Luc Marraffa is a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis. They research colonial radio archives from France and the Netherlands around 1945, and experiment with close listening and transcription methods that challenge colonial narratives. Their current work interrogates the queerness of glitches and sound parasites. Previously they taught philosophy at CUNY (NYC) and attended NYU as Fulbright bursar, after a philosophy MA at Paris VIII Vincennes/Saint-Denis. They currently teach classes in sound studies and decolonial approaches to archiving at the University of Amsterdam.
Media Studies
BA
Advanced Topics in Media and Culture: Television. Listening to Colonialism - Sound Media and Histories of Resistance. 2023-24.
Theater Studies
MA
Elective. Decolonizing the Archives in the Arts. 2023-25.