PERSONAL INFORMATION Name–Surname: Bilgen Sütçüoğlu Karakuş
Permanent Address: Ayazağa OYAK Sitesi 30-B Blok D:5
Şişli-İstanbul 34396 Turkey E-mail address:
bilgen.sutcuoglu@yeditepe.edu.tr
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
PhD: European Research Centre, Kingston University; November 2010
Thesis Title: Redefining the Nation: Nâzim Hikmet and Nationalist Discourse in Contemporary Turkey
Supervisor: Spyros Sofos
MA: International Relations and Political Science, Istanbul Bilgi University; September 2001
Dissertation Title: Multiculturalism as a Surrogate to Nationalism? : Questioning the Link between Nationalism and State through a Critical Evaluation of the Debate on Multiculturalism
Supervisor: Umut Özkırımlı
BA: International Relations, Bilkent University; June 1999
Summer School: Ethnicity and Nationalism, Central European University; 17-29, July, 2005
High School: International School of Naples, 1994
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor at Yeditepe University: Since March 2012 Courses Taught:
- History of Political Thought (Undergraduate and Graduate level) - Research Methods: Approaches to the Study of Politics
- Theories of Nationalism (Undergraduate and Graduate level)
Assistant Professor at Istanbul Arel University: March 2011-March 2012 Courses Taught:
- Introduction to International Relations - Comparative Political Ideologies - Identity Politics
Lecturer at Istanbul Arel University: September 2010 – March 2011 Responsibilities & Skills Acquired:
- Delivering undergraduate courses;
- Setting, marking and assessment of papers and examinations;
- Support and advisory role for students choosing elective modules and career planning;
- Administrative duties, such as enrolment of students. Developed computer literacy in Microsoft Office and specific software utilised in this role.
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Political Science - History of Political Thought
Part-time Lecturer at Yeditepe University: September 2008 - June 2009 Responsibilities & Skills Acquired:
- Delivering undergraduate courses;
- Delivering a course as part of the preparation module for MA and PhD students; - Setting, marking and assessment of papers and examinations;
- Teaching mature students. Courses Taught:
- Research Methods and Statistics - Introduction to Political Science - History of Political Thought
Part-time Lecturer at Yeditepe University: September 2007 - January 2008 Courses Taught:
- International Relations Theory I - International Relations Theory II - Introduction to Political Science
Part-time Lecturer at Yeditepe University: February - June 2007 Courses Taught:
- International Relations Theory I - International Politics I
Part-time Lecturer at Kingston University: February - June 2006 Responsibilities & Skills Acquired:
- Delivering an undergraduate module on political philosophy ;
- Planning and facilitating seminar sessions that are designed to generate discussion among students;
- Evaluating students’ attainment levels through their participation in class and course work;
- Providing academic support to students;
- Teaching students from different cultural backgrounds and age groups. Courses Taught:
- Theories of Human Nature (Seminar sessions)
Part-time Lecturer at Kingston University: February - June 2005 Courses Taught:
ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
Vice Head of Department at the Department of Int. Rel. & Pol. Science at Yeditepe University: as of Spring Semester 2013.
Bologna Coordinator for the Graduate Level Courses at Yeditepe University: as of Spring Semester 2013.
Research Assistant at Yeditepe University: September 2000 - August 2002 Responsibilities & Skills Acquired:
- Support and advisory role for students choosing elective modules and career planning.
- Evaluation and invigilation in examinations.
- Administrative duties, such as enrolment of students. Developed computer literacy in Microsoft Office and specific software utilised in this role.
PUBLICATIONS Article:
- (2012) ‘Doğan Avcıoğlu versus Nazim Hikmet: Two alternative narratives of Kemalist modernization articulated by the Turkish left’ in M. Erdem et. al (ed.) Change and Challenge: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Cultural Studies Symposium, İzmir: Ege University Press, p. 91-102.
- (2009) ‘Türkiye'de Ulusal Kimligin Tanimini Degistirme Çabasi: Devlet Katinda Nazim Hikmet'in Degisen Imgesi’ in Gönül Pultar (ed.) Kimlikler Lütfen: Türkiye
Cumhuriyeti'nde Kültürel Kimlik Arayis ve Temsili, Ankara: ODTU Yayinlari. Book Reviews:
- Rubin, Barry; Heper, Metin (eds) (2002), Political Parties in Turkey, London: Frank Cass, in Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, Volume 4, Number 2 / November, p: 251-2.
- Özkırımlı, Umut; Sofos, Spyros A. (2008) Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey, London: Hurst & Co. published in Insight Turkey 11/3 Summer Issue, p: 200-3.
Translation:
- Calhoun, Craig (1997), Nationalism, Buckingham: Open University Press, Istanbul Bilgi University Press, May, 2007.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
- Conference Title: Interculturalism, Meaning & Identity, Inter-Disciplinary.net, Prague, 09-11 March 2012.
Paper Title: Battle over the Formation of ‘Turkish Culture’: Two Narratives of Kemalist Cultural Project Articulated by the Turkish Left
- Moderator at the Symposium Interculturalism, Meaning & Identity, Inter-Disciplinary.net, Prague, 09-11 March 2012.
- Conference Title: CSS 2011 Cultural Studies Symposium, Ege University, İzmir, 04-06 May 2011.
Paper Title: Modernization of Turkey as a process of ‘change’ and the ‘challenges’ articulated by the Turkish left
- Conference Title: 6th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies: Representing Citizenship, Wayne State University, USA, Center for the Study of Citizenship, March 27-28, 2009.
- Paper Title: A Study of Official Representations of Citizenship and National Identity in Turkey with the case of Nâzım Hikmet
- Conference Title: 'Without Let or Hindrance': Inclusion and its Subversion from the Medieval to the Modern, Lancaster University , UK , 7 - 9 July, 2006.
Paper Title: Nâzım Hikmet: A Case of Inclusion and Exclusion in Turkish National Identity
- Conference Title: Boundaries Postgraduate Conference, Loughborough University, 3 June 2006.
Paper Title: Nâzim Hikmet: A Critical Approach to the Boundaries of Turkish National Identity
- Conference Title: Reinvention of Identities in the Balkans, Beykent University, 10-12 May, 2006.
Paper Title: Reinvention of Turkish National Identity: The Case of Nâzım Hikmet - Conference Title: Symposium on Identity and Culture in Istanbul, 14-17 June 2005
Paper Title: Questioning Turkish National Identity with the Case of Nâzım Hikmet: A Discursive Approach
- Conference Title: Research Student Conference organised by the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University; May 2004.
Paper Title: From Taboo to Turkish: Questioning Turkish National Identity with the case of Nevruz.
GRANTS
- Travel grant by Michigan Humanities Council, March 2009.
- Tuition waiver by Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University, October 2007-October 2008.
- Full bursary to participate in summer school on Ethnicity and Nationalism, CEU, July 2006.
- Travel grant, Re-Inventing Europe Project funded by the European Union, August 2003.
- Faculty Research Scholarship Scheme by Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University, October 2002-October 2005.
- Tuition waiver by Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University, October 2002-October 2005.
AFFILIATIONS
ASEN; Research Student Society in Kingston University; Bilkent University Alumni. LANGUAGE SKILLS
Turkish (native); English (advanced, Internet-based TOEFL score 112. Test taken on 16 August 2008); Italian (intermediate); French (beginner)
