Emma-Lee Amponsah (she/her) is a writer, thinker, organizer, creative producer and researcher with a broad interest in dynamics of power and empowerment in culture, media and the marketplace. Currently working at the University of Amsterdam, her research and teaching is focused on Black cultural politics in the Low Countries and matters of blackness and race in the online-offline continuum.

Amponsah holds a BA in Religious Studies (VU University Amsterdam), a MA in gender and diversity studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University) and a PhD in media and communication studies (Ghent University). Her work has appeared in various academic journals, newspapers, magazines, and on platforms, film festivals and conferences around the world, including but not limited to Feminist Media Studies, African Diaspora, Tijdschrijft voor Genderstudies, De Standaard, Knack, OneWorld, Rekto:Verso, History Workshop, Pan-African film and Art festival, Argos vzw and IAMCR. As a researcher, artist and founding member of 'Black Speaks Back,' Amponsah has been involved in various projects exploring notions and identities of and in blackness in Belgium and The Netherlands. She has made appearances on various stages, including BOZAR, Beursschouwburg, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Vier Nul Vier, Maaspodium, Brakke Grond, Pianofabriek and more.

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