Oiza Queens Day Obasuyi

Since November 2024 I have been a PhD student in Sociology and Social Research. My study focuses on the deconstruction of institutional racism in Italy and, particularly, the protagonism of Italian people of African descent in political participation, new social movements and cultural projects aimed at contesting it.

I graduated in International Relations at the University of Macerata with a thesis in International Human Rights.The main theme dealt with the protection of migrants' fundamental rights rescued in the Mediterranean Sea. I am a freelance writer for various newspapers on topics such as migration and systemic racism. I collaborate with CILD (Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights) as a project assistant in the areas of migration and human rights.