Cosima Bas (Brussels, °2000) is an anthropologist and writer.

She studied cultural anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and is currently taking the masters in cultural studies at the KU Leuven. She specialised in anthropology of the body and did a minor in gender and sexuality. She is doing an internship at DOEK, a social and artistic textile platform, and is doing research on the postcolonial character of the fashion industry. She was already an editor at several student magazines and now writes cultural reviews, among other things. Cosima is fascinated by themes such as identity, performativity, community building and connection.

Basic information

Name
Cosima Bas
Expertise
anthropology
Country
Belgium
City
Brussel

Supported projects

A woman's life

  • Equality

BRUSSELS - On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March, three generations of women spend three days together. Twentysomething Cosima Bas and her mother Anna Luyten dig into the life wisdom of the oldest. This is Chantal De Smet (76), a striking figure of the second feminist wave in Belgium. VRT journalist Hilde De Windt photographs and films.