BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;Sovereignty\, Order and Conflict presentsSovereignty in Drag: On Fakes\,\nForeclosure\, and Un becoming StatesA\ngrowing ethnographic literature demonstrates the mundane practices through\nwhich both the state and sovereignty are performed. Th is article asks at what\npoint such performances succeed or where they may fail\, even for those enacting\nthem. The article builds on long-term res earch in an unrecognized state\, the\n“Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus \,” which is often called a pirate or\npseudo-state and which has undergon e several decades of international\nisolations. Since the early 2000s\, ho wever\, Turkish Cypriots have experienced\nthe closer integration of their “state” into the global economy and transnational\ninstitutions. This has resulted in international engagement with their “state”\nthat has made it appear more “real\,” even as\, paradoxically\, citizens have\ndeveloped t heir own pervasive discourse of pseudo-ness. The article uses\nexamples of engagement with the unrecognized entity to show how\, in the context\nof globalization\, citizens learn\, in their daily lives\, to perform their s tate\nas a “state\,” persistently calling attention to the made-up nature of their\nsovereignty claims. The article develops the concept of the unbe coming to refer\nto entities that are foreclosed from their inception\, as well as the unsuitable\nor unfitting form that such entities acquire when certain desires are always\nalready impossible.Rebecca BryantProfessor of Cultural Anthropology Utrecht UniversityRebecca Bryant is a Professor of Cultural Anthropology at\nUtrecht University and \;an anthropologist o f politics and law. She has published\nnumerous books and articles. Her wo rk has focused on ethnic conflict and\ndisplacement\, border practices\, p ost-conflict reconciliation\, and contested\nsovereignty on both sides of the Cyprus Green Line and in Turkey. \;Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Center for European StudiesClick here to registerF or more information please contact\, Ryan Griffiths\, rgriff01@syr.edu or to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Morgan B icknell\, mebickne@syr.edu. DTEND:20210326T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260513T232542Z DTSTART:20210326T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sovereignty in Drag: On Fakes\, Foreclosure\, and Unbecoming States UID:RFCALITEM639142971421604013 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;

Sovereignty\, Order and Conflict presents


Sover eignty in Drag: On Fakes\,\nForeclosure\, and Unbecoming States


A\ngrowing ethnographic literature demonstrates the mundane pra ctices through\nwhich both the state and sovereignty are performed. This a rticle asks at what\npoint such performances succeed or where they may fai l\, even for those enacting\nthem. The article builds on long-term researc h in an unrecognized state\, the\n“Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\,” which is often called a pirate or\npseudo-state and which has undergone se veral decades of international\nisolations. Since the early 2000s\, howeve r\, Turkish Cypriots have experienced\nthe closer integration of their “st ate” into the global economy and transnational\ninstitutions. This has res ulted in international engagement with their “state”\nthat has made it app ear more “real\,” even as\, paradoxically\, citizens have\ndeveloped their own pervasive discourse of pseudo-ness. The article uses\nexamples of eng agement with the unrecognized entity to show how\, in the context\nof glob alization\, citizens learn\, in their daily lives\, to perform their state \nas a “state\,” persistently calling attention to the made-up nature of t heir\nsovereignty claims. The article develops the concept of the unbecomi ng to refer\nto entities that are foreclosed from their inception\, as wel l as the unsuitable\nor unfitting form that such entities acquire when cer tain desires are always\nalready impossible.


Rebe cca Bryant

Professor of Cultural Anthropology

Utrech t University


Rebecca Bryant is a Professor of Cultural An thropology at\nUtrecht University and \;an anthropologist of politics and law. She has published\nnumerous books and articles. Her work has focu sed on ethnic conflict and\ndisplacement\, border practices\, post-conflic t reconciliation\, and contested\nsovereignty on both sides of the Cyprus Green Line and in Turkey. \;


Co-sponsored by the Depa rtment of Anthropology and the Center for European Studies


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For more information please contact\, Ryan Gr iffiths\, rgriff01@syr.edu or to request additional accommodation arrangem ents\, please contact Morgan Bicknell\, mebickne@syr.edu.

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