Bargu, Banu
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Banu Bargu

PhD, Government, Cornell University
MA, Government, Cornell University
MA, Political Science and International Relations, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
BA, Management, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Assistant Professor in Political Science

Profile:
I am interested in political theory, particularly modern, late modern, and critical theory, and leftist politics, broadly conceived. My work is concerned with themes such as the state, resistance, revolutionary breaks, human rights, and democracy. My current research is focused on how contemporary forms of political self-sacrifice, such as hunger striking, suicide attack, and self-immolation, shed light on perennial concerns of modern political theory, particularly theories of sovereignty, order/disorder, agency, and violence.
Courses Taught:
Theories and Practices of Resistance
Equality
Theories of Hegemony
Anarchism
Politics of Violence
Sovereignty and Its Critics
Recent Publications:
“Spectacles of Death: Dignity, Dissent, and Sacrifice in Turkey’s Prisons,” in Formations of Coercion: Policing and Prisons in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Laleh Khalili and Jillian Schwedler (forthcoming, Columbia University Press)
Office Location:
New School for Social Research
Department of Political Science
6 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, Room 725
Phone Number/Extension:
(212) 229-5747 x 3381

Email:
bargub@newschool.edu

Research Interests:
Revolutionary politics; Marxist, post-Marxist, anarchist thought; Critical theory; Theories of sovereignty, self-sacrifice, and violence; Prisons, political prisoners, and human rights; Political economy; Middle East politics
Professional Affiliations:
American Political Science Association
Western Political Science Association
Middle East Studies Association
Awards and Honors:

• Janice N. and Milton J. Esman Graduate Prize for Distinguished Scholarship (Best Dissertation Award), Government Department, Cornell University, 2007
• Mellon Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Cornell University, 2006-2007
• Luigi Einaudi Fellowship, Institute for European Studies, Cornell University, 2004-2005
• John M. and Emily B. Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching, Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University, 2002-2003
• Sage Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Cornell University, 2000-2001

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