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Some Alternative Social Media URLs
The list is taken from an article I have just read Gehl, R. W. (2015). The case for alternative social media. Social Media+ Society, 1(2), 2056305115604338. WWW sites GNU social:... Read more
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“Technologies of Relational Finance, i.e. #cryptocurrency” is the focus of my Spring semester course (MED512) [#bitcoin #blockchain #fintech]
This is the beginning of my research on cryptocurrency circles in Turkey. The course will have many guests from the industry. I offer the main reading list and all readings... Read more
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2018 Spring Readings of my doctoral course (Theories of New Media)- in case you were wondering…
There might be changes in the weekly arrangements. New readings might be added. Readings can be found by clicking the links. These links will disappear eventually. All shared material is for educational... Read more
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Reading “Night Train to Lisbon”, staying in Switzerland and thinking about a project in Lisbon…
It was in my reading list and I started to read the novel, Night Train to Lisbon. It was a good coincidence that I came to Zurich and now in... Read more
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R.I.P Şerif Mardin. A very big loss for Social Sciences in Turkey
Going beyond the local polarizations, Prof. Mardin paved the way for recent developments in social sciences in Turkey. Şerif Mardin – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şerif_Mardin Şerif Mardin (born 1927) is a prominent Turkish... Read more
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A literary masterpiece finally translated to English: The Disconnected by Oğuz Atay
I haven’t seen a denser piece in Turkish literature. If Oğuz Atay lived longer, he would be a major challenge to Orhan Pamuk… Enjoy if you can:) Here is the Amazon... Read more
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This semester’s syllabus for my “Theories of New Media (COMM 720)” course
I have restructured my doctoral course this semester. Renewed most of the readings with the most up to date works I could find. Selection of topic are of course arbitrary to some... Read more
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I will not miss 2016 but it was a productive year in reading-wise…
My GoodReads profile... Read more
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Readings of my doctoral course: “Theories of New Media”
Every semester I do change most of the readings. This is the new list, I have come up with. As usual, suggestions are welcome. The course is taught at the Communication Sciences... Read more
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Türkiye’den Başarılı Olabilecek bir E-Reader Projesi: #Calibro by @babilcom
Türkiye’den Başarılı Olabilecek bir E-Reader Projesi: Calibro İlk e-reader’ım olan Sony Reader’ı alalı 7 yıl oldu. Sonrasında 3 tane e-reader modeli daha elime geçti. En sonra olarak da denemek üzere... Read more
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2014 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Patrick Modiano- I haven’t read any of his novels, such a shame!
I am checking out what I can read in English…. I found 3 of his novels so far. I will start with “Honeymoon” His Goodreads page here. Patrick Modiano |... Read more
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Brief note on New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun
New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is probably one of the best/most substantive readers in... Read more
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Mini review: Anthropology Beyond Culture (Wenner Gren International Symposium Series) by Barbara J. King (Editor)
Anthropology Beyond Culture by Barbara J. King My rating: 2 of 5 stars I have encountered the culture debate through the Writing Culture tradition. Later I was excitedly reading Ferguson/Gupta... Read more
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Mini review: “You Talkin’ To Me?
You Talkin’ To Me? by Sam Leith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Easy read. Refreshes the very basics of rhetoric. It is a good idea to provide portrayals of... Read more
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Once upon a time, here are some technological expectations in early 1990s…
From The New Media Theory Reader, 39-40 A basic development in the very near future is the merger of computers and telecommunications (Bradley et al., 1993; Scientific American Special Issue,... Read more
