Check out this short interview on my book and Kurdish women's desires for voice for
@jadaliyya
's NEWTON series. ⬇️
It comes with an excerpt from the introduction, so should be a nice taster of *Voices that Matter*!
The book is an attempt to understand & honor the immense desire for voice on the part of the women I encountered. Instead of assuming that desire to be naturally given, in the book I ask what animates & nourishes it.
New Texts Out Now w/
@MarleneSchafers
:
My book Voices that Matter has a cover - and isn't it a beauty? Coming out this December!
Thanks to the design team
@UChicagoPress
and to
@HayvK
for the amazing artwork!
Further details:
The Kurdish Studies Journal is back! After a hostile take-over, KSJ is now in safe hands with
@BrillPublishing
.
Follow
@Kurdish_Journal
for updates!
✨Coming soon: first fall issue, with a focus on Queer Kurdish Studies, curated by
@hsandalwilson
🌈
Look what arrived through the mail! 😯It's real - Voices that Matter exists! 🎉
Big big thanks to everyone who has made this possible, the wonderful team
@UChicagoPress
and
@HayvK
for the stunning cover!
❗️Statement on the (re)establishment of the Kurdish Studies Journal with Brill Publishers❗️
After takeover by predatory publishers, the Kurdish Studies Journal is moving to
@BrillPublishing
, continuing publication with the same editorial team
Full statement below ⬇️
Self-promotion has felt incredibly trivial these weeks, but here's a little memo from the
#AAA
in Toronto, where I found my book displayed at
@UChicagoPress
's bookstand! Still feels incredible to see it out in the world!
📣Kurdish studies scholars, beware:
The predatory publisher who took over the KS journal is asking scholars to join their editorial board. This is a scam. These people have no scholarly credentials. Stay away. 🚫
#KurdishStudies
#twitterkurds
Gosh, now THIS is exciting! My book Voices that Matter, forthcoming with
@UChicagoPress
, has a virtual existence!📚
On Kurdish women's struggle for voice - out in late 2022
Super excited about presenting my book on 6 October in Utrecht, hosted by
@ContestingG
With wonderful
@alec_badenoch
,
@mugeozoglu
and Prof Bruinessen as discussants!
Moderation by Rebecca Bryant.
Join us if you are in town!
@UtrechtAnthro
Friends and colleagues based in Belgium: I'll present my book *Voices that Matter* on June 16th at
@ugent
with the great
@Nadia_Fadil
as discussant!
Come join us: Friday, 16th June, 16:00 to 18:00.
Online participation is possible, too!
I should add: we are in the process of moving the genuine Kurdish Studies journal, with the original editorial team, to a reputable academic publisher. Updates on that process will follow.
Information about Corona vaccinations by the German Ministry of Health - in Kurdish!
Agahiyên li ser Coronayê ji Wezareta Tenduristiyê ya Almanyayê - bi Kurdî!
Wie schaffen wir es, Alle in 🇩🇪 mitzunehmen,um durch die
#Pandemie
zu kommen?Nicht nur in Resignation zu verharren,sondern Herausforderungen aktiv anzugehen?Das neue Format
#Faktenlage
des
@BMG_Bund
&
@germandream_de
/
@CosmonautsKings
klärt auf.Ich fange heute in kurdisch an. 🙌🏼
Our book chronicling Kurdish female singer Gazîn's life is out now, shedding light on her struggle for voice - as complex and complicated as it is inspiring!
In Kurdish and Turkish, putting Gazîn's own voice and that of her female companions centre stage
You know how we get outraged in US academia when budget cuts or shuttered departments mean people lose their jobs at 40+ w/ little prospect of outside employment? The German system is *designed intentionally* to make that happen. It is exploitative and cruel.
On 31 Jan we will celebrate our Kurdish Queer Studies special issue with editor
@hsandalwilson
and authors - join us online for the launch event!
Hosted by the Kurdish Gender Studies Network &
@Kurdish_Journal
👇🏽🌈👇🏽🌈👇🏽
Outrageous: German minister for education
@AnjaKarliczek
claims that "nothing is happening at German universities" when work load has massively increased during pandemic for academics trying to keep things going
Debate in German parliament
#IchBinHanna
Is Greta Thunberg anti-Semitic, or just incredibly naive? Her comments in Amsterdam last weekend left little doubt as to where she stands on the Middle East conflict. The iconic activist's actions now threaten to divide the climate movement and the left.
Dr Marlene Schäfers will be giving the Evans-Pritchard Lectures this year at the University of Oxford, on ‘Voices that Matter: Kurdist Female Selves and Affective Politics in Contemporary Turkey’. May-June 2021. More information about this lecture series:
🎙️I did it again! 🎧
Another podcast on Voices that Matter, out now with
@UChicagoPress
, outlining context, methods, and stakes linked to Kurdish women's voices
Check out this lovely 30-min conversation with the brilliant
@annevanmourik
@NIODamsterdam
about my book!
#PODCAST
| In the latest NIOD Rewind episode,
@annevanmourik
speaks with
@MarleneSchafers
(
@UniUtrecht
) about her book ‘Voices that Matter: Kurdish Women at the Limits of Representation in Contemporary Turkey’.
🎧 Listen here or in your podcast app:
As Kurdish Studies journal, we express solidarity with the protestors in Iran and pay tribute to Jîna Amini in the editorial of our latest issue.🌹
#JinaAmini
#JinaMahsaAmini
@KurdishTPL
Access the latest issue here:
Postponed from last year, but here we are: I'll be giving the Evans-Pritchard at All Souls College
@UniofOxford
, talking about Kurdish women's struggle for voice. What an honour!
Open to all, no registration. On May 13, 20, 27 and June 3. Further info:
Have you registered yet? Join us next Thursday 30 November for the launch of
@MarleneSchafers
's latest book – 'Voices That Matter' on Kurdish women's desires for voice, as part of our
#Kurdish
Studies Series. Details & registration:
Last week I resigned my post at QMUL. Although the sector as a whole is becoming inhospitable & I loved my students & colleagues, QMUL managerial decisions made staying untenable. For me the last straw was the cruel, craven call by management for students to snitch on us.
Since
@KurdishTPL
has been taken over, not only do authors have to pay substantially to publish (without any peer review!) but if they want to withdraw their manuscript, they have to pay $500.
Dear colleagues in
#kurdishstudies
, beware of these publishers!
"We are witnessing a desperate attempt by white German elites of all political stripes to maintain their collective fantasy of their white goodness in the world, proven by unwavering and unconditional support of the state of Israel."
Sabine Broeck on German "staatsraison" 🔥
"For white Germans to stand for the rights of Palestinians to life, health, safety, and freedom, they would need to study our world from outside Germany’s myopic narratives."
From Prof. Dr. Sabine Broeck's "Staatsraison: Dispatch From Germany":
Feel invited to join my online book launch at Istanbul's
@oiistanbul
next week, where I'll discuss "Voices that Matter" with Martin Greve and Argun Çakır!
➡️1 February, 7pm (Istanbul time)⬅️
For more details and Zoom registration link:
Aynen öyle maalesef. Amaç sırf para kazanmak. Makaleler hakem gözü görmüyor bile, para ellerine geçti mi olduğu gibi derginin websitesine koyuyor yeni yayınevi. Senelerce gönüllü olarak dergi için çalışanların emeğini yiyorlar...
Don't forget: Our launch event for Kurdish Queer Studies is happening later today - find the Zoom link below 🌈
#KurdishStudies
#KurdishQueerStudies
EST 11:30 | CET 17:30 | Amed 19:30
Happening tomorrow - join us on Zoom!
Online launch of Kurdish Queer Studies with editor
@hsandalwilson
and contributing authors, moderated by yours truly
@Kurdish_Journal
@BrillPublishing
31 Jan at 11:30 EST | 17:30 CET | 19:30 Amed
Extraordinary interview. It's precisely to do justice to Holocaust survivors that the slaughter in Gaza must be stopped. Crucial point for the German public in particular
Veteran Haaretz journalist Amira Hass has reported from the Occupied Palestinian Territories for decades and says the Israeli public is "drunk with the will to take revenge" on Palestinians, spurred on by a far-right government dominated by "extreme fascist settlers."
I just moderated a wonderful conversation on the challenges and joys of translating Kurdish women's poetry at
@KurdishTPL
's book launch for Women's Voices from Kurdistan, w/ F Ghaderi, C Scalbert-Yücel, Y Hassan Ali and H Mason.
The recording will soon be on YouTube!
Happening tomorrow - join us on Zoom!
Online launch of Kurdish Queer Studies with editor
@hsandalwilson
and contributing authors, moderated by yours truly
@Kurdish_Journal
@BrillPublishing
31 Jan at 11:30 EST | 17:30 CET | 19:30 Amed
Sent donation to
@Heyva__Sor
for earthquake relief last week. Yesterday my Dutch bank tells me the transaction cannot be made bc of international sanctions (on Syria? on Heyva Sor? unclear).
What is going on
@ING_news
?? This is earthquake relief!!!
How could a discipline that prides itself on studying the nuances of power and culture so completely fail to address its abuses in their own departments?
#MeToo
Anthropology and the Case Against Harvard via
@sapiens_org
by
@Manigarm
collègues,
J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer l'apparition du numéro 15 de la revue Études Kurdes intitulé "Genre et politique dans les espaces kurdes". Ci-dessous la première et la quatrième de couverture:
My last Evans-Pritchard Lecture
@UniofOxford
is happening today! On Kurdish women's struggle for voice, with a focus on voices in public this time.
Like the previous ones, open to all via MS Teams, no registration required. Feel free to join!
Happening tomorrow: the first of my Evans-Pritchard Lectures
@UniofOxford
about Kurdish women's struggle for voice!
At 5pm UK time, open to all (via MS teams). More info and links for each session:
🌟Kadının sesi nedir, nasıl duyulur, nasıl dinlenir? 🌟
Bu sorular etrafında sevgili Zeynep Yaş ve Dengbêj Xalîde etrafında konuşacağız.
@istgendermuseum
Bekleriz!
23.06.2023, Cuma, 18.00-20.00 (TR)
I interviewed Prof. Shahrzad Mojab about gender and power in Kurdish Studies! Full text out in the new issue of
@KurdishTPL
:
Also check out images of Prof. Mojab's notes from Kurdistan and the first flyer of the KWSN network here:
Susanne Täuber has written on nepotism, influence peddling and the failure of diversity policies in Dutch academia.
Now
@univgroningen
is trying to fire her.
My third Evans-Pritchard Lecture is happening later today! This one is on having, owning, and claiming a voice. Feel free to join (via MS Teams), no registration required.
At 5pm UK time, the link for joining can be found here:
"Whatever the old city of Antakya was before the earthquake, it was more than anything a shabby version of a theme park, where the conquerors used the expropriated homes of the absent as entertainment venues."
@byzantinologue
Antioch is Finished
Ermenilerin Paskalya bayramı bugün! Anna Maria Beylunioğlu (
@AnnaBeylunioglu
) Vakıflılı Seta Estukyan ve Iskuhi Demirbaş'la bayram sofralarını konuştu. Paskalya’ya özel iki tarif için onlarla mutfağa girdi. Şnorhavor Surp Zadig! Röportaj ve tarifler👉
Very excited to see our special issue on ‘Kurdish Queer Studies' out now!
Huge thank you to all the contributors, and to
@MarleneSchafers
for shepherding this through to publication. We hope this sparks many productive conversations in the years to come.
Muzîkolog û antropolog Dr. Argûn Çakir fêrî kurdî bûye û li ser muzîka kurdî lêkolînan dike û li kemaçê dide.
@mevlutoguz8
bi Dr. Çakir re li ser kemaçê û kemaçevanîyê hevpeyvîneke berfireh kirîye
Anthropologists with an interest in voice: with
@ezgimarcela
we are organising a panel for the
#AAACASCA2023
in Toronto.
Consider sending us a 250 word abstract till Friday - it'll be fun!
My second Evans-Pritchard Lecture at
@UniofOxford
is happening later today! I will be talking about Kurdish women's voices and new imaginations of self and subjectivity.
At 5pm UK time, on MS Teams. Join if you like!
Bu toplantıda Kürt kadınlarının sesinin nasıl duyulup, dinlendiğini, kimlerce ses olarak dile getirilip, temsil etme gücü kazandığını ve nerde sınırlarla ve sınırlamalarla karşılaştığını konuşacağız.
(1/2)
🌟Dengê jinê çi ye, çawa tê bihîstin, çawa tê guhdarîkirin? 🌟
Em ê bi hevalên hêja Zeynep Yaş û Dengbêj Xalîde re li ser van pirsan biaxavin.
@istgendermuseum
23.06.2023, Cuma/Înî, 18.00-20.00 (TR)
I interviewed outgoing Kurdish Studies editor Dr Welat Zeydanlıoğlu about the development of the journal.
It's as much the story of a journal as that of a discipline!
@KurdishTPL
#KurdishStudies
My highly suggested readings of 2023 - My spectrum is usually around first-hand experiences of human rights defenders combatting autocratic regimes, role of press for human rights, identity, and gender based violence of various forms under undemocratic governances.
🎙️My latest podcast episode is out! ✨
With Dr Anoush Suni (Northwestern) we talked about the material legacies of state violence and Kurdish-Armenian relations in eastern Anatolia.
Don't forget to like and subscribe! 👇🏽
If you want to find out more about my new book Voices that Matter, I did a podcast for the
@NewBooksNetwork
with the wonderful
@arman_c
. Enjoy listening!
Dengê jinê çi ye, wê çawa bê bihîstin, wê çawa bê guhdarkirin? Çima (carina) dengê jinê dernakeve, temsîla çi dike, wê destdana kê bike û wê çawa destdana kê bike?
(1/2)
It was so exciting to launch the ‘Kurdish Queer Studies’ special issue yesterday at an event organised by the Kurdish Gender Studies Network.
Read the (open-access!) introduction to the special issue here:
I am really excited to be moderating this event tomorrow. Join us to discuss Kurdish women's voices, the challenges of translation and, not least, to listen to some beautiful poetry!
@KurdishTPL
“This business of “publish or perish” has been a catastrophe. People write things which should never have been written and which should never be printed. Nobody’s interested. But for them to keep their jobs and get the proper promotion, they’ve got to do it."
— Hannah Arendt
“We’re not talking here about Syrians fleeing the bombing of the Syrian regime backed by Putin, we’re talking about Europeans leaving in cars that look like ours to save their lives.”
Just when you thought you’ve seen it all in this world. Beyond belief.
If you want a sneak preview of my book, Voices the Matter, I did a podcast for
@camthropod
that's just come out! ✨
With sound samples of how Kurdish women employ their voices to give expression to self, pain, and desire ⬇️
How does poetry allow engaging with religious difference in Iraqi Kurdistan?
Check out my latest podcast episode with brilliant Andrew Bush
@jandroob
to find out!
@CamInterfaith
@CamDivinity
👇🏽🎙️👇🏽🎙️
Queer Encounters in Kurdish Studies: so excited about this workshop, it's a real honour to be a discussant.
Pls consider submitting a paper if your work goes in this direction, and by all means: spread the word!
Deadline on 16 August
Just a reminder that the deadline for sending in abstracts for the ‘Queer Encounters in Kurdish Studies’ workshop is 16 August.
Really excited by the submissions so far - keep them coming!
Yes please, let's reduce teaching time in NL!
The academic year in NL is 9 weeks longer than in other European countries. 9 weeks!!! No time for reflection, research, reading in a system that churns out diplomas but neglects critical insight & intellectual growth
Het academisch jaar in NL is relatief intensief en lang. Ik hoor bij studenten, onderzoekers en docenten enorme behoefte aan meer ‘ademruimte’. Om hen dat te bieden nodig ik instellingen uit om vanaf volgend studiejaar deel te nemen aan pilots ⤵️ (1/3)
Consider signing this open letter that calls for reinstating Prof Susanne Täuber, who was fired by
@univgroningen
for critiquing entrenched nepotism and gender discrimination in Dutch academia
An open letter on the Dr. Taüber case, which poses a serious threat to academic freedom for all in NL if we simply accept that an academic can be fired for work that meets academic standards but rubs administators the wrong way. Do sign on if you can.
The political potency of photography in Kurdistan
1 Dec 2022
1.00pm - 2.30pm Violet Laidlaw Room, CMB
Join guest speaker
@MarleneSchafers
for an exploration of the significance of photos of fallen guerrilla fighters for Kurdish liberation.
Booking:
The deadline for submitting abstracts to the 'Queer Encounters in Kurdish Studies' workshop is next week (16 Aug)!
✨I'm really excited to be a discussant for this and looking forward to some excellent submissions. 👌🏽
Please share and circulate widely!
I’m super excited to be sharing the call for papers for the ‘Queer Encounters in Kurdish Studies’ workshop, which will take place on 29 September 2021. Please circulate widely, and share with those who might be interested.
Very sad news: Hasan Saltık of Kalan Music passed away.
Independent record label Kalan has been producing Kurdish, Armenian, Laz, Arabic and other "minority" and "folk" music in Turkey since the 1990s. This is a huge loss.
May he rest in peace, nur içinde yatsın
Bazı şeyleri duyurmak çok zor, büyük acıları... Belki sonra, dilimiz döndüğünde... Şimdi kısa sürmüş ömre sessizce ağıt yakıyoruz. Hasan Saltık yaşadı, devri daim olsun.
Interested in Kurdish art? Check out this talk with Shorsh Saleh next week, organised by my wonderful colleague Safet Hadzimuhamedovic! 👇🏿
@shorshsaleh
@CamInterfaith
Next in the Xenia Series: 'No Friends but the Mountains', a talk by the critically acclaimed artist, Shorsh Saleh. Tuesday, 16 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT. Shorsh's work deals with migration, violence, home and belonging. Register for a free ticket at
"Bu gelenek, üstüne en çok titrenen formlardan biri çünkü içinde Kürt dilinin zenginliğini, tarihini taşıyor."
Kürtçe müziğin güncel bir temsilcisi, icracı ve etnomüzikolog Ruşen Alkar’la, dengbêjlik geleneğini ve kadın dengbêjleri konuştuk.
We are hiring!💫
Anthros, consider working with us
@UniUtrecht
@AnthroUtrecht
!
Two assistant prof positions, one of them for Dutch speakers. For details ⬇️
Official publication date is still a few weeks away, but the book is already available for order here:
You can get a 20% discount using this code: UCPANT
The issue also includes an interview by
@Wendy_Hamelink
with
@HouzanM
about her book Kurdish Women's Stories, shedding crucial light on Kurdish women's grievances, dreams, and aspirations at a time of upheaval.
You can find it here:
Our podcast is out! 🥳
'Religion and Global Challenges' explores 'the religious' (broadly conceived) in relation to contemporary developments in politics, culture, society.
Stay tuned for the first episode on the politics of martyrdom!
@CamDivOnline
@CamDivinity
Very excited to announce 'Religion and Global Challenges', the new CIP podcast! The first miniseries, hosted by Dr Marlene Schäfers, is on the politics of martyrdom.
Listen to the trailer & stay tuned for monthly episodes!
@CamDivinity
@CamDivOnline
Wholeheartedly agree! At
@KurdishTPL
a lot of our work gets done on weekends and during holidays, that 'spare' time when we review incoming manuscripts, solicit reviews etc. Putting out a journal is a lot of work!
Seen a lot of criticism of journal editors in my Twitter feed for (gasp!) sending out invitations to review articles over the holidays. You all do realise that most editors are volunteers, and we edit a journal in our 'spare' time around teaching, admin, and research, right? 1/-
If you want to send help directly to affected families and be sure that it arrives, consider this fundraiser by a friend from Semsûr/Adıyaman, one of the worst affected cities, who has lost numerous relatives and friends.
#earthquaketurkey
It was a long time in the making, but finally it's there: our Religion and Global Challenges podcast! I'm hosting the first three episodes on the politics of martyrdom. Tune in, subscribe (on any podcast platform), and spread the word!
@esragozyurek
@CamInterfaith
@CamDivOnline
To kick off our new 'Religion and Global Challenges' podcast, Dr Marlene Schäfers speaks to Dr Victoria Fomina on the the rise of new martyr cults in contemporary Christian Orthodox contexts.
#interfaith
@CamDivinity
@CamDivOnline
@MarleneSchafers
I had the opportunity to see a pre-published version of "Women of Kurdistan" and can only recommend it as a rich bibliographic source and an astute reflection on the knowledge production related to Kurdish women
#TwitterKurds
#KurdishWomen
Dear Assistant Professors:
How are y’all getting everything done that you are expected to complete within a 5-day work week? Because I’ve honestly been working 7 days a week for as long as I can remember, and I still can’t get everything done. And I’m about to ~lose~ it.
We're launching a new podcast miniseries on Living with Religious Difference!
@CamInterfaith
Starting today with an episode with
@tilmannheil
about how religion acts as moral infrastructure for Senegalese in Rio/Brazil.
Tune in, like, subscribe! 🎙️
🎙️The second episode of our 'politics of martyrdom' podcast series with
@CamInterfaith
is out! I met the inspiring
@mariarshd
to talk about affect, gender, and martyrdom in Pakistan. ✨
Don't forget to like & subscribe - on all podcast platforms!
My first class today after months of quiet post-doc/pandemic-lockdown existence. Made me realise that I had missed teaching!! Great group of students you have there
@VjosaMusliu
And sometimes students stick around much longer for a lecture - even via Microsoft Teams. That happens when you have the amazing
@MarleneSchafers
talk about the "Kurdish question" and the politics of coloniality in Turkey.