Dr Hanna Starkova is a scholar, activist, and journalist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Since 2012, she has been working in higher education. However, she was compelled to leave her home city due to the full-scale Russian attack. 

In 2022, she was awarded a scholarship at Paderborn University, Germany, and taught there in 2023-24. She has also been awarded fellowships at NIAS, the Netherlands, and SARU, Denmark. Her research interests include media studies, entertainment culture and media anthropology.

My research focuses on internet memes and their impact on younger demographics. I focus on university students because they will soon be key players in society. 
By analysing and comparing the results of surveys in Ukraine, Denmark and the Netherlands, we can understand how young adults perceive internet memes against a war in Europe.
I aim to demonstrate that individuals should take responsibility for the content they share, regardless of whether it is perceived as 'not serious' or humorous.