@tunayaltay.bsky.social
Sociologist at the Humboldt University of Berlin, writing on #QueerMigration, #racialization, and sexual politics in #MENA #Europe 🏳🌈 Dr. WiMi ✍️ Queer and Trans Life (2024)& Resisting Far-Right Politics (2024)
📢 Reminder: The Gender & Sexuality Research Network (GSRN) looks forward to seeing you at the next CES conference, June 16–18, 2026, at University College Dublin 🇮🇪. Don’t miss the Call for Papers!
The Gender and Sexuality Research Network (GSRN) is excited to invite you to the next annual CES conference, which will take place at University College Dublin, Ireland, on June 16–18, 2026. Full details for the conference and the Call for Papers are available here: ces-temple.secure-platform.com/a
September 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
📢 Reminder: The Gender & Sexuality Research Network (GSRN) looks forward to seeing you at the next CES conference, June 16–18, 2026, at University College Dublin 🇮🇪. Don’t miss the Call for Papers!
The Gender and Sexuality Research Network (GSRN) is excited to invite you to the next annual CES conference, which will take place at University College Dublin, Ireland, on June 16–18, 2026. Full details for the conference and the Call for Papers are available here: ces-temple.secure-platform.com/a
August 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Gender and Sexuality Research Network (GSRN) is excited to invite you to the next annual CES conference, which will take place at University College Dublin, Ireland, on June 16–18, 2026. Full details for the conference and the Call for Papers are available here: ces-temple.secure-platform.com/a
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✨ OUT NOW! ✨
📚 From our book series with @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
Queer and Trans Life: Anthropological Futures
⌲ Edited by @silviaposocco.bsky.social, @ej-gp.bsky.social, Lars Aaberg & @tunayaltay.bsky.social
Find out more: www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Posocc...
📚 From our book series with @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
Queer and Trans Life: Anthropological Futures
⌲ Edited by @silviaposocco.bsky.social, @ej-gp.bsky.social, Lars Aaberg & @tunayaltay.bsky.social
Find out more: www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Posocc...
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
✨ OUT NOW! ✨
📚 From our book series with @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
Queer and Trans Life: Anthropological Futures
⌲ Edited by @silviaposocco.bsky.social, @ej-gp.bsky.social, Lars Aaberg & @tunayaltay.bsky.social
Find out more: www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Posocc...
📚 From our book series with @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
Queer and Trans Life: Anthropological Futures
⌲ Edited by @silviaposocco.bsky.social, @ej-gp.bsky.social, Lars Aaberg & @tunayaltay.bsky.social
Find out more: www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Posocc...
New paper out! ✨ We critically examine Germany’s 2024 citizenship reform and call for a shift from one-dimensional migration discourse to a postmigrant perspective—viewing migration as a dynamic, multilinear force shaping broader societal transformation w @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social & Naika Foroutan!
Undoing one-dimensionality: reforming German citizenship through the postmigrant framework - Comparative Migration Studies
This paper critically examines Germany’s 2024 citizenship reform, designed to promote integration and pluralism through legal and societal transformations. We argue that the prevailing migration disco...
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New paper out! ✨ We critically examine Germany’s 2024 citizenship reform and call for a shift from one-dimensional migration discourse to a postmigrant perspective—viewing migration as a dynamic, multilinear force shaping broader societal transformation w @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social & Naika Foroutan!
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For #PrideMonth, we're highlighting books with free introductions! Browse our site #GenderStudies & #SexualityStudies: bit.ly/3Fs37yw
Check out QUEER & TRANS LIFE by Posocco @silviaposocco.bsky.social, Gonzalez-Polledo @ej-gp.bsky.social, Aaberg, Altay @tunayaltay.bsky.social: bit.ly/40Rr228
Check out QUEER & TRANS LIFE by Posocco @silviaposocco.bsky.social, Gonzalez-Polledo @ej-gp.bsky.social, Aaberg, Altay @tunayaltay.bsky.social: bit.ly/40Rr228
June 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For #PrideMonth, we're highlighting books with free introductions! Browse our site #GenderStudies & #SexualityStudies: bit.ly/3Fs37yw
Check out QUEER & TRANS LIFE by Posocco @silviaposocco.bsky.social, Gonzalez-Polledo @ej-gp.bsky.social, Aaberg, Altay @tunayaltay.bsky.social: bit.ly/40Rr228
Check out QUEER & TRANS LIFE by Posocco @silviaposocco.bsky.social, Gonzalez-Polledo @ej-gp.bsky.social, Aaberg, Altay @tunayaltay.bsky.social: bit.ly/40Rr228
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UvA Media Studies has some fully funded PhDs in governance and data infrastructure www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3517...
Three Fully-funded Interdisciplinary PhD Positions on Governance by Data Infrastructure
Are you passionate about interdisciplinary research on data infrastructure, governance, and democracy? Do you have a strong interest in citizen science and methodological innovation? The Department of...
www.academictransfer.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
UvA Media Studies has some fully funded PhDs in governance and data infrastructure www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3517...
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People are being kidnapped off the street for their political views, sent to holding centers due process and in defiance of judicial orders, sent to camps overseas, and still progressives and liberals are painted as the real tyrants. These editors aren’t prepared for when it happens to them.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Defeat has a long history of inspiring honest reflection in politics. In this time of frustration and anxiety for Democrats, they should give it a try,” the editorial board writes.
“Defeat has a long history of inspiring honest reflection in politics. In this time of frustration and anxiety for Democrats, they should give it a try,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024
Party leaders have embraced convenient excuses. This perilous political moment requires more self-reflection and honesty.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
People are being kidnapped off the street for their political views, sent to holding centers due process and in defiance of judicial orders, sent to camps overseas, and still progressives and liberals are painted as the real tyrants. These editors aren’t prepared for when it happens to them.
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We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
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OUT NOW – ‘Sex, care and the working body: ambiguities of the gendered racialisation as “Eastern European”’ by @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social & @probursula.bsky.social: A short summary 🧵 (1-11): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
OUT NOW – ‘Sex, care and the working body: ambiguities of the gendered racialisation as “Eastern European”’ by @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social & @probursula.bsky.social: A short summary 🧵 (1-11): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Video of PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk being snatched from the streets in Somerville, MA, by unidentifiable people (& unmarked vehicle), claiming to be police.
Last year, she co-authored an op-ed critiquing Tufts' response to students calling upon the uni to condemn genocide in Gaza.
#fascism
Last year, she co-authored an op-ed critiquing Tufts' response to students calling upon the uni to condemn genocide in Gaza.
#fascism
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Video of PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk being snatched from the streets in Somerville, MA, by unidentifiable people (& unmarked vehicle), claiming to be police.
Last year, she co-authored an op-ed critiquing Tufts' response to students calling upon the uni to condemn genocide in Gaza.
#fascism
Last year, she co-authored an op-ed critiquing Tufts' response to students calling upon the uni to condemn genocide in Gaza.
#fascism
By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, Turkey has crossed from competitive authoritarianism to full-blown autocracy. A must-read analysis: www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy
Erdogan may come to regret his latest power grab.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, Turkey has crossed from competitive authoritarianism to full-blown autocracy. A must-read analysis: www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
Deeply concerning: The Trump admin is revoking legal status for 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua & Venezuela. Meanwhile, a journalist captured the treatment of the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador. Horrific. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Deeply concerning: The Trump admin is revoking legal status for 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua & Venezuela. Meanwhile, a journalist captured the treatment of the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador. Horrific. time.com/7269604/el-s...
I’ve launched my Substack, Footnotes, where I share my journey of writing my first monograph while navigating postdoc life in Germany. If you’re a researcher, writer, or just curious about the behind-the-scenes of academic work, come join me!
tunayaltay.substack.com/p/what-makes...
tunayaltay.substack.com/p/what-makes...
What Makes Up a Writing System?
Building a Writing System: The Tools and Habits That Keep Me Productive as an Academic Writer
tunayaltay.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I’ve launched my Substack, Footnotes, where I share my journey of writing my first monograph while navigating postdoc life in Germany. If you’re a researcher, writer, or just curious about the behind-the-scenes of academic work, come join me!
tunayaltay.substack.com/p/what-makes...
tunayaltay.substack.com/p/what-makes...
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Amazing new release from #TVCE member @silviaposocco.bsky.social, alongside colleagues @ej-gp.bsky.social and @tunayaltay.bsky.social
#AcademicSky 🌈🎓
Check it out!
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#AcademicSky 🌈🎓
Check it out!
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QUEER AND TRANS LIFE: Anthropological Futures, edited by Silvia Posocco (@silviaposocco.bsky.social), EJ Gonzalez-Polledo (@ej-gp.bsky.social), Lars Aaberg, Tunay Altay (@tunayaltay.bsky.social) has now been published!
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Amazing new release from #TVCE member @silviaposocco.bsky.social, alongside colleagues @ej-gp.bsky.social and @tunayaltay.bsky.social
#AcademicSky 🌈🎓
Check it out!
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#AcademicSky 🌈🎓
Check it out!
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Happy to announce an exciting new beginning at
@humboldtuni.bsky.social — a new department within BIM dedicated to gender, sexuality, and migration! I am thrilled to serve as co-head of the department alongside @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social! More information: bim.hu-berlin.de/de/abteilung...
@humboldtuni.bsky.social — a new department within BIM dedicated to gender, sexuality, and migration! I am thrilled to serve as co-head of the department alongside @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social! More information: bim.hu-berlin.de/de/abteilung...
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Happy to announce an exciting new beginning at
@humboldtuni.bsky.social — a new department within BIM dedicated to gender, sexuality, and migration! I am thrilled to serve as co-head of the department alongside @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social! More information: bim.hu-berlin.de/de/abteilung...
@humboldtuni.bsky.social — a new department within BIM dedicated to gender, sexuality, and migration! I am thrilled to serve as co-head of the department alongside @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social! More information: bim.hu-berlin.de/de/abteilung...
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QUEER AND TRANS LIFE: Anthropological Futures, edited by Silvia Posocco (@silviaposocco.bsky.social), EJ Gonzalez-Polledo (@ej-gp.bsky.social), Lars Aaberg, Tunay Altay (@tunayaltay.bsky.social) has now been published!
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
QUEER AND TRANS LIFE: Anthropological Futures, edited by Silvia Posocco (@silviaposocco.bsky.social), EJ Gonzalez-Polledo (@ej-gp.bsky.social), Lars Aaberg, Tunay Altay (@tunayaltay.bsky.social) has now been published!
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40Rr228
#Anthropology #GenderStudies
📢 We’re thrilled to open nominations (incl. self-noms) for the Council for European Studies- Gender and Sexuality RN's Best Article Prize! 🏆 Submit your nomination to tunay.altay@hu-berlin.de by March 14. The paper must be peer-reviewed, published in 2024, and authored by a network member.
February 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
📢 We’re thrilled to open nominations (incl. self-noms) for the Council for European Studies- Gender and Sexuality RN's Best Article Prize! 🏆 Submit your nomination to tunay.altay@hu-berlin.de by March 14. The paper must be peer-reviewed, published in 2024, and authored by a network member.
Heading to #BrownUniversity tomorrow for our book launch on Jan 30. I've been following the deportation news since I arrived in DC three days ago. Borders are not only about the physical exclusion of certain members of society but also methods to normalize mistreatment and violence.
January 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Heading to #BrownUniversity tomorrow for our book launch on Jan 30. I've been following the deportation news since I arrived in DC three days ago. Borders are not only about the physical exclusion of certain members of society but also methods to normalize mistreatment and violence.
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of our book! Special thanks to Dina Wahba for making us feel at home at FU, and to @naikaforoutan.bsky.social for chairing the HU event! The book is #open-access!
January 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of our book! Special thanks to Dina Wahba for making us feel at home at FU, and to @naikaforoutan.bsky.social for chairing the HU event! The book is #open-access!
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"Translating difference: whiteness, racialisation and queer migration in Berlin" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇩🇪
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Berlin, @tunayaltay.bsky.social's paper shows how racism is ambiguously attached to migration and sexual difference.
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Berlin, @tunayaltay.bsky.social's paper shows how racism is ambiguously attached to migration and sexual difference.
Translating difference: whiteness, racialisation and queer migration in Berlin
This article explores how the experiences of queer migration shape and inform racialisation, and how racial categories, such as ‘whiteness’ and ‘non-whiteness’, are employed by queer migrants from…
doi.org
January 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Translating difference: whiteness, racialisation and queer migration in Berlin" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇩🇪
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Berlin, @tunayaltay.bsky.social's paper shows how racism is ambiguously attached to migration and sexual difference.
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Berlin, @tunayaltay.bsky.social's paper shows how racism is ambiguously attached to migration and sexual difference.
Join us for the launch of Resisting Far-Right Politics in the Middle East and Europe, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social! The event will feature a great lineup of speakers, including my co-editors, Nadje Al-Ali and Katharina Galor. 📅 Thursday, January 16 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social 👇
December 11, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Join us for the launch of Resisting Far-Right Politics in the Middle East and Europe, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social! The event will feature a great lineup of speakers, including my co-editors, Nadje Al-Ali and Katharina Galor. 📅 Thursday, January 16 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social 👇
Excited to bring a playful twist to queer sociology this week for SOWI Fachschaft @humboldtuni.bsky.social! Inspired by the viral "What's in my bag?" trend, I’ll unpack my academic bag to explore how the items* I’ve collected over the years shape my practice and identity as a researcher.
December 2, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Excited to bring a playful twist to queer sociology this week for SOWI Fachschaft @humboldtuni.bsky.social! Inspired by the viral "What's in my bag?" trend, I’ll unpack my academic bag to explore how the items* I’ve collected over the years shape my practice and identity as a researcher.
Designing a syllabus for Queer Transnationalism next semester! I will include readings on queer liberalism, globalization, and their impact on sexual politics. I will also explore migration, war, and far-right politics to discuss tensions & transformations. Suggestions are most welcome! ☺️
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Designing a syllabus for Queer Transnationalism next semester! I will include readings on queer liberalism, globalization, and their impact on sexual politics. I will also explore migration, war, and far-right politics to discuss tensions & transformations. Suggestions are most welcome! ☺️
Had so much fun participating in the queer life writing workshop led by Nikolaj Tange. Exploring queer autobiographies as a genre has been truly inspiring. I'm even thinking about starting a reading group in Berlin centered on this theme. If anyone has book recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Had so much fun participating in the queer life writing workshop led by Nikolaj Tange. Exploring queer autobiographies as a genre has been truly inspiring. I'm even thinking about starting a reading group in Berlin centered on this theme. If anyone has book recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
📢Resisting Far-Right Politics is available for pre-order @edinburghup.bsky.social! The volume presents case studies that highlight how far-right politics intersect with gender and sexuality in authoritarian, illiberal, and radical movements in the Middle East and Europe.
November 16, 2024 at 4:41 AM
📢Resisting Far-Right Politics is available for pre-order @edinburghup.bsky.social! The volume presents case studies that highlight how far-right politics intersect with gender and sexuality in authoritarian, illiberal, and radical movements in the Middle East and Europe.