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Yasar Ozan Say
Bridgewater State University
Occupation
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Contact
ABOUT
Ozan Say holds a PhD in Folklore from Indiana University and an MA in History from Bogazici University. He is interested in ethnographic investigation of displacement/migration, sense of place, and belonging. He currently teaches courses on Middle Eastern anthropology, transnationalism and migration, and folklore at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA.
Discipline
Anthropology
Sub Areas
19th-21st Centuries
Balkan Studies
Diaspora/Refugee Studies
Ethnic Groups
Ethnography
Folklore/Folklife
Identity/Representation
Mediterranean Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Minorities
Nationalism
Population Studies
Transnationalism
Turkish Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Anatolia
Balkans
Mediterranean Countries
Turkey
Specialties
How Ritual And Festive Practices Foster A Sense Of
Negotiation Of Ethnic And Religious Boundaries In
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (fluent)
Greek (intermediate)
Education
PhD | 2013 | Folklore and Ethnomusicology | Indiana University
MA | 2006 | History | Bogazici University
BA | 2003 | Management | Bogazici University
Abstracts
Panigyirs of Imbros: Building Community and Placemaking on an Aegean Island