Billur Aslan Ozgul
@billuraslan
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Senior lecturer in political communication @Bruneluni | Author of Leading protests in the digital age
Joined January 2010
Delighted to find out that my article with @ozgeozdu and Bogdan Ianosev published open access in @SocMovStudies. In this paper, we explore the ways the collective identity of the anti lockdown protesters in the UK is formed.
tandfonline.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, loosely affiliated protesters came together around the slogan ‘freedom’ in the online and physical places of anti-lockdown protests. These protesters held shared griev...
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Using interviews and participant observation, we examined the emotions of anti-lockdown protesters towards news, information and misinformation sources and the political elite while exploring conspiracy coalitions in the protests and the larger affective anti-lockdown atmosphere.
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So glad to see this article finally see the light! Out now in @emospasoc: we explore how distinct emotions, distrust and disillusionment, shaped the emergence, mobilisation & persistence of anti-lockdown protests. With @ozgeozdu & Bogdan Ianosev. https://t.co/EtL2AHQcdV
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The X account of Istanbul’s twice-elected mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has been blocked in Turkey. After failing to silence him through imprisonment, Erdoğan’s government now resorts to digital censorship. A striking example of how Turkey’s
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Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
politico.eu
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
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The BBC has finally made the protests in Turkey its top headline. It also references X, which shut down 700 opposition accounts in Turkey that supported democracy and called for the release of İmamoğlu, the jailed opposition candidate.
bbc.co.uk
Protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who denies corruption charges, continued on Sunday.
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🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨 Our latest paper with BogdanIanosev & @ozgeozdu, published in @epsj_, explores how Manichaeism & conspiracy theories fuel populist storytelling in anti-lockdown/anti-vaccine protests. We uncover 4 key narratives in these protests:
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This paper contributes to the study of populism and populist social movements by emphasising the centrality of Manichaeism and conspiracy theories for populism. It reveals how these elements emerge...
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Really pleased to share this new article, written with Sharon Lockyer, where we examine intersectionality in stand-up comedy. @Comedy_Studies
@EJCS_Journal Intersectionality and the Construction of Humour in Contemporary Stand-up Comedy
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As an autobiographical mode of performance, stand-up comedy is interlinked with debates on identity, inequality and social justice. While much of the existing s...
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Can’t wait to welcome @bilgeyesil1 to @NUQatar and learn with her!
We are thrilled to announce the NU-Q Lecture on the Global South, where @bilgeyesil1 will examine the successes and contradictions of Global South initiatives in decolonization. 🗓️ Wed, Feb 12 🕒 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 📍 Events Hall, @NUQatar RSVP: https://t.co/PeKpTuaAKR
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Fantastic film by one of our media students, 'The Weight of Witnessing: From Aleppo to the World'.
We end the week with a showcase of student work - 'The Weight of Witnessing: From Aleppo to the World' - A short documentary film for our Media Production as Activism module, which documents an eyewitness account of the Battle of Aleppo: https://t.co/i5KSLIZD00
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Tomorrow is UCAS deadline day! Hear from one of our current Media Studies students as to why you should consider applying to Brunel, then follow this link to all our courses and social media: https://t.co/LKRFUgLxaK
#BruMedia #BruSoc #BruJourno
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All current 3rd year students - don't forget to complete the National Student Survey! You can fill out your responses here https://t.co/M4vI9eR8KL & get in touch with your tutor if you have any questions beforehand! #BruSoc #BruMedia #BruJourno
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@BrunelSMCJ's Katalin Halasz has a new chapter in 'Capacities To: Affect Up Against Fascism' - over 40 essays & creative works that explore approaches for creating counter-movements in our increasingly authoritarian age - free download available here: https://t.co/llwCKY18Gf
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Next up on our course showcase this week is BSc Media & Communications - Interested in applying? Full details here: https://t.co/CZsJpbWkOd
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@BrunelSMCJ's Dr Billur Aslan Ozgul (@billuraslan) discusses why protesters engage in misinformation on social media - Next Mon 13 Jan 1-2pm, as part of 'Is Regulation Keeping up with Changing use of Online Digital Communications?': https://t.co/URVLxmN7uh
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🎓Huge congratulations to our Political Communication MSc and Media and Communication MSc students on their graduation! 🌟 Wishing you all the best for the future! 💙 #Brunelgraduates #Brupolcomm #Brumedia
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'The Bell Rings', a film on the affective push and pull of ethnonationalism in Hungary made by our own Katalin Halász (@am_vis) & @LandeckAndreas is competing for Best Documentary at the 2024 Asti Film Festival - Good luck Katalin! https://t.co/GvmquSOo6O
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My new article -- in a literature journal! -- here: Carter, Porter, Herrera: Overcoming Mythology to Achieve Agency (Sometimes) Effectively #anythingispossible 😮 https://t.co/4nl2yFsJmV
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This article explores the work of three fiction authors examining how they allow protagonists to bring originality to their use of stable mythological content to form new ways of organizing social ...
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📢New article alert Erman Örsan Yetiş @cinnamonfennel and I just published this new article on anti-gender movements in Turkey entitled "Anti-genderism in Turkey: Masculinist entrenchment through cultural intimacies": https://t.co/NG8EsBgloj
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Our Senior Research Fellow @Ben_OLoughlin is in conversation with Alessandro Castellani for the latest installment of the CIS Communicating International Security podcast, talking about 'War & Disinfo: Strategic Ambiguity. Where Does the Truth Stand.'
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CIS Communicating International Security · Episode
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Delighted to announce our newspaper was awarded Highly Commended last night for Outstanding Contribution to the local London Community at the London Higher Awards. Thank you to our Hillingdon community for allowing us to tell your stories @LondonHigher
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