PhD

PhD Thesis Title: The Prefigurative Politics of Knowledge: From Kurdish Movements to Kurdish Studies

PhD Supervisor:  Julie Billaud, Till Mostowlansky

This thesis follows the interactions of intellectuals engaged in Kurdish Studies, an emerging academic field which is deeply linked to the intellectualism of the Kurdish Liberation movement. An examination of the ways that different individuals and groups of intellectuals approach and define the political goals and values embedded in overlapping networks of knowledge production, this thesis seeks to shed light on the political role of indigenous, diasporic, and activist intellectuals during a period when the parameters of universities, intellectual communities, and global publics are rapidly shifting.
 

Profile

Clare Maxwell is a second year ANSO PhD Candidate. She holds a Masters Degree in Development Studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and has prior experience working as a journalist and non-profits communications professional in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
 

Research Interests
 

• Anthropology of Knowledge Exchange
• Social Movements
• 21st Century Socialism
• Kurdish Studies
• Middle Eastern Studies
• Migration and Diaspora Studies

Affiliations
 

• Global Migration Center