Education
PhD., Anthropology, New York University
Advanced Certificate in Culture and Media, New York University
MA, Near Eastern Studies, New York University
BA & BS, Bogazici University & SUNY Binghamton
Selected Publications
“‘They don’t care what we watch’: on ratings and culture-making in the Dizi industry,” Visual Anthropology Review, Vol: 40 (2) (2024)
“Not Essential”: The Controversial Status of Turkish Dizis.” In Media Industries in Crisis, V. Mayer, M. Banks, and N. Lavi, eds, Routledge (2024)
“The Dizi Industry’s Global Imaginaries and Narratives of Global Success,” International Communication Gazette, Vol: 85 (3-4) (2023)
Turkey's Dramas On and Off Screen (in progress)
“Student-Faculty Partnerships for Teaching About Conflict,” co-authored multimedia guide with student consultants Nicole Cavalieri and Xianzhuang Jiang for the Teaching and Learning Institute website (in progress)
Courses Designed and Taught
ANTH/VIST/MEIS H277B: Media and the Middle East
ANTH/VIST H276A: Media, Culture, and Society
ANTH/VIST/GSSTH H275A: Race and Gender in Documentary Filmmaking
ANTH 222/PEAC H222B: Human Rights and Culture
ANTH/VIST H276A: Global Media
Courses Designed
ANTH/PEAC/LING H222B: Human Rights: Language, Culture, and Power (for Spring 2025)