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) I had previously mentioned this Youtube account that archives Anatolian Rock of 1960s and 1970s with … 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