A postdoc position is now available in my project Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity. Start date flexible within the next 12 months, apply by 9 May.

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✨ Chapter Spotlight — Global South Creator Cultures

Today @mediaindustries.bsky.social and I highlight Chapter 2 by @ebirced.bsky.social. This chapter explores how Turkish creators sustain affective relationships with their audiences through monetisation.

End of an era😄 I’ve successfully defended my dissertation and became Dr. Birced 🥳 thanks to my advisor, Ashley Mears, and committee members Michel Anteby, Alya Guseva, Lindsey Cameron, my friends supporting me in person and via Zoom, and my partner! #phddone

Cok sagol Alkim!🥰

Good news: I’ll be joining MIT as a postdoctoral associate in Fall 2025 🎉Looking forward to working with Georg Rilinger, Susan Silbey and Anantha Chandrakasan and contributing to MIT Schwartzman School of Computing!

The sudden and tragic loss of Michael Burawoy is devastating beyond words. A peerless scholar, mentor, teacher, activist, and friend, with a wry wit and an enormous heart. The only consolation is that he brought so many of us together, an extended family of kin who strive to carry on his legacy.

I’m super sorry to hear that😢 Burawoy’s research inspired me and shaped my research, like many other fellow labor sociologists.