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
Research and Teaching
Media Anthropology, Production Cultures, the Middle East, Islam, Anthropology of the State, Global Media, Media Audiences, Cultural Elites, Human Rights, Citizenship, Visual Anthropology, Documentary and Ethnographic Film, Race, Gender, and Class, Language Ideologies, Nationalism, Transnationalism
Selected Publications
“‘They don’t care what we watch’: on ratings and culture-making in the Dizi industry,” Visual Anthropology Review, Vol: 40 (2)
“Not Essential”: The Controversial Status of Turkish Dizis.” In Media Industries in Crisis, Vicki Mayer, Miranda Banks, and Noa Lavi, eds, Routledge, 120-127.
“The Dizi Industry’s Global Imaginaries and Narratives of Global Success,” International Communication Gazette, Vol: 85 (3-4)