معرفی
Dr Stefan Tarnowski serves as an Early-Career Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Human, Social and Political Science, specializing in media anthropology, political theory, and postcolonial studies with critical focus on the aftermaths of the 2010-11 Arab Revolutions.
Education
- BA in Oriental Studies (Arabic and Islamic History) from the University of Oxford
- MPhil and PhD in Anthropology from Columbia University (awarded Spring 2022), with additional certificates from the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and Center for Comparative Media
Research Interests
Tarnowski interrogates media infrastructures, film technologies, and their epistemological implications in revolutionary contexts through rigorous anthropological frameworks. His work centers on Syria and Lebanon, analyzing how images and discourses circulate amid political upheaval to challenge conventional narratives of truth and power.
Current projects include a World Records special issue examining Syrian diasporic organization Bidayyat through generational theory, a book on filmmaker collective Abounaddara's concepts of dignity and postcolonial restitution, and an ethnographic account of Lebanon's uprising and collapse drawn from three years of lived experience in Beirut.
Scientific Awards and Grants
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship
- Max Weber Stiftung Grant
- Arab Council for Social Sciences Grant
Publications and Professional Engagement
His interdisciplinary scholarship appears in World Records, Film Quarterly, London Review of Books, and Review of Middle East Studies, demonstrating sustained engagement with anthropology, film studies, and Middle Eastern politics. Additional work includes research, subtitling, and translation for artists and filmmakers, reflecting his commitment to bridging academic and creative practices.
