.في مدينة طنجة
A Tanger.
Education
Georgetown University, 2016-2020
BSFS in Culture and Politics, magna cum laude
University of Chicago, 2020-2021
MA in Social Sciences (expected)
Research Interests
Media anthropology; transnational media flows; globalization; subjectivity; empire; international politics; cultural production; Turkey; Arab World; South Asia
About Me
I am an incoming master’s student and aspiring anthropologist with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa. My research interests include media, cybercultures, political subjectivity, Islam, and transnational cultural flows. I have previously conducted research on topics including Turkish television and the ‘Kurdish question,’ cancer in Arab American communities, and Somali Canadian hip hop culture.
Languages
- English (native)
- Arabic, Spanish, Turkish (advanced)
- Urdu (intermediate)
- Hindi, Portuguese, Thai (elementary)
Fellowships and Awards
AATT Redhouse Best Progress in Turkish Award
September 2020
ARIT-BU Fellowship for Advanced Turkish at Boğaziçi University
Istanbul, Turkey, Summer 2019
GU School of Foreign Service Undergraduate Research Grant
Istanbul, Turkey, Summer 2019
US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship, Turkish (Declined)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Summer 2019
Lisa J. Raines Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Washington, DC, Summer 2018
Presentations
“Sounding the Horn: Hip Hop and the Somali Canadian Diaspora”
GU Colloquium for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities, April 2019
“Being Culturally Competent in the Healthcare Field”
Georgetown Summer Medical Institute, July 2018 (co-presented)
“Culture Matters: Cultural Competency in Healthcare”
Georgetown University, Gateway Exploration Program in Medicine, June 2018
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