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Leyla  Neyzi

neyzi-sabanciuniv.edu

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Education

  • B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Stanford University (USA), 1982;
  • M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center (USA), 1985;
  • Ph.D. in Development Sociology, Cornell University (USA), 1991.

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor, Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 1998-present
  • Oral History Project Director, Economic and Social History Foundation, 1995-1996
  • Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Boğaziçi University, 1992-1994

Areas of Interest

  • Cultural Identity, Oral History, Memory Studies, Nationalism and Minorities, Middle Eastern and Southeast European Ethnography, Urban Anthropology, Subjectivity, Youth Culture.

Memberships

  • American Anthropology Association International Oral History Association European Association for Social Anthropology Association for Cultural Studies Middle East Studies Association

Awards

  • Visiting Scholar, Oxford University Programme on Contemporary Turkey and Senior Associate Member, St. Antony’s College - Oxford University  2004