Melanija Belaj

Melanija Belaj is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research in Zagreb. She is the author of two books: Vino, rakija, a može i limončelo. Etnografija obiteljske proizvodnje i konzumacije alkoholnih pića (2018) and Obiteljska fotografija. Kulturnoantropološka perspektiva (2020), and co-editor of the book Turist kao Gost. Prilozi kulinarskom turizmu (2009). She is also the co-author of the exhibition Faces of Hunger (2022–2023, Ethnographic Museum Zagreb). Most of her research interests concern food and drinking culture – particularly the gendered and symbolic roles of food and drinks in a cultural context. Her recent research focuses on the everyday life of homeless people in the city of Zagreb.

CV updated on 2025-09-16.