Social Movements in Turkey (lead: Adem Yeşilyurt, EHESS; language: Turkish)
This course was developed by Adem Yeşilyurt, who is a PhD candidate at EHESS, based in France.
This course is designed for first- and second-year undergraduate students or students who are new to sociological studies on Turkey. First, students are introduced to social movement theories … more infoVanessa Agnew, Kader Konuk, Jane O. Newman (eds.), Refugee Routes: Telling, Looking, Protesting, Redressing
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The displaced are often rendered silent and invisible as they journey in search of refuge. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, Iraq, Syria, UK, Germany, France, the Balkan Peninsula, US, Canada, Australia, and … more info
AuSI Director joins international advisory board of the ‘Academy in Exile’
ANU Director of the Research School of Humanities and the Arts and Director of the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University, Professor Paul Pickering, has joined the international advisory board of the Academy in Exile.
Professor Pickering said that he is honored to accept … more info»Man kann nicht jeden Tag aus der Haut fahren«
Interview with sociologist Judit Takács on the situation of the queer community and movement in Hungary by Bilke Schnibbe (ak – analyse und Kritik)
Please find the interview here (in German only). … more infoTransnational Feminist Dialogues in Times of Corona Crisis
Tuesday 23.06.2020, 30.06.2020, 07.07.2020 and 14.07.2020 (4 sessions)
The Margherita von Brentano Center for Gender Studies in cooperation with the MA Program Gender, Intersectionality and Politics at Freie Universität Berlin, Academy in Exile and Academics for Peace Germany invites scholars and activists to an online … more infoOnline-Pressegespräch: Türkische Migration nach Deutschland: Zwischen Flucht und Braindrain, Mittwoch, 29. April 2020
Rund 30.000 Menschen aus der Türkei haben in den vergangenen drei Jahren Asyl in Deutschland beantragt. Hinzu kommen tausende Fachkräfte, Studierende, junge Selbstständige. Welche Gründe haben sie, die Türkei zu verlassen? Was ändert sich durch die Corona-Krise? Und wie verändern die neu Zugezogenen das Bild von türkischer … more info
Critical Digital Media Studies (lead: Dr. Fırat Erdoğmuş, UDE; language: Turkish
This course was developed by AiE fellow Dr. Fırat Erdoğmuş in collaboration with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tezcan Durna who is based in Turkey.
The main aim of this course is to critically analyze the concept of “media” which people need today in order to make … more infoCall for Applications: Eight AiE Fellowships at Freie Universität Berlin
Application deadline is May 15, 2020
Academy in Exile invites scholars at risk to apply for 24-month fellowships at Freie Universität in Berlin. Eligible are scholars from any country, with a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or law, who are at risk because of … more info