Sinan Çankaya

Sinan Çankaya (b. 1982) is an anthropologist and writer. He obtained his PhD on diversity in the police force (Safer Outside Than In, 2011) and went on to research ethnic profiling (The Control Of Martians And Other Scum, 2012). He wrote monthly columns for De Correspondent. His book Mijn ontelbare identiteiten (My Multiple Identities) was awarded the Jan Hanlo Essay prize, the Sociologische Bril and the E. du Perron Prize. He currently lectures at the Vrije University (VU) in Amsterdam.

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Winner E. du Perronprijs 2020/2021

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Sinan Çankaya

My Innumerable Identities

When asked to give a speech on ‘breaking through boundaries’ at his old secondary school, cultural anthropologist Sinan Çankaya finds himself forced to describe his quest for his identity. ‘But what do they want me to say?’ he asks himself repeatedly. He can’t help but think of the problems he faced due to others constantly pigeonholing and defining him, and the discrimination he experienced at that very school.

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