Irem Kavasoğlu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1258567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irem Kavasoğlu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irem |
| FAMILY NAME | Kavasoğlu |
| SIGNATURE | KAVASOĞLU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cukurova University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3969-1163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Following western conceptions of masculinity
This article uses qualitative interview data derived from 18 Turkish gay males who exist within in a traditionally masculine space in order to examine for a social movement pattern based in relation to the Western context. In examining the entanglement of homophobia with cisgender masculine social hierarchies it suggests similarity between current Turkish culture and historical American culture: that the antecedent of homophobia facilitates an ap…
We Are Also in These Spaces!”
This study focused on examining the leisure constraints experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) individuals who live in Turkey. Using "leisure constraints" as a framework and qualitative interviews as our method, we found that study participants experienced intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural constraints. Specifically, participants said they did not feel safe participating in leisure activities (in public s…
A Space of One’s Own? The Tensions of Being Visible on Instagram for Turkish Female Athletes
In this study, we seek to understand how Turkish female athletes who are active on Instagram experience cyber violence, the cultural context of that violence, and the ways in which athletes negotiate and struggle with violence via a critical feminist approach. We analyze data obtained via individual, in-depth interviews with 15 athletes using the thematic analysis method. The findings show that active use of Instagram brings with it experiences o…
“Your Hair or the Team!” Body Politics and Possibilities of Resistance in Women’s Football in Turkey
This research aims to discuss the experiences of the athletes in the field of football who are notcompatible with the normalized body in women’s football in Turkey, with Foucault's conceptual tools.We focused on football as a research field since it is one of the fields where gender inequality in sportis most visible. In this manner, women’s football idealizes cis-heteronormative femininity. Wecollected the data of this research, using qualitativ…
Turkey’s First Female Auto Racing Champion
The aim of this study was to analyze the experience of Turkey’s first female auto racing champion Samiye Cahit Morkaya during the early Republican period in the context of efforts to construct Turkey’s modern women’s identity. Newspapers and magazines published between 1932 and 1935 when Samiye Cahit participated in auto racing, were analyzed. Morkaya came at the top by breaking her own records in all races in which she participated. Starting wit…
Gay men and masculinity in a homohysteric Turkish body building culture
This research provides the first-ever examination into the relationship between being a gay male athlete and body building in Turkey. We use the stage modelling of Inclusive Masculinity Theory in order to interpret the experiences of six gay men with recreational bodybuilding experience in a homohysteric setting. We find that they engage with bodybuilding in order to hyper-masculinize their appearance and gain self-confidence in their attraction …
Gendered Body of Turkish Bikini Fitness Athletes on Instagram
This study sought to understand how Turkish bikini fitness athletes discipline their bodies on Instagram by using Foucault’s theorization of self-surveillance. We examined Instagram photos of 10 bikini fitness athletes and completed interviews with them. We analysed data by conducting quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The findings show that both bikini fitness and Instagram are modern forms of self-surveillance for Turkish female ath…
Boys’ Gymnastics Experience and Hegemonic Masculinity from Parents’ Perspectives in Turkey
The construction of compulsory heterosexuality by referees in women's football in Turkey
Football is an area of activity that ratifies power relations based on gender and feeds heterosexism, homophobia, and discrimination in Turkey. Accordingly, and as is seen in other countries, the body and sexuality of women footballers is the subject of considerable debate. The enforcement of compulsory heterosexuality and heteronormativity are reproduced by many actors in football. In this research, based on a feminist perspective, the experienc…
Gendered Body of Turkish Bikini Fitness Athletes on Instagram
This study sought to understand how Turkish bikini fitness athletes discipline their bodies on Instagram by using Foucault’s theorization of self-surveillance. We examined Instagram photos of 10 bikini fitness athletes and completed interviews with them. We analysed data by conducting quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The findings show that both bikini fitness and Instagram are modern forms of self-surveillance for Turkish female ath…
A Space of One’s Own? The Tensions of Being Visible on Instagram for Turkish Female Athletes
In this study, we seek to understand how Turkish female athletes who are active on Instagram experience cyber violence, the cultural context of that violence, and the ways in which athletes negotiate and struggle with violence via a critical feminist approach. We analyze data obtained via individual, in-depth interviews with 15 athletes using the thematic analysis method. The findings show that active use of Instagram brings with it experiences o…
We Are Also in These Spaces!”
This study focused on examining the leisure constraints experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) individuals who live in Turkey. Using "leisure constraints" as a framework and qualitative interviews as our method, we found that study participants experienced intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural constraints. Specifically, participants said they did not feel safe participating in leisure activities (in public s…
The construction of compulsory heterosexuality by referees in women's football in Turkey
Football is an area of activity that ratifies power relations based on gender and feeds heterosexism, homophobia, and discrimination in Turkey. Accordingly, and as is seen in other countries, the body and sexuality of women footballers is the subject of considerable debate. The enforcement of compulsory heterosexuality and heteronormativity are reproduced by many actors in football. In this research, based on a feminist perspective, the experienc…
Gendered Body of Turkish Bikini Fitness Athletes on Instagram
This study sought to understand how Turkish bikini fitness athletes discipline their bodies on Instagram by using Foucault’s theorization of self-surveillance. We examined Instagram photos of 10 bikini fitness athletes and completed interviews with them. We analysed data by conducting quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The findings show that both bikini fitness and Instagram are modern forms of self-surveillance for Turkish female ath…
Boys’ Gymnastics Experience and Hegemonic Masculinity from Parents’ Perspectives in Turkey
The construction of compulsory heterosexuality by referees in women's football in Turkey
Football is an area of activity that ratifies power relations based on gender and feeds heterosexism, homophobia, and discrimination in Turkey. Accordingly, and as is seen in other countries, the body and sexuality of women footballers is the subject of considerable debate. The enforcement of compulsory heterosexuality and heteronormativity are reproduced by many actors in football. In this research, based on a feminist perspective, the experienc…
“Your Hair or the Team!” Body Politics and Possibilities of Resistance in Women’s Football in Turkey
This research aims to discuss the experiences of the athletes in the field of football who are notcompatible with the normalized body in women’s football in Turkey, with Foucault's conceptual tools.We focused on football as a research field since it is one of the fields where gender inequality in sportis most visible. In this manner, women’s football idealizes cis-heteronormative femininity. Wecollected the data of this research, using qualitativ…
Turkey’s First Female Auto Racing Champion
The aim of this study was to analyze the experience of Turkey’s first female auto racing champion Samiye Cahit Morkaya during the early Republican period in the context of efforts to construct Turkey’s modern women’s identity. Newspapers and magazines published between 1932 and 1935 when Samiye Cahit participated in auto racing, were analyzed. Morkaya came at the top by breaking her own records in all races in which she participated. Starting wit…
Gay men and masculinity in a homohysteric Turkish body building culture
This research provides the first-ever examination into the relationship between being a gay male athlete and body building in Turkey. We use the stage modelling of Inclusive Masculinity Theory in order to interpret the experiences of six gay men with recreational bodybuilding experience in a homohysteric setting. We find that they engage with bodybuilding in order to hyper-masculinize their appearance and gain self-confidence in their attraction …
A Space of One’s Own? The Tensions of Being Visible on Instagram for Turkish Female Athletes
In this study, we seek to understand how Turkish female athletes who are active on Instagram experience cyber violence, the cultural context of that violence, and the ways in which athletes negotiate and struggle with violence via a critical feminist approach. We analyze data obtained via individual, in-depth interviews with 15 athletes using the thematic analysis method. The findings show that active use of Instagram brings with it experiences o…
Following western conceptions of masculinity
This article uses qualitative interview data derived from 18 Turkish gay males who exist within in a traditionally masculine space in order to examine for a social movement pattern based in relation to the Western context. In examining the entanglement of homophobia with cisgender masculine social hierarchies it suggests similarity between current Turkish culture and historical American culture: that the antecedent of homophobia facilitates an ap…
We Are Also in These Spaces!”
This study focused on examining the leisure constraints experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) individuals who live in Turkey. Using "leisure constraints" as a framework and qualitative interviews as our method, we found that study participants experienced intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural constraints. Specifically, participants said they did not feel safe participating in leisure activities (in public s…
Gender Studies (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Turkish (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)