Nevra Akdemir

Dr. Nevra Akdemir, an academic in exile from Turkey, specializes in labor geography, urban studies, gender, and migration. She earned her Ph.D. in urban studies from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, focusing on the effects of economic development and urban transformation on labor, with a particular emphasis on precarious and informal work environments. After completing postdoctoral research at Osnabrück University, she extended her research at Off-University, exploring the intersection of food and displacement. In addition to her academic endeavors, she regularly writes columns on economic and political issues and is actively involved in the migrant women’s movement. She also maintains a strong interest in design.

Session

  • Gastro Academia

    * Zafer Yılmaz –  Moderator * Nevra Akdemir – Cooking Solidarity: The Warm Face of the Struggle of Academics for Peace in Germany (BAK-Almanya) via Community Kitchens in Berlin

  • Reseding Academia: Cultivating Roots of Renewal

    * Pınar Şenoğuz – Moderator * Bediz Yılmaz (Aca-theme Keynote) –Rhizome in the Making: Academics for Peace at Home and in Exile [ONLINE]  * Betül Yarar – Is there such a thing as ‘New Academic Humanitarianism’? Changing and Emerging Discursive and Organisational Strategies in Managing ‘Risk’ or ‘Scholars at Risk  [ONLINE] * Ergün Özgür – Critical […]