Baris Yüksel

I am a doctoral researcher at Tampere University and an author. In my research project I am exploring a postmigrant perspective on belonging of racialized young adults in Finland and Germany. I am especially interested in analyzing how belonging is negotiated in an age of far-right success, the impact of racism, in which ways resistance is possible and how possible postmigrant futures are being constructed.

Generally, the topics migration as a societal norm, anti-immigration narratives, colonial continuities, remembrance and memory in immigrant societies, postmigrant imaginaries and futures intrigue me.   

I have published prose and several poems over the last few years. In 2021, I have written and performed a Poetry performance with texts on migration and racism. In the following years, I co-authored three anthologies on work migration in Germany ("Und so blieb man Eben für immer": Gastarbeiter:innen und Ihre Kinder 2023; Von Gästern und Geistern 2024) and one poetry collection on solidarity and opposing right-wing extremism (Bad Times Poetry: Schluss mit schönen Worten 2025).

Received the Würzburg Peace Award 2024 ( Würzburger Friedenspreis ) for founding and leading an annual project week creating awareness for racism on various levels, establishing a platform for dialogue within the city and supporting people affected by racism through advocacy, different events, educational programs and collaborations.