Ayşegül Akdemir
Biographic Data
| ID | 131462 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayşegül Akdemir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayşegül |
| FAMILY NAME | Akdemir |
| SIGNATURE | AKDEMIR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bahçeşehir University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3148-2271 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating masculinities
This article theorises masculinities as affective performances, which are shaped through the emotional labour of male academics. We explore how seemingly homogeneous masculinities fracture within Turkish academia, a numerically feminising yet male-dominated field shaped by neoliberal structuring and political polarisation. Drawing on 53 interviews with male academics and nine focus groups with 54 university students across four major Turkish citi…
The construction of gender identity in Alevi organisations
The academic and lay interest towards Turkey's Alevi community has so far treated the Alevi man as the ultimate Alevi subject. Gender dynamics in the Alevi communities have been overlooked since it was assumed that Alevi women enjoy equal rights with men as Alevism promotes gender equality. This has left gender dynamics in Alevi communities relatively under-researched. In this article I aim to analyse the construction of an idealised image of Ale…
Put me on to a male agent
This article aims to shed light on the gender dynamics in the context of performing emotional labor in Turkish call centers. Based on qualitative interviews, this study aimed to illuminate how gender is done and undone, providing a perspective on the relationship between gender and emotional labor in call centers, a highly gendered and interactional line of work. Gender relations are complex and gender performativity in call center work allows us…
Activist communication design on social media
This article explores the relationship between connective and collective group identity through the example of “You Won’t Walk Alone,” a social media platform of solidarity for women suffering from the pressures of Islamic dress code in Turkey. While Turkey has a long history of conservative women’s initiatives against secular institutional code and of secular women against Islamic and misogynist social reactions, the social media platform You Wo…
Female Emotional Labour in Turkish Call Centres
This article discusses Turkish women workers' experiences in Turkey's growing call centre sector, focusing on the emotional labour they perform in relation to job satisfaction and gendered work patterns within the Turkish labour market. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative data generated from six Turkish cities. Our findings demonstrate that pecuniary emotional labour is a large requirement of women employees in the call centre busine…
Female Emotional Labour in Turkish Call Centres
This article discusses Turkish women workers' experiences in Turkey's growing call centre sector, focusing on the emotional labour they perform in relation to job satisfaction and gendered work patterns within the Turkish labour market. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative data generated from six Turkish cities. Our findings demonstrate that pecuniary emotional labour is a large requirement of women employees in the call centre busine…
Activist communication design on social media
This article explores the relationship between connective and collective group identity through the example of “You Won’t Walk Alone,” a social media platform of solidarity for women suffering from the pressures of Islamic dress code in Turkey. While Turkey has a long history of conservative women’s initiatives against secular institutional code and of secular women against Islamic and misogynist social reactions, the social media platform You Wo…
The construction of gender identity in Alevi organisations
The academic and lay interest towards Turkey's Alevi community has so far treated the Alevi man as the ultimate Alevi subject. Gender dynamics in the Alevi communities have been overlooked since it was assumed that Alevi women enjoy equal rights with men as Alevism promotes gender equality. This has left gender dynamics in Alevi communities relatively under-researched. In this article I aim to analyse the construction of an idealised image of Ale…
Female Emotional Labour in Turkish Call Centres
This article discusses Turkish women workers' experiences in Turkey's growing call centre sector, focusing on the emotional labour they perform in relation to job satisfaction and gendered work patterns within the Turkish labour market. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative data generated from six Turkish cities. Our findings demonstrate that pecuniary emotional labour is a large requirement of women employees in the call centre busine…
Activist communication design on social media
This article explores the relationship between connective and collective group identity through the example of “You Won’t Walk Alone,” a social media platform of solidarity for women suffering from the pressures of Islamic dress code in Turkey. While Turkey has a long history of conservative women’s initiatives against secular institutional code and of secular women against Islamic and misogynist social reactions, the social media platform You Wo…
The construction of gender identity in Alevi organisations
The academic and lay interest towards Turkey's Alevi community has so far treated the Alevi man as the ultimate Alevi subject. Gender dynamics in the Alevi communities have been overlooked since it was assumed that Alevi women enjoy equal rights with men as Alevism promotes gender equality. This has left gender dynamics in Alevi communities relatively under-researched. In this article I aim to analyse the construction of an idealised image of Ale…
Put me on to a male agent
This article aims to shed light on the gender dynamics in the context of performing emotional labor in Turkish call centers. Based on qualitative interviews, this study aimed to illuminate how gender is done and undone, providing a perspective on the relationship between gender and emotional labor in call centers, a highly gendered and interactional line of work. Gender relations are complex and gender performativity in call center work allows us…
Navigating masculinities
This article theorises masculinities as affective performances, which are shaped through the emotional labour of male academics. We explore how seemingly homogeneous masculinities fracture within Turkish academia, a numerically feminising yet male-dominated field shaped by neoliberal structuring and political polarisation. Drawing on 53 interviews with male academics and nine focus groups with 54 university students across four major Turkish citi…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Emotional labor (3 works) · Emotional Labor in Professions (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Call centre (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)