Ceren Mert Travlos
Education
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey, Doctorate (Certified by E.C.E. – Educational Credential Evaluators, United States), Institute of Social Sciences, Doctor in Sociology (PhD) (2008-2013).
- Goldsmiths, Univeristy Of London, Visiting Ph.D Researcher Centre for Cultural Studies (2012-2013)
- Middle East Technical Univeristy (METU), Turkey, Master’s (Certified by E.C.E. – Educational Credential Evaluators, United States), Institute of Social Sciences, Master in Sociology, Published Master’s Thesis Title: The Vigorous Local: Culture Industry, Hip-Hop and the Politics of Resistance in the Age of Globalization. (2000-2003)
- Middle East Technical Univeristy (METU), Turkey, Undergraduate (Honors) (Certified by E.C.E. – Educational Credential Evaluators, United States), Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology (1997-2000)
- Univeristy of San Francisco, San Francisco-USA, Undergraduate, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology (1996-1997)
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Journals
‘Caricaturing the Enemy: Caricatures and the Greek-Turkish War 1919-1922’, together with Konstantinos Travlos and Doruk Akyüz, in European Journal of Humour Research (EJHR), 10(4), Jan 2023, doi.org/10.7592/EJHR.2022.10.4.707, pp. 57-81
‘Representation of European Utopia and its Discontents in the Films of Fatih Akın’, in Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 62(6) Sage, Nov. 2022, Doi: 10.1177/00221678211009642, pp. 822-837
‘The Duality of Creative Hubs in Non-Western Contexts’, in Cultural Trends, 30(2) Routledge, Feb. 2021, Doi: 10.1080/09548963.2021.1877994, pp. 99-121
‘Global Cities and Organized Crime: The Shifting Landscape of Gotham’, in The Journal of Popular Culture, 52(1) Wiley, Feb. 2019, Doi: 10.1111/jpcu.12760, pp. 153-168
‘İstanbul’da Bir Üçüncü Mekân Okuması: ‘Pozitif’ Titreşimler ve Babylon’ (‘A Reading of Thirdspace in Istanbul: ‘Pozitif’ Vibrations and Babylon’) in Idealkent: Kent Araştırmaları Dergisi (Idealkent: Journal of Urban Studies) no. 2, Dec. 2010, Ankara, pp. 86-113
‘Resistive Sounds of Europe’s “Adopted” Children: The East / West and Black / White Crossovers’, in Cultural Landscapes: A Journal of Cultural Studies 1(2), 2008, pp. 70-92
Book Chapters
‘Istanbul’s Sounds and its “Creative” Hubs: Creative Actors Articulating the City into Transnational Networks through Music’, Creative Hubs in Question: Place, Space and Work in the Creative Economy (Eds. Rosalind Gill, Andy C. Pratt and Tarek E. Virani), Palgrave Macmillan, March 2019, ISBN: 978-3030106522 pp. 171-187
‘In Search of a New Paradise and the Construction of Hell in The 100’, together with A. Firestone, The Last Midnight: Essays on Apocalyptic Narratives in Millennial Media, (Eds. Amanda Firestone, Leisa A. Clark, and Mary F. Pharr), McFarland, Oct. 2016, ISBN: 978-1476663234 pp.154-163
‘İstanbul’un Küresel Akışlar İçerisindeki Dijital Sesleri ve Mekânları’ (‘The Digital Voices and Spaces of Istanbul within the Global Flows’) published in Kültür Envanteri – İstanbul’da Eğlence Kitabı (Entertainment in Istanbul: part of the Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture Inventory series) (Eds. Volkan Aytar & Kübra Parmaksızoğlu), Istanbul Bilgi University Press, April 2011, Istanbul, pp. 179- 186
‘Kartezyenden Panoptisizme: Bireyin Çözülüşü ve Bilim / İktidar ile Olan İlişkisi” (‘From Cartesian to Panopticism: The Disintegration of the Subject and its Relation with Power and Science’), together with G. Önder, (eds. E. Candan et al.), Bilim ve İktidar, Dipnot, 2008, Ankara, pp. 422-433
Book Reviews
‘Metric Power’, in Cultural Sociology, 13(1) Sage Journals, Jan. 2019, Doi:10.1177/1749975518819680, pp. 135-137
‘Urban Music and Entrepreneurship: Beats, Rhymes and Young People’s Enterprise’, in Cultural Sociology, 12(1) Sage Journals, Jan. 2018, Doi: 10.1177/1749975517753102, pp.116-118
‘The Quantified Self: A Sociology of Self-Tracking’, in Cultural Sociology, 11(3) Sage Journals, Sept. 2017, Doi: 10.1177/1749975517722340, pp.377-378
‘The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being’, in Cultural Sociology, 10(4) Sage Journals, Dec. 2016, Doi: 10.1177/1749975516672371g, pp.549-550
Works in Progress for Peer Review Submission
Disassembling of the Individual in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism: New Technologies and Corporations in ‘Mr. Robot’ –Under Review
Contemporary Sounds of Iceland in the Secular-Spaces of Istanbul: Connection of Disconnected Geographies through Music
Other Publications
‘Creative Spaces of the Immigrants: Revisiting the Discussions on City-Space, Technology and Artistic Practices’ ISEA 2011 (International Symposium in Electronic Art) Proceeding Paper can be reached online: http://isea2011.sabanciuniv.edu/paper/creative-spaces-immigrants-revisiting-discussions-city- space-technology-and-artistic-practices.html
“Modada Renklerin Etkisi” (‘The Affect of Colours in Fashion’), Moda Ankara (Ankara Textile Manufacturers’ Association Publishing), Ankara, Spring 2005
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
- SOCI 1101 – Introduction to Sociology SOC 201 – Introduction to Social Sciences GARM 213– Sociology
- HSS 140 – Introduction to Sociology
- HSS 224 – Human Development and Culture
- HSS 321 – Technological Change, Popular Culture and the Media HSS 413 – Popular Music: A Reflection of Politics and Society STS 306 – Sociology of Science and Technology
- IR 327 – Urban Politics: A Sociological Reading of Cities
- IR 101 – Introduction to Political Science (Online-Zoom)
- IR 420 – Political and Social Perspectives on Popular Music (Online-Zoom)