I have been meaning to share my Spotify lists for a while. Last year, I finally decided to switch to Spotify. A combination of codes, materialities, and usage practices led me to this switch. A few years ago, when I searched for some obscure metal bands, Spotify did not have them. So I kept my … Read more
My dear readers, I am about to reach the end of my sabbatical year. I am formally on leave until the end of July 2019 but I will probably be at work by June. In fact, there are already thesis committee duties by May 22. In most of Boston stay, I was sort of in … Read more
Since watching The Last Chess Shop in New York City I have been meaning to visit the Chess Forum in New York. Yesterday I took a Greyhound to meet with a friend. After a 4-hour and relatively comfortable trip, I reached the city. After meeting with my friend, I rushed to see the place. You … Read more
I am settled and quite happy with my life now. Not a very social life but it is worthy for a limited period of time. In fact, I am kind of stressed with the writing deadlines. Not much, but I have to intensify my writing pace and since I have not much else to do, … Read more
I had found a place to live until my stay at MIT ends. But the person who insisted I should sublet her place had not notified her roommate and so my accommodation plan got crushed. I hurriedly found an Airbnb place for a month and I have never seen a more unwelcoming host in my … Read more
I am still not settled yet in Boston as I have arrived last night in the middle of the polar vortex. In the meantime, check out this song that had supposedly inspired Rolling Stone’s Paint It, Black (The claim here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxBsgXEMHlU I had previously mentioned this Youtube account that archives Anatolian Rock of 1960s and 1970s … Read more
Despite several trips to the US before, California was one of the least known places for me. I believe I had a good opportunity in my first part of Sabbatical to be more familiar with CA. Still, I don’t believe I have made a substantive social circle to get more insider news. Unfortunately, circumstances were … Read more
Wherever I go, I pay my tributes to metal gods (Do you remember my Black Metal sites visit in Norway?). Now I am thinking it has been 30 years I listen to Metallica and Slayer and others. While I was watching a documentary recently, Inside Metal: The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal, I have realized that both … Read more
After the AAA, I was busy with other stuff and I could not write about how our conference took place. I was meaning to start my presentation with an anectode and I did it: I owe a lot to my flatmate back in Istanbul, who was an ardent cryptocurrency trader. As usual, our panel did not … Read more
I have been recently busy with overviewing recent literature on political trolls. This is for a workshop that will take place next weekend in Munich, Germany. I have been to Germany many times, but it is the first time to be in Munich. I was meaning to take a trip to Istanbul but it seems … Read more
After a long train trip, I have arrived in San Jose last night. It is the AAA Annual meetings time. I may be posting about the meetings in the next few days. The train had to wait for two hours because a fire erupted closeby near Simi Valey. The weather quality in San Jose and … Read more
A few weeks ago, I have attended a class trip- a fieldwork experiment in UC Irvine Anthropology – in Signal Hill, where is close to Los Angeles. Half an hour at most. I have never heard of Signal Hill before I arrived in Irvine. I have always imagined oil rigs out of urban contexts but … Read more
My 5-day intense trip ended last night as I arrived back to lovely Irvine. The only problem was the last part of the trip. Instead of continuing the train trip to Los Angeles, I had decided to take the bus from San Jose to Anaheim in order to shorten the trip. I was recommended to … Read more
I have attended (or attending right now) this workshop. That was the reason I cut short my trip and got back to this fantastic workshop: UCI Open Anthropology Seminar Anthropological Publishing Through an Anthropological Lens FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 11:30-4:30 UCI (ROOM TBA) 11:30am: Introduction and lunch 12:00pm: Launching a New, Open Access Journal: Teaching and Learning … Read more
Yes, I am on a trip. I flew to Seattle 2 days ago. I have been meaning to see Seattle for ages and it definitely did not disappoint me. Tomorrow I take a train trip to Portland – another city I was very curious about- and after only staying a day- because there is a … Read more