hello. i am a political sociologist with trans-disciplinary expertise on (world) political violence, political aesthetics, political design, and social critique.
Jonathan Luke Austin is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen. Austin’s research agenda is currently orientated around four main axes: 1) the ontology and microsociology of political violence, 2) the relationships between technology, design theory and world politics, 3) the political status of aesthetics, and 4) the contemporary state of scientific critique. Alongside these foci, Austin possesses a decade of research and field experience in the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq) and regularly consults for NGOs and the media on current events.
Grievable / Ungrievable: A short dance-based film encapsulating my work on political violence.
Hebron, Palestine
Van, Turkey
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq
Damascus, Syria
Peshawar, Pakistan
Ramallah, Palestine
Ramallah, Palestine
Jalazone, Palestine
Erbil, Iraq
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Train to Iran, Turkey
Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria
Bethlehem, Palestine
Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Tripoli, Lebanon
Saida, Lebanon
Road to Kirkuk, Iraq
Aleppo, Syria
Beirut, Lebanon
Dohuk, Iraq
Erbil, Iraq
Beirut, Lebanon
Hebron, Palestine
Jenin, Palestine
Damascus, Syria
Ramallah, Palestine
Istanbul, Turkey
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jayous, Palestine
Silopi, Turkey
Jerusalem, Palestine
Jerusalem, Palestine
Beirut, Lebanon
Istanbul, Turkey
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Raqqa, Syria
Israeli Checkpoint, Palestine
Lahore, Pakistan
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Hebron, Palestine
Nablus, Palestine
Tripoli, Lebanon
Ramallah, Palestine
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo