Younes Saramifar

I take pride in the fact that I begun my higher education in sociology/cultural anthroplogy and remained consistently within the discpline of social sciences while maintaining diverse interests. My research interests begin with the mundane affairs of everyday life and end up in most weird and lesser explored corners of existence. So be aware of the maddness before coming closer.

My work concentrates on questions of subjectivity, violence, materiality and print culture. However, I maintain an academic interest in sexuality, digital presence and gender studies. I explored the question of materiality of guns and bodies while studying militancy and militants in Lebanon. Currently, I am tracing the pleasures of violence and the convergence of the subjectivity of authors and readers within propaganda materials and state sanctioned memoirs.

My theoretical interests are influenced by post-structuralism, critical theory and storytelling. Therfeore, I designed and organize the Summer School in 'hands-on anthroplogy and storytelling'. You can find more information about it here https://handsonanthropology.org/ and Stories from Amsterdam.

• FSW | Amsterdam | coordinator | 2016-11-11

Ancillary activities are updated daily

At the moment I teach:

• Theorectical Orientation on Mobility, Diversity and Development PART ONE
• Field Research Design
• Ethnographic writing and master thesis writings
• Hands-on Anthropology and Ethnography (Summer School)

• Nomination for Teacher Talent Prize 2016-2017, FSW, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Petrer Beahr Prize for Best Research proposal 2017

Book Review Editor for Journal of Perpetarator Studies

Book Review Editor for Journal of Politics, Religion and Ideology