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Ekmel Gecer is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Marmara University in Istanbul. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University and has a diverse academic background spanning psychology, communication, and theology. Dr. Gecer began his academic career as a lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of Health Sciences in Istanbul, where he taught from 2019 to 2023, following a four-year tenure at Sakarya University (2015-2019). He has also delivered lectures at prestigious institutions across Europe, including the University of Dortmund (Germany), Würzburg University (Germany), Birmingham City University (UK), International Balkan University, and Sigmund Freud University (Vienna).
Dr. Gecer's academic journey began with studies in theology in Turkey, followed by a Master’s degree in Religious Psychology. His growing interest in communication and psychology led him to pursue postgraduate research in the UK. He completed a second Master’s degree in New Media, Governance, and Democracy at Leicester University in 2009, with a thesis on "Political Communication and Psychology." During this time, he also contributed regularly to Turkish periodicals and newspapers.
Dr. Gecer’s research interests span a wide range of topics, including psychology, politics, media, and communication. He has published numerous articles in leading scientific journals and presented his work at national and international conferences. His research specializes in social psychology mainly communication, media, cyber psychology, and political psychology. He has also contributed significantly to projects focused on multiculturalism and psychology.
Dr. Gecer is the author of seven influential books, including:
1. Media, Popular Culture, and Psychology
2. Understanding Turkish Media: Is a Democratic Structure Possible?
3. The Paradoxical Defeat of Authenticity: Essays on Communication, Culture, and Politics
4. Social Media and Communication Psychology: Personality, Polarization, and Algorithms
5. Handbook of Social Psychology (edited with Meryem Serdar)
6. The Psycho-Pathology of Everyday Life
7. Intercultural Communication: A Psychological Perspective
mail: ekmel.gecer@marmara.edu.tr
Dr. Gecer's academic journey began with studies in theology in Turkey, followed by a Master’s degree in Religious Psychology. His growing interest in communication and psychology led him to pursue postgraduate research in the UK. He completed a second Master’s degree in New Media, Governance, and Democracy at Leicester University in 2009, with a thesis on "Political Communication and Psychology." During this time, he also contributed regularly to Turkish periodicals and newspapers.
Dr. Gecer’s research interests span a wide range of topics, including psychology, politics, media, and communication. He has published numerous articles in leading scientific journals and presented his work at national and international conferences. His research specializes in social psychology mainly communication, media, cyber psychology, and political psychology. He has also contributed significantly to projects focused on multiculturalism and psychology.
Dr. Gecer is the author of seven influential books, including:
1. Media, Popular Culture, and Psychology
2. Understanding Turkish Media: Is a Democratic Structure Possible?
3. The Paradoxical Defeat of Authenticity: Essays on Communication, Culture, and Politics
4. Social Media and Communication Psychology: Personality, Polarization, and Algorithms
5. Handbook of Social Psychology (edited with Meryem Serdar)
6. The Psycho-Pathology of Everyday Life
7. Intercultural Communication: A Psychological Perspective
mail: ekmel.gecer@marmara.edu.tr
Aydın Çam is an associate professor in the School of Communications at Çukurova University. His research mainly focuses on the New Cinema History, cinema history of Çukurova, and cinema and mobility. Recently, he has worked on travelling cinema experiences in Taurus’ highland villages, local films, and mapping of Adana cinema history. He is also interested in cinema and space relations such as cinematic spaces, spatial experiences, and mapping the cinematic spaces.
Born in 1983 in Balıkesir, Turkey. Prepared his master thesis “Sociological Understanding of C. Wright Mills” at Istanbul University. Completed his Ph.D. at Marmara University, titled "Populist Cinema: Ideology and Politics of Turkish Cinema in 1960's". His research areas are as follows: sociology of Turkish Cinema; Islamism, and cinema; ideology theories, and populism. He has an edited book on Turkish cinema.
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