Samantha Lutz is responsible for the day-to-day management of POEM. She is a PhD candidate, early research fellow, and lecturer at the University of Hamburg, where she is affiliated with the Institute for Anthropological Studies in Culture and History. Her research interests combine critical heritage studies, digital cultures, and sustainability, with an active interest in digital and (post-)modern living heritage practices in Europe. Her thesis topic relates to understandings of culture and sustainability and practices of sustainable development in memory work.