Ilker Hepkaner, PhD
Ilker Hepkaner is a writer and cultural critic, based in New York City and İstanbul. He is an editorial consultant at Sanat Dünyamız, the leading art print magazine in Turkey. With Sezgin İnceel, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast Yine Yeni Yeniden 90’lar on feminist and queer approach to pop culture in Turkey. Ilker has published articles, essays, and poetry on various platforms, taught media, history, and cultural studies across the US, and presented his research to general and academic audiences across the world. He holds a PhD in culture and representation in the Middle East from NYU. His poetry book Beyefendiler (Misters) is out with 160. Kilometre Yayınları. His co-authored non-fiction book is under contract in Turkey. Ilker is currently looking for publishers for his novel in English on gay immigrant experience in NYC and for his short story collection in Turkish.
ilker’s work has appeared on:
Metropolis, The Journal of Popular Culture, The Revealer, The Markaz Review, Ajam Media Collective, Mangal Media, Jadaliyya, Comparative Drama, Bantmag, Asymptote Blog, 5Harfliler, KaosGL Dergi, Sanat Dünyamız, Argonotlar, Manifold, NouvArt, TRANSIT, Dadanizm, among other places.
ilker’s work has BEEN TRANSLATED TO:
Portugese and Italian
ilker HAS consulted on followıng ıssues:
Mass Violence, Election Integrity, LGBTQI+ rights in the Middle East and the Diaspora, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Hindu-Muslim relations in India, Press freedom, Turkey domestic and foreign policy, Internet Legislation, Online Child Safety, Digital Citizenship, Policy Research, Human Rights in Turkey, and Ottoman poetry among other issues.
ilker has taught at:
Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU
Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU
Department of Classical, Middle Eastern, and Asian Languages and Cultures, Queens College
School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, The University of Arizona
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