Graduate Associate
elifbir[at]yorku.ca
Doctoral Student
Graduate Programme in Social Anthropology, York University
Research Keywords:
Food studies; political ecology; agro-food systems; food security
Research Region(s):
West Asia
Research Diaspora(s):
She holds a BSc degree in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts from Özyeğin University and an MA in Sociology from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey. She was trained as a chef and worked in professional kitchens in Turkey, Hungary and Brazil. Later, she discovered the interdisciplinary world of food studies and focused her work on the food cultures at the intersection of geography and history. She worked on scientific research projects, a multinational food company, and local food cooperatives, which broadened her perspective on the political economy of food. She enjoys cooking for her friends and family, street photography, hiking trips, and mushroom hunting.