Romanians as they navigate the metropolitan economy. In turn, I am interested in the manifestations of labour outside the confines of migrants’ workplaces. My research focuses on the intersections between class, gender, and ethnicity which give rise to new patterns of inequality between Romanians in London. By documenting these changes anthropologically, I hope to contribute to the theorisation and analysis of the contested status of Eastern European migrants in present-day Europe. Prior to starting my PhD, I studied for my BA Anthropology and Sociology and my Masters in Research Methods at Durham University, UK. My Masters thesis entitled 'Hai cu maneaua, hai cu sarmaua’: Competing values of labour migration amongst Romanians in London serves as a pilot study for my ongoing doctoral research.
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1234
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-5633
X/Twitter https://twitter.com/@AnaAnthro

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  • Durham University

    University, Durham, United Kingdom
    PhD Student

  • Newcastle University

    University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    Research Assistant

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