Silvia Wolf (PhD)
Research Advisor

Silvia Wolf (PhD)
Research Advisor
Silvia completed her PhD in Global and Area Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2024, with a dissertation on Palestine solidarity concerts in Indonesia. She holds three Master’s degrees, from Leiden University (Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures), Sabanci University (Turkish Studies) and Central European University (Sociology and Social Anthropology). At Sabanci University she conducted ethnographic research on vegan animal rights activism in Istanbul. Silvia has a passion for studying languages and learning about cultures. Her research interests include art and popular culture, Islam in Southeast Asia, colonial history, Turkish Studies, Iranian Studies, Orientalism and Occidentalism, religion, nationalism, transnationalism, veganism and animal rights activism.