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Danielle Schoon
Ohio State University
Occupation
Lecturer
Contact
The Ohio State University
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures 300 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road
Columbus OH 43210
United States
ABOUT
Danielle V. Schoon graduated with a PhD from the University of Arizona in Sociocultural Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies. She conducted 14 months of ethnographic research as a Fulbright Fellow in 2011-2012 in Istanbul, Turkey, with a dislocated Roma (Gypsy) community. Her specialties are urban anthropology, anthropologies of the Middle East and Europe, and issues of citizenship, minority identity, and neoliberalism in Turkey. Danielle also has degrees in Religious Studies and Dance, and her work is located at the cross-section of the social sciences and humanities.
Discipline
Anthropology
Sub Areas
Cultural Studies
Dance
Gender/Women's Studies
Identity/Representation
Turkish Studies
Democratization
Development
Ethnic Groups
Globalization
Human Rights
Minorities
Modernization
Nationalism
Political Economy
Urban Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Mediterranean Countries
Spain
Turkey
Europe
Specialties
Performing Arts Means For Ident & Rep
Minority And Human Rights In Turkey
Collaborative Online International Learning
Languages
French (elementary)
Spanish (fluent)
Turkish (intermediate)
Education
PhD | 2015 | Anthropology and MENAS | University of Arizona
MA | 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | University of Arizona
MA | 2002 | World Arts & Cult | UCLA
Abstracts
Becoming Roma: The Impact of Liberalization Policies in Turkey on Gypsy Identity and Civic Engagement Sulukule as an Assemblage: Romani Identity and the Making of Istanbul Romani (“Gypsy”) Citizenship and the Changing Nature of the Political in Turkey Virtual Education Abroad in Istanbul, Turkey: Utilizing the Principles and Practices of Collaborative Online International Learning