Büşra Unluonen

Büşra Unluonen is a Ph.D. candidate in Cultural Anthropology and the Art & Collaborative Inquiry Fellow at the James Gallery, CUNY Graduate Center. Her dissertation research delves into the intersections of cultural heritage, the (built-)environment, and good life imaginaries in Türkiye’s rural Black Sea region. Her work, tentatively titled “Irreverent Politics: Humor, Blue Tarp Aesthetic, and Arcadian Living in Türkiye,” posits irreverence as an ethico-political stance. This stance characterizes a unique political culture in Türkiye, enabling individuals and communities to assert their right to the places they inhabit. She holds a BA in Social and Political Sciences from Sabancı University and an MA in International Relations from Koç University, both in İstanbul, Türkiye.