Methodology and War with Dilar Dirik (5 May)

Monday 5 May 2025, 11am – 1pm, Practice Suite 1.12, Chrystal Macmillan Building

In this seminar, we will explore the meaning and limits of research in a context of asymmetric war and counterinsurgency. How to write history in a global context of counterterrorism and geopolitical complexity? What ethical and political responsibilities arise for researchers who study radical and revolutionary struggles?

The seminar is open to PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, academic staff, PGR students. Readings will be shared with participants to read ahead of the workshop.

Bio: Dr Dilar Dirik is an independent researcher and writer. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. Her book “The Kurdish Women’s Movement: History, Theory, Practice” was published in 2022 with Pluto Press.

Lunch will be provided.

In advance of the seminar, please read this short book chapter on research in the context of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party terror-labelling.

In advance of the seminar, please read this short book chapter on research in the context of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party terror-labelling. 

Mekap Shoe

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/166/oa_monograph/chapter/3425517

Participants may also be interested in Dilar’s short contribution on research and the criminalized diaspora here: Understanding the Resistance – The Sociological Review.