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Professor Esra Özyürek joined the University of Cambridge after teaching at the London School of Economics and the University of California, San Diego. She completed her PhD at the University of Michigan and earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Political Science at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Her research interests encompass Secularism, Islam, and interfaces between Muslim and Jewish communities, including the themes of religious conversion, empathy, Holocaust memory, and civil religion within the contexts of Turkey and Germany. Özyürek's work critically examines the tensions and negotiations between universalism and particularism, exploring personal narratives of belief and conversion across cultural landscapes. Currently, she is focused on a project investigating how Muslim-background Germans interpret their connection to Holocaust memory, reflecting on issues of identity and commitment to liberal democratic values in a complex sociopolitical environment. She coordinates papers on Religious Conversion and holds the position of Sultan Qaboos Professor of Abrahamic Faiths, providing academic direction and mentorship to PhD students.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Teaching and research in the Faculty of Divinity.
London School of Economics • London, UK
Engaged in teaching and research.
University of California, San Diego • San Diego, CA, USA
Delivered courses and conducted research.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.