Turkish Housewives’ Consumption Practices at “Money Day” Gatherings.
Scenes from a Street: Visual Impact of Globalization on Consumptionscapes, 2006 – Editing Director.
Association of Consumer Research Conference People’s Choice Award.
Topics from the videography “Scenes from a Street: Visual Impact of Globalization on Consumptionscapes” include the role of globalization in consumer culture, transnational brands and products in Turkish culture, consumption icons, and authenticity.
Living a Theme, 2008 – Editing Director
Association of Consumer Research Conference People’s Choice Award.
This video explores the meaning of thematization and themed environments. Based on previous studies and theses developed about the subject by scholars from different fields, we investigate 1) construction and features of various themed environments and 2) lay person’s thoughts and feelings about thematization compared to the academic perspective. To understand this phenomenon, we use still images and video images from themed environments such as Las Vegas, theme parks, and themed restaurants; from parts of cities that are constructed as places for people to live in that can now be perceived as themed spaces, as well as footage from interviews with theme park visitors.
Scholarly Videos
Not Desperate Houseviwes, 2005 – Editing Director
Turkish Housewives’ Consumption Practices at “Money Day” Gatherings.
Scenes from a Street: Visual Impact of Globalization on Consumptionscapes, 2006 – Editing Director.
Association of Consumer Research Conference People’s Choice Award.
Topics from the videography “Scenes from a Street: Visual Impact of Globalization on Consumptionscapes” include the role of globalization in consumer culture, transnational brands and products in Turkish culture, consumption icons, and authenticity.
Living a Theme, 2008 – Editing Director
Association of Consumer Research Conference People’s Choice Award.
This video explores the meaning of thematization and themed environments. Based on previous studies and theses developed about the subject by scholars from different fields, we investigate 1) construction and features of various themed environments and 2) lay person’s thoughts and feelings about thematization compared to the academic perspective. To understand this phenomenon, we use still images and video images from themed environments such as Las Vegas, theme parks, and themed restaurants; from parts of cities that are constructed as places for people to live in that can now be perceived as themed spaces, as well as footage from interviews with theme park visitors.