Asulis Discourse, Dialog and Democracy Laboratory aims to encourage prospective researchers who will promote pluralism and the ideal of co-existence in Turkey and carry out works in these fields. The aim of the workshops is to create opportunity to discuss theses, enhancing the dialog between researchers working in this field and form connections between academics and researchers.
In the first workshop of the “Asulis Social Sciences Grad Students Workshops” series, three researches from different disciplines focusing on queer theory and methodology will be discussed. The workshop will be held on October 26, Friday in Hrant Dink Foundation, Anarad Hığutyun Building.
The event will be held in Turkish. The maximum number of participants is 15. The application process will end on October 22, at 6 p.m.
PROGRAM:
12.30-13.30
Emirhan Deniz Çelebi
“The Sociological Analysis of Factors Affecting Coming Out Process of Trans Men in Turkey”
Speaker: Cenk Özbay (Sabancı University)
13.45-14.45
Ceren Aydın
“Medicalization of Intersex and Variations of Sex Characteristics:
An Analysis of the Medical Procedures through Narratives of Clinicians and Intersex Individuals in Turkey”
Speaker: Koray Başar (Hacettepe University)
15.00-16.00
Sevcan Tiftik
“Comparative Queer Readings: Queer Potentials in the Texts of Kulin, Mungan and Toptaş”
Speaker: Sibel Irzık (Sabancı University)
