Ebru Soytemel
  

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Ebru Soytemel

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7499-113X

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    Contact Details

    Room: MB738-A

    Phone: 0121 204 3126
    Email:e.soytemel@aston.ac.uk

    Biography

    I joined the Department of Sociology and Policy at Aston University in September 2015. Prior to joining Aston I was at the University of Oxford (Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography ).

    My post-doctoral research project focused on the impact of urban policies on property rights of different groups in Istanbul, Turkey. Before that I completed my PhD in Sociology at The University of Manchester in 2011, entitled: “Gentrification and Belonging in Istanbul”. My PhD research explored the ways in which urban policies, gentrification and socio-economic policies impact upon the class composition, housing, and patterns of belonging of different social classes in Istanbul, Turkey.
     
    Currently I am working on two research projects: 1- The EU-funded (H2020) project ‘Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe’s Future’ (CHIEF; www.chiefproject.eu ). 2- Cultural Consumption and Cultural Participation among Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot Populations in the UK (BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants)

    Research Interests

    My research interests include: social and economic inequality, the relationship between social class and social-symbolic borders, gentrification and social-spatial exclusion, cultural sociology, cultural participation, sociology of youth and education, gender inequality and migration. I work with both quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods with a particular interest in ethnographic research methods and multiple correspondence analysis.

    Employment

     

    • Lecturer in Sociology, September 2015- Currently, Department of Sociology and Policy, Aston University, Birmingham-UK. 
    • Research Fellow, November 2011-December 2013, Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, Oxford-UK
    • Doctoral Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2006-June 2011, Department of Sociology, The University of Manchester, Manchester-UK
    • Research Assistant, September 2001-December 2006, City and Regional Planning Department, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey.  

    Teaching Activity

    I currently teach on the following courses:

    • Contested Cities (LK2034)
    • Advanced Research Methods (LK2032)
    • Understanding Social Divisions (LK1009)
    • Community Engagement (LK3039)Module Coordinator
    • Placement Year -(LKP100) Module Coordinator

    Qualifications

    • Fellow of Higher Education Academy, 2018. Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
    • Ph.D. in Sociology, 2011. The University of Manchester, Manchester-UK
    • M.A. in History, 2006. Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey
    • M.A. in Sociology 2002. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey
    • B.A. in Sociology 1999. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey

    PhD Supervision

    I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students in areas related to my research interests.

    Ebru is currently co-supervising: 

    Lindsey Cook- 'Negotiating Identity in China: How Individuals of Mix-Ethnic Backgrounds Experience and Construct Identity"

    Shanglin Xin- 'LGBTQ+ employees in China'

     

    Education/Academic qualification

    PG Cert

    Award Date: 3 Sep 2018

    PhD, University of Manchester

    Award Date: 18 Feb 2011

    MA, Bogazici University, Istanbul

    Award Date: 29 Dec 2006

    MA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

    Award Date: 28 Jun 2002

    BA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

    Award Date: 28 Jun 1999

    Keywords

    • HM Sociology
    • Gentrification
    • Urban Studies
    • Social and economic Inequality
    • Youth
    • Cultural Sociology
    • Social class
    • Belonging
    • Social and symbolic borders
    • Mixed Methods

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