Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Istanbul Bilgi University
Eski Silahtaraga Elektrik Santrali Kazim Karabekir
Istanbul
34060
Turkey
ABOUT
Ivo Furman is Assistant Professor at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Faculty of New Media and Communication. He completed his PhD in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2015. His research has been supported by numerous institutions including the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education, the Turkish Science and Technology Foundation (TUBITAK) and Stiftung Mercator. He is part of the research group ‘“Ne mutlu ateistim diyene”. Atheism and the Politics of Culture in Contemporary Turkey’ funded by Stiftung Mercator.
Discipline
Communications
Sub Areas
Media
Turkish Studies
Technology
Information Technology/Computing
Geographic Areas of Interest
Turkey
Specialties
Social Media
Digital Methods
Popular Culture
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (native)
German (intermediate)
Education
PhD
| 2015
| Sociology
| Goldsmiths College, University of London
Abstracts
Internet troll humour or subtle subversion? Imagining #imamhatiplerkapatilsin as a counter-hegemonic space
Superheroes for a 'New Turkey' - Neo-Ottoman Representations in Hakan Muhafız and Akıncı
