Sumeyra Yildirim is a doctoral candidate in the department of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware.
She is a Fulbright Scholar. She holds an MA (2012) in political science and international relations from the University of Delaware.
Her research interests include Islamophobia, identity, religion, fashion theory, and critical theory. In her dissertation, she seeks to demonstrate the myths linked to Islamophobia and the role of fashion in normalizing and challenging dominant discourses.
She worked as a teaching assistant at the department of political science and taught courses at the English Language Institute at the University of Delaware.
Yildirim has also worked with Institute for Global Studies (IGS) at the University of Delaware, assisting international programs funded by the U.S. Department of State.
