Cenk Özbay Associate Professor Bogazici University Faculty of Arts and Letters Office Address: Bogazici Universitesi Guney Kampus Psikoloji-Sosyoloji Binasi 201, Bebek, Istanbul, TURKEY 34342 Email: ozbay@usc.edu / cenk.ozbay@boun.edu.tr Website: cenkozbay.com Telephone: +90 212 359 73 15 Education 2010 PhD, Sociology, University of Southern California Dissertation: Retailed Lives: Governing Gender and Work in Globalizing Istanbul Committee: Michael A. Messner, Macarena Gomez Barris, Nancy Luthehaus 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 Committee: Nukhet Sirman, Ferhunde Ozbay, Gul Ozyegin 2003 BA, Sociology, Bogazici University Employment 2015 present Assistant Professor, Bogazici University, College of Arts & Letters 2012 2015 Assistant Professor, Bogazici University, School of Applied Disciplines 2010 2011 Adjunct Lecturer, Yeditepe University, Department of Sociology 2009 2010 Adjunct Lecturer, Istanbul Technical University, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences 2008 2014 Adjunct Lecturer, Bogazici University, Deptartment of Sociology 2006 2008 Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Department of Sociology and Department of Gender Studies 1
2003 2004 Research Assistant in the project Gender and Sexuality in the 1980s Generation in Turkey Courses Taught Include: o ITB 203E Sociology o SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology o SOC 320 Anthropology of Neoliberalism o SOC 340 Economy and Society in Comparative Perspective o SOC 425 The City (Mobilities and the City) o SOC 435 Contemporary Issues on Turkey o SOC 451 Identity and Culture o SOC 462 Sociology of Gender o SOC 493 Critical Gender and Sexuality Studies o TRM 146 Introduction to Societies and Cultures o TRM 282 Politics of Mobilities o TRM 339 Global Institutions o TRM 486 Contemporary Istanbul o TRM 487 Globalization, Economy & Society o TRM 556 Qualitative Research Methods Current Research Projects o Human Gender and Sexual Rights in Turkey Grassroots Research (with Ayfer Bartu Candan) o Andropause and Men s Aging (with Maral Erol) o Axes of Urban (Im)Mobilities in Istanbul Research and Teaching Interests o Gender and Sexualities The Body Masculinity Studies Queer Studies o Economy & Society Work, Gender and Labor Neoliberalism & Globalization o The City Urban Cultures and Human Geography Politics of Mobilities Contemporary Istanbul o Qualitative Research Methods o Contemporary Social Theory 2
Academic Publications Cenk Özbay, Maral Erol, Aysecan Terzioglu and Z. Umut Turem (edited), 2016, The Making of Neoliberal Turkey, Surrey: Ashgate. Maral Erol, Cenk Özbay, Z. Umut Turem and Aysecan Terzioglu, The Making of Neoliberal Turkey: An Introduction, The Making of Neoliberal Turkey, pp. 1-14. Cenk Özbay, Inarticulate, Self-Vigilant and Egotistical: Masculinity in Turkish Drawn Stories, The Making of Neoliberal Turkey, pp. 87-110. Cenk Özbay, 2015, Same-Sex Sexualities in Turkey, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition), edited by James D. Right, pp. 870-874, Oxford: Elsevier. Turkish Translation: 2015, Turkiye de LGBT ve Queer Cinsellikler, IAN Chronicle 22, Temmuz-Agustos, 8-12. Cenk Özbay, 2015, Men Are Less Manly, Women Are More Feminine: Shopping Mall as a Site for Gender Crisis in Istanbul, Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Cultures, edited by Gul Ozyegin, pp. 73-94, Surrey: Ashgate. Cenk Özbay, 2015, Türkiye de Erkeklik ve İktidar, Evrensel Kültür 279: 76-78 Cenk Özbay, 2015, Straight Rent Boys and Gays Who Sell Sex in Istanbul, Men Who Sell Sex: Global Perspectives, edited by Richard Parker and Peter Aggleton, pp. 54-67, New York: Routledge. Ayfer Bartu Candan & Cenk Özbay (edited), 2014, Yeni Istanbul Çalışmaları: Sınırlar, Mücadeleler, Açılımlar, Istanbul: Metis. Cenk Özbay & Ayfer Bartu Candan, Yeni Istanbul Çalışmaları: Yersiz, Havasız, Mülksüz Kent, Yeni Istanbul Çalışmaları, pp. 11-15. Cenk Özbay, Yirmi Milyonluk Turizm Başkenti: Istanbul da Hareketliliklerin Politik Ekonomisi, Yeni Istanbul Çalışmaları, pp. 166-197. 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, Türkiye de Hegemonik Erkekliği Aramak, Doğu Bati 63: 185-204. 3
Cenk Özbay, 2013, Cinsiyet ve Liderlik: Erkeklik ve Vasıf, Liderlik Çalışmaları, edited by Müge L. Yıldız, 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 Öznelliği: Istanbul da Norm Karşıtı Zaman, Mekan, Cinsellik ve Sınıfsallık, Cinsellik Muamması: Türkiye de Queer Kültür ve Muhalefet, edited by Cüneyt Çakırlar 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, Ayşecan Terzioğlu and Yeşim Yasin (edited), 2011, Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Türkiye de Beden, Sağlık ve Cinsellik, Istanbul: Metis. Cenk Özbay, Aysecan Terzioğlu and Yeşim Yasin, Türkiye de Neoliberalleşme ve Mahremiyetin Dönüşümü, Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Türkiye de Beden, Sağlık ve Cinsellik, pp. 9-28. Cenk Özbay, Neoliberal Erkekliğin Sosyolojisine Doğru: Rent Boy lar Örneği, Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Türkiye de Beden, Sağlık 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 Erkekliğin Halleri, Yeni Sol, Yeni Sağ, edited by Armağan Öztürk, pp. 101-132, Ankara: Phoenix. Cenk Özbay & İlkay Baliç, 2004, Erkekliğin Ev Halleri, Toplum ve Bilim 101: 89-103. Cenk Özbay & Serdar Soydan, 2003, Eşcinsel Kadınlar: Yirmi Dört Tanıklık, Istanbul: Metis. 4
Work in Progress / Forthcoming Publications Cenk Özbay, forthcoming in 2016, Queering Sexualities in Turkey: Gay Men, Male Prostitutes and the City, London: IB Tauris. Cenk Özbay, forthcoming in 2016, Railway Mobilities in Europe, The Sage International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, London: Sage. Cenk Özbay, forthcoming, Hızlı, Öfkeli ve Demokratik: Erkeklik ve Direnisin Yeni Grameri, Erkeklik Kitabi, edited by Efsun Sertoglu, İstanbul: Türkiye Aile Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı. Non-Academic and Journalistic Publications o 2015 İstanbul: Mekânsal Öteki ve Gündelik Toplumsallık, IAN Chronicle 21, Haziran. o 2015 Ferhunde Özbay ın Ardından: Göç Ailedir, Emek de Cinsiyet, bianet.org. o 2013 İsim Dayanmayanlardan Aslan Queerlere, bianet.org. o 2006 Erkeklik, Okul, Şiddet, bianet.org. o 2002 2010 Essays and reviews on music and popular culture, Radikal Iki. o 2004 Cinselliklere Giriş 1, Radikal Kitap. o 2003 Saatler, Evler, Aileler, Radikal Kitap. o 2003 Beden, Erkeksilik ve Savaş, bianet.org. o 2000 Hisler, Güdüler ve Sinema, beyazperde.com. o 2000 Toplumun Kıyısındaki Filmler, beyazperde.com. Conference Papers 2015, International Conference on Knowledge and Politics in Gender and Women s Studies, Middle East Technical University, Department of Women s and Gender Studies, Ankara, Turkey, A Self-Vigilant Subject: Drawn Stories, Neoliberal Culture and Masculinities in Turkey. 2014, Cinselliği ve Rolleri ile Güçlü Erkeklik Konferansı, Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı, Istanbul, Turkey, Hızlı, Öfkeli ve Demokratik: Erkeklik ve Direnisin Yeni Grameri. 2013, Political Masculinities Conference, University of Vienna, Austria, Insurgent Masculinity in Istanbul Riots. 2011, Kapitalizm ve Sosyal Sınıflar Çalıştayı, Marmara Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey, Neoliberalleşen Istanbul da Yeni Alt-Orta Sınıflar: Hizmet Sektöründen Bir Örnek. 5
2008, Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New Ethnographies Section, Portland, Oregon, US, Segments of Masculinity: Neoliberalization and the Global Gender Order. 2007, Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sociology of Work Section, Oakland, California, US, Mall Fantasies: Foucault at Work. 2006, Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Queer Art, Queer Theory, Queer Politics section, North Hollywood, California, US, Nocturnal Queers of City: Intangible Identities in Istanbul. 2006, Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Masculinities section, North Hollywood, California, US, Don t Play with Fire : Risk and Exaggerated Masculinity Among Rent Boys. Presentations and Invited Talks 2015, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Atatürk Enstitüsü Seminerleri, Istanbul, Turkey, İstanbul: Yersiz, Havasız, Mülksüz Kent (with Ayfer Bartu Candan). 2015, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Nazım Hikmet Kültür Merkezi Disiplinlerarası Karşılaşmalar 1: Şehrin Halleri: Gündelik Yaşamdan Sanata İstanbul İmgeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, İstanbul Sosyolojisi?. 2015, Kadir Has University Istanbul Studies Center Conversations, Istanbul, Turkey, The New Istanbul? (with Ayfer Bartu Candan). 2014, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bolumu Seminerleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Hegemoniklesmemis Erkekligin Pesinde. 2014, 6. Baki Koşar Nefret Suçları ile Mücadele Haftası, İzmir, Turkey, Neoliberalizm, Cinsellik ve Erkeklik: Kontrol, Norm ve Hegemoni. 2013, History Takes Place: Dynamics of Urban Change Workshop, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, Istanbul, Turkey, What s New with the New Istanbul Studies Reader?. 2013, Cinsiyet ve Direniş Atölyesi, ModeIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Direnişçi Erkeklik. 2013, Queer Sosyoloji Konuşmaları, Mimar Sinan Guzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bolumu and BEKS, Istanbul, Turkey, Erkeklige Queer Bakmak. 2013, Müstehcenlik ve Beden Konferansı, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, Beden, Erkeklik ve Müstehcenlik Üzerine. 6
2012, Koc University Social Science Seminars, Istanbul, Turkey, Retailed Lives: Neoliberalism, Gender and Work in Istanbul s Shopping Malls. 2009, Kayıtdışı 02: Liminalite, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi, Istanbul, Turkey, Erkekliğin Krizi ve Liminalliği. 2004, Cinsel Kimlik ve Yonelimleri Anlamak Sempozyumu, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey, Asker Milletin Ogulları: Erkeksiliklerin Kurulumunda Ordunun Rolu. 2004, Queer, Turkiye ve Kimlik Konferansi, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, Kiralık Erkeklikler: Sosyal Bilimi Queer lestirmek? 2003, Savas ve Baris Atolyesi, Bogazici University & Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, Savas, Beden ve Erkeklik (with Kiraz Bulut). Honors & Awards & Research Grants 2015 2017 Acik Toplum Vakfi (Open Society Foundation) Research Grant (with Ayfer Bartu Candan) 2015 2017 Bogazici University Scientific Research Project Grant BAP (with Ayfer Bartu Candan) 2015 Bogazici University Foundation Award in Outstanding Success in Research 2013 2015 Bogazici University Rector s Academic Support Award 2012 2013 Bogazici University Scientific Research Project Grant BAP 2009 2010 Centre des études économiques et sociales (CERES) Middle East Research Competition (MERC) Fellowship 2009 USC, Department of Sociology, Dissertation Development Support 2009 2010 USC Dean s Social Science Dissertation Fellowship 2008 2009 Wallis Annenberg Foundation Fellowship in Social Sciences 2009 USC College Summer Research Award 2008 USC College Summer Research Award 2008 USC, Department of Sociology, Travel Award 2007 USC, Department of Sociology, Travel Award 2006 USC, Faculty-Graduate Student Collaboration Award 2005 2006 USC, Dean s Fellowship Professional Service 2014 Member, Bogazici University Committee Against Sexual Harassment 2012 Member, Bogazici University Committee for Politics of English Education. 2012 2015 Member, Committee for Education, Bogazici University, SAD 2012 2013 Dept. Erasmus and Exchange Coordinator, Bogazici University, 7
Peer Review and Related Activities for Men and Masculinities, Gender & Society, Sexualities, Culture Health and Sexuality, Toplum ve Bilim, New Perspectives on Turkey, Marmara Uni. Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. Advisory Board Member: Trespassing Journal 8