Emma-Lee Amponsah (she/her) is a dreamer, writer, theorist, creative producer, and community builder. Currently associated with Felix meritis and Rode hoed as a cultural programmer, she designs and curates interdisciplinary programs on abolition, community, and more.

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 science (Ghent University). Her earliest work dealt with the potentiality of Indigenous spiritual belief systems in today’s quest for biodiversity preservation and climate justice in Ghana. Her current research activities revolve around the themes of blackness, abolition, memory and discourse in media and culture. Amponsah's 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 founding member of 'Black Speaks Back,' Amponsah has been involved in various projects on matters of blackness and belonging in Belgium and The Netherlands. She produced the world’s first Afrofuturistic musical EUphoria (2018, dir. Robert-Jonathan Koeyers) and directed several experimental short films among which the award-winning Zwarte Ibis (Black Ibis, 2024). She has made appearances on various stages, including BOZAR, Beursschouwburg, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Vier Nul Vier, Maaspodium, Brakke Grond and Pianofabriek.

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