Nutsa Batiashvili

Nutsa Batiashvili is a Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the Graduate School at the Free University of Tbilisi. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis, USA, and MA/BA degrees in Psychology from Tbilisi State University. Her research bridges cultural anthropology, memory studies, nationalism studies, and cognitive sciences, focusing on political affect and cognition.

Education:

• PhD in Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
• MA in Psychology, Tbilisi State University
• BA in Psychology, Tbilisi State University

Current research projects include The Anthropology of Anxiety, The Political and Affective Agency of Heritage Objects in Upper Svaneti, and Memory and Anxiety, supported by grants from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Templeton Foundation, and McDonnell Foundation.

Scientific Awards and Fellowships:

• Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship, Oxford University School of Global and Area Studies (2016)
• Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship, Uppsala University Institute of Russian and Eurasian Studies (2021)