Cenk Ozbay CV

Cenk Özbay
July 2014
Assistant Professor
Bogazici University
School of Applied Disciplines
Mail Address: Bogazici Universitesi Hisar Kampusu,
B 317, Bebek, Istanbul, TURKIYE 34342
Email: ozbay@usc.edu / cenk.ozbay@boun.edu.tr
Website: cenkozbay.com
Telephone: +90 212 359 69 82
Education
2010 PhD, Sociology, University of Southern California
Dissertation: “Retailed Lives: Governing Gender and Work in Globalizing
Istanbul”
2010 Graduate Degree in Gender Studies, University of Southern California
2008 MA, Sociology, University of Southern California
2005 MA, Sociology, Bogazici University
Thesis: “Virilities for Rent: Navigating Class, Sexuality and Masculinity in
Istanbul”
2003 BA, Sociology, Bogazici University
Employment
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Assistant Professor, Bogazici University, SAD, 2012—present
Adjunct Lecturer, Bogazici University, Department of Sociology, 2008—present
Adjunct Lecturer, Yeditepe University, Department of Sociology, 2010—2011
Adjunct Lecturer, Isik University, 2010
Adjunct Lecturer, Istanbul Technical University, 2009—2010
Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, 2006—2008
Research Assistant in the project “Gender and Sexuality in the 1980s
Generation in Turkey”, 2003-2004
Courses Taught Include:
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ITB 203E Sociology
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 320 Sociology of Work
SOC 340 Economy & Society in Comparative Perspective
SOC 425 The City (Mobilities and the City)
SOC 435 Contemporary Issues on Turkey
SOC 462 Sociology of Gender (Seminar in the Sociology of Masculinities)
SOC 493 Critical Gender and Sexuality Studies
TRM 146 Social Aspects of Tourism
TRM 282 Travel and the Politics of Mobilities
TRM 339 Global Institutions
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TRM 486 Contemporary Istanbul
TRM 487 Globalization, Economy & Society
TRM 492 Research Project
TRM 556 Qualitative Research Methods
Current Research Projects
o Masculinity in Turkish Drawn Stories, 2012 – 2014, supported by Bogazici
University Scientific Research Fund
o Urban Mobilities in Istanbul
o Queer Value Formation in Istanbul
Research and Teaching Interests
o Gender and Sexualities
Masculinity Studies
Queer Studies
o Economy & Society
Work, Gender and Culture
Neoliberalism & Globalization
o The City
Urban Cultures
Politics of Mobilities
Contemporary Istanbul
o Qualitative Research Methods
o Contemporary Social Theory
Academic Publications
Cenk Özbay, 2014 forthcoming, “Turkey”, Men Who Sell Sex: Global Perspectives,
edited by Richard Parker and Peter Aggleton, New York: Routledge.
Ayfer Bartu Candan & Cenk Özbay (edited), 2014 forthcoming, Yeni Istanbul
Calismalari (The New Istanbul Studies Reader), Istanbul: Metis.
Cenk Özbay, 2014 forthcoming, “Yirmi Milyonluk Turizm Baskenti:
Istanbul’da Hareketliliklerin Politik Ekonomisi” (“A Metropolitan
Tourism Center? Political Economy of Mobilities in Istanbul”), Yeni
Istanbul Calismalari.
Maral Erol & Cenk Özbay, 2013, “I Haven’t Died Yet: Navigating Masculinity, Aging
and Andropause in Turkey”, Aging Men: Masculinities and Modern Medicine, edited by
Antje Kampf, Barbara Marshall and Alan Petersen, pp. 156-171, New York:
Routledge.
Cenk Özbay, 2013, “Turkiye’de Hegemonik Erkekligi Aramak” (“Looking for
Hegemonic Masculinity in Turkey”), Dogu Bati 63: 185-204.
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Cenk Özbay, 2013, “Cinsiyet ve Liderlik: Erkeklik ve Vasif” (“Gender and
Leadership: Skill and Masculinity”), Liderlik Calismalari, edited by Muge L. Yildiz,
pp. 265-286, Istanbul: Beta.
Cenk Özbay, 2012, “Sexuality”, Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa,
Edited by Andrea L. Stanton et al., pp. 260-261, London: Sage.
Cenk Özbay, 2012, “New Economies”, Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and
Africa, Edited by Andrea L. Stanton et al., pp. 348-350, London: Sage.
Cenk Özbay, 2012, “Rent Boy’ların Queer Öznelligi: Istanbul’da Norm Karsıtı
Zaman, Mekan, Cinsellik ve Sınıfsallık” (“Queer Subjectivity of Rent Boys:
Counter-Hegemonic Time, Space, Sexuality and Class in İstanbul”), Cinsellik
Muammasi: Turkiye’de Queer Kultur ve Muhalefet, edited by Cuneyt Cakirlar and
Serkan Delice, pp. 281-300, Istanbul: Metis.
Cenk Özbay, 2012, “Book Review: Orienting Istanbul”, Pasos: Journal of Tourism and
Cultural Heritage 10(2): 95-97.
Cenk Özbay, Aysecan Terzioglu and Yesim Yasin (eds), 2011, Neoliberalizm ve
Mahremiyet: Turkiye’de Beden, Saglik ve Cinsellik (Neoliberalism and Intimacy: The
Body, Health and Sexuality in Turkey), Istanbul: Metis.
Cenk Özbay, Aysecan Terzioglu and Yesim Yasin, 2011, “Turkiye’de
Neoliberallesme ve Mahremiyetin Donusumu” (“Neoliberalization and
the Transformation of Intimacy in Turkey), Neoliberalizm ve
Mahremiyet: Turkiye’de Beden, Saglik ve Cinsellik, pp. 9-28.
Cenk Özbay, 2011, “Neoliberal Erkekligin Sosyolojisine Dogru: Rent
Boy’lar Ornegi” (“Towards a Sociology of Neoliberal Masculinity: The
Case of Rent Boys”), Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Turkiye’de Beden,
Saglik ve Cinsellik, pp. 179-208.
Cenk Özbay, 2010, “Nocturnal Queers: Rent Boys’ Masculinity in Istanbul”,
Sexualities 13(5): 645-663.
Reprinted in The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and
Possibilities, Fourth Edition, 2013, edited by Joan Z. Spade and
Catherine G. Valentine, London: Sage.
Cenk Özbay, 2010, “Neoliberalizm ve Erkekligin Halleri” (“Neoliberalism and the
States of Masculinity), Yeni Sol, Yeni Sag, edited by Armagan Ozturk, pp. 101-132,
Ankara: Phoenix.
Cenk Özbay & Ilkay Balic, 2004, “Erkekligin Ev Halleri” (“Masculinity at Home”),
Toplum ve Bilim 101: 89-103.
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Cenk Özbay & Serdar Soydan, 2003, Escinsel Kadınlar: Yirmi Dort Tanıklık
(Homosexual Women: Twenty Four Witnesses), Istanbul: Metis.
Work in Progress
o Understanding Contemporary Turkey, edited by Maral Erol, Cenk Özbay, Aysecan
Terzioglu and Z. Umut Turem.
Other Publications
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Essays and reviews on music and popular culture, Radikal Iki, 2002-2010
“Isim Dayanmayanlardan Aslan Queerlere”, bianet.org, 2013
“Erkeklik, Okul, Siddet”, bianet.org, 2006
“Cinselliklere Giris 1”, Radikal Kitap, 2004.
“Saatler, Evler, Aileler”, Radikal Kitap, 2003.
“Beden, Erkeksilik ve Savas”, bianet.org, 2003.
Presentations and Conference Papers
6. Baki Koşar Nefret Suçları ile Mücadele Haftası, Izmir, Turkey, 2014,
“Neoliberalizm, Cinsellik ve Erkeklik: Kontrol, Norm ve Hegemoni.”
Political Masculinities Conference, University of Vienna, Austria, 2013, “Insurgent
Masculinity in Istanbul Riots.”
Cinsiyet ve Direnis Atolyesi, ModeIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013, “Direnisci
Erkeklik.”
Mustehcenlik ve Beden Konferansi, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013,
“Beden, Erkeklik ve Mustehcenlik Uzerine.”
Koc University Social Science Seminars, Istanbul, Turkey, 2012, “Retailed Lives:
Neoliberalism, Gender and Work in Istanbul’s Shopping Malls.”
Kapitalizm ve Sosyal Siniflar Calistayi, Marmara Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey,
2011, “Neoliberallesen Istanbul’da Yeni Alt-Orta Siniflar: Hizmet Sektorunden Bir
Ornek.”
Kayıtdışı’02: Liminalite, Yildiz Teknik Universitesi Mimarlik Fakultesi, Istanbul,
Turkey, 2009, “Erkekligin Krizi ve Liminalligi.”
Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New Ethnographies Section,
Portland, Oregon, US, 2008, “Segments of Masculinity: Neoliberalization and the
Global Gender Order.”
Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sociology of Work Section,
Oakland, California, US, 2007, ““Mall Fantasies: Foucault at Work.”
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Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Queer Art, Queer Theory, Queer
Politics section, North Hollywood, California, US, 2006, “Nocturnal Queers of City:
Intangible Identities in Istanbul.”
Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Masculinities section, North
Hollywood, California, US, 2006, “‘Don’t Play with Fire’: Risk and Exaggerated
Masculinity Among Rent Boys.”
Cinsel Kimlik ve Yonelimleri Anlamak Sempozyumu, Istanbul Bilgi University,
Turkey, 2004, “Asker Milletin Ogulları: Erkeksiliklerin Kurulumunda Ordunun
Rolu.”
Queer, Turkiye ve Kimlik Konferansi, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2004,
“Kiralık Erkeklikler: Sosyal Bilimi Queer’lestirmek?”
Savas ve Baris Atolyesi, Bogazici University & Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
2003, “Savas, Beden ve Erkeklik.”
Honors & Awards
2012 – 2013
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2009 – 2010
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2009 – 2010
2008 – 2009
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Bogazici University – Scientific Research Project Grant
Bogazici University Rector’s Academic Support Award
Centre des études économiques et sociales (CERES) Middle East
Research Competition (MERC) Fellowship
USC, Department of Sociology, Dissertation Development Support
USC Dean’s Social Science Dissertation Fellowship
Wallis Annenberg Foundation Fellowship
USC College Summer Research Award
USC College Summer Research Award
USC, Department of Sociology, Travel Award
USC, Department of Sociology, Travel Award
USC, Faculty-Graduate Student Collaboration Award
USC, Dean’s Fellowship
Professional Service
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2012 – 2013
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2010 – 2011
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Member, Committee for Politics of English Education,
Bogazici University.
Member, Committee for Education, Bogazici University, SAD
Erasmus and Exchange Coordinator, Bogazici University,
Dept. of Tourism.
Reviewer, Gender & Society
Reviewer, Sexualities
Reviewer, Sexuality & Culture
Advisory Board Member, Trespassing Journal
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