"Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants, Nationalism, and Modern Turkey" Book Talk with Yeşim Bayar

Join International Affairs as we welcome Author Yeşim Bayar as she discusses her new book "Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants, Nationalism, and Modern Turkey". With Discussant, Professor Berna Turam. Drawing on the life stories of Armenian migrants from Turkey to Canada, "Looking Back" explores the human costs of nationalism. While the examination is anchored in how Armenians remember their experiences inside a nationalist landscape, Bayar’s discussion also considers the complex relationship between everyday life, emotions, history, and making sense of the past away from the homeland. Speaker Bio: Yeşim Bayar is an Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Lawrence University, New York. Her research interests include nationalism, citizenship, migration and refugeedom, ethnic and religious minorities, and state power. Bayar has published articles in several journals. In addition to Looking Back (2026), she is the author of "The Formation of the Turkish Nation State" (2014). Please RSVP by November 16 at https://forms.gle/cn5BeKR4fZEvNm2m9.