Elife (Eli) Krasniqi is an anthropologist and writer. Her research has examined gender, family, patriarchy, social movements, and memory in socialist and post-socialist Kosovo. Her current research focuses on the historical presence of African populations in the Balkans from the late Ottoman period, with particular attention to the afterlives of domestic slavery and the intersections of gender, race, and class. Krasniqi conducted research and taught at the University of Graz (2019–2023), where she is currently a Seed Postdoc Fellow and Guest Researcher.
