Kaue F. N. Crima Bellini is a PhD candidate and Project Assistant in Social Anthropology at the University of Basel, with research interests that include political economy, queer anthropology, migration, embodiment, affect theory, and space. Their work is funded by the Humer Foundation for Academic Talent and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Crima Bellini holds a master's degree in African Studies from the Centre for African Studies (University of Basel), with a thesis that examined the adaptation process of queer African migrants living in Basel (CH). They also earned a Licentiate degree in Social Sciences from the State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil, where their research focused on sexual and emotional initiations among homosexuals and on sexual practices in public spaces. During this period, they contributed to a sexual health education outreach initiative in secondary schools.

In addition to research, they have taught courses on Global South theory, emotions in fieldwork, and political economy. Crima Bellini currently serves as the PhD disciplinary representative for Social Anthropology at the University of Basel and a member of the Steering Committee of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Queerness, embodiment
• Sex, sexuality, gender
• Mobility, migration
• Space-making, political economy

• Latin America (Brazil)
• South Africa
• Western Europe