Anthropology

Ayşe Şanlı

Ayse_Sanli@brown.edu
Research Interests Migration, Humanitarianism, Borders, Materiality, Sicily, Mediterranean, Middle East

Biography

Areas of Interest

Ayşe is interested in the intersections of migration, materiality and material culture, borders, humanitarianism, and (il)legality. Her doctoral research explores the everyday material practices that constitute the migrant experience in Sicily, Italy, and the politics of border-making within the broader context of the “refugee crisis” in the Mediterranean. Ayşe holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University (2015) and an MA in Cultural Studies from Sabancı University (2018).

Previous Degrees

  • M.A. in Cultural Studies from Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey

Awards