Melanie Altanian is a member of the doctoral program Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies at the Bernese Graduate School of the Humanities@Walter Benjamin Kolleg. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Bern, where she focuses on the ethical and epistemological implications of genocide denialism. She holds a M.A. in Political, Legal and Economic Philosophy and a B.A. in Philosophy (Major) and Social Sciences (Minor) from the University of Bern.