Passionate about feminist research, Tanja Grubnic has her sights set high on completing her PhD and becoming a great professor. Her dissertation examines the devaluation of women’s artistic work and cultural production in today’s society, with an emphasis on women writers. Beginning her undergraduate studies in English Literature, she went on to graduate with a Masters in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory. She wrote her thesis on the power of popular culture, media, and celebrity in influencing the ways in which gender and national identity are experienced in society.