Biography
I earned my PhD degree in Musicology from Leeds Beckett University. I taught "Composition Techniques in 20th century", "Critical Perspectives in Musical Composition", "Introduction to Sociology", and "Social Thought in Movies" at various institutions and departments. I come from a computer science and engineering and historical musicology background.
My PhD thesis focused on the genealogy of death/doom metal music networks in northern England. I have previously worked on John Dowland's religious oeuvre and Elizabethan social structures in 17th century; and I have also written a dissertation on the ideas of death and suicide in depressive suicidal black metal music. I am currently working as an assistant professor in musicology at Istanbul University, State Conservatory. My research interests include extreme metal music, death and culture, and digital musicology among others.
My ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-6917
Academic Positions
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2021-presentAssistant Professor
Musicology Department
Istanbul University, State Conservatory, Turkey -
2018-2019Part-time Lecturer
Sociology Department
Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey -
2016-2017Part-time Lecturer
School of Film, Music, and Performing Arts
Leeds Beckett University, UK -
2016-2017Research Assistant
School of Sport and Leisure
Leeds Beckett University, UK -
2012-2013Library Assistant
Dr Erol Ucer Music Library
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Selected Publications and Talks
Here are a few of my publications and talks. Please visit my Humanities Commons profile for a more comprehensive list and open access versions.
List of Publications and Talks