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Younes Saramifar is an interdisciplinary scholar at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focusing on narratives of domination, political storytelling, and religious populism. His research applies ethnography across the humanities and social sciences, aiming to rediscover familiar and unfamiliar perspectives on history and collective memory. He engages with diverse research themes including Material Religion, Visual Studies, Intersectional Feminism, Critical Race Theory, and Speculative Realism. Saramifar's academic journey includes an internationally trained background with a PhD in Cultural Anthropology obtained in 2020 Cum Laude, where he addressed the complexities of 'white academia.' He has also participated in editorial roles for the American Ethnologist & Journal Politics, Religion, Ideology. Currently, he supervises PhD candidates on topics ranging from the lives of unaccompanied Eritrean refugee minors to Kurdish feminism and its intersection with contemporary discussions on masculinity and citizenship in the Netherlands. Recognized for his innovative teaching methods, Younes has received multiple nominations for teaching awards at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is also the recipient of several prestigious fellowships and grants aimed at enhancing research in cultural anthropology.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Researches and teaches on topics related to social sciences and cultural anthropology.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.