Kurdish Studies Conference: Developing Kurdish Studies as a scholarly field

This plenary session, delivered as part of the 2026 Kurdish Studies Conference by Marlene Schäfers, University of Utrecht and Kurdish Studies Journal and Welat Zeydanlıoğlu, Kurdish Studies Network, was a conversation about the state of Kurdish Studies as a scholarly field. The session was moderated by Veli Yadirgi. Marlene Schäfers is associate professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology…