Marija M. Karan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Complementary Scientific and Professional Disciplines at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, and an Associate Lecturer at the interdisciplinary master studies in Theory of Arts and Media at the University of Arts in Belgrade. Her scientific work is focused on culture and media studies. Through decades of work in the mass media, she gained experience in the fields of management, editing, journalism, organization, marketing, public relations.