Recently, I had the pleasure of welcoming Swiss Television SRF to my office at the Orient-Institut Istanbul. The SRF team was in Istanbul to prepare a documentary for the health program “PULS”, focusing on the growing phenomenon of medical tourism from Switzerland to Turkey in the field of aesthetic and plastic surgery. In the interview, … Continue reading "Swiss Television SRF Visited My Office: Talking About Beauty Surgery, Societal Norms, and Körpereigensinn"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the program #GündelikHayatınSosyolojisi on Apaçık Radyo, where I spoke about Hair:y_less Masculinities and my current research at Orient-Institut Istanbul as Head of the Science, Technology and Society research field.⠀In this episode, we explored how aesthetic interventions are not merely individual choices but are increasingly shaped … Continue reading "On Air: Talking Bodies, Aesthetics, and Masculinities"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
“Modified (Hu)Man: Gelenekler, Kırılganlıklar ve Olası Gelecekler” Paneli çerçevesinde gerçekleşen yuvarlak masa toplantısı: BİLİM, SANAT VE İLETİŞİM: KESİŞİMLERDE BULUŞMAK Cuma, 21 Ocak, 2022, 17:30 – 18:30 GMT+3 Institut Français Istanbul – Taksimİstiklal Caddesi No°4, Şehit Muhtar34435 İstanbul, Turkey Yuvarlak masa toplantısı katılımcıları: Arsev Umur Aydınoğlu (ODTÜ, Bilim ve Teknoloji Politikaları)Yücel Günal (Grafik Tasarımcı)Eser Epözdem...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
by Melike Şahinol, Burak Taşdizen, Gülşah Başkavak On February 10, 2022, the second panel of the IRSSC Closing Conference titled “Perform_Factur_ing /Healthy/ Wo_Man: Iran, Turkey and Beyond”* started with welcome remarks from the IRSSC project initiator, Raoul Motika and with the co-PI of the IRSSC project, Melike Şahinol, who led the sub-project “A Cartography of … Continue reading "Perform_Factur_ing /Healthy/ Wo_Man: Iran, Turkey and Beyond: A Timely Reflection"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Cuma, 21 Ocak, 2022, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT+3 Institut Français Istanbul – Taksimİstiklal Caddesi No°4, Şehit Muhtar34435 İstanbul, Turkey MODIFIED (HU)MAN: GELENEKLER, KIRILGANLIKLAR VE OLASI GELECEKLER Bedensel müdahaleler yalnızca sakatlıkların “tamir” edilmesi veya hastalıkların iyileştirilmesi amaçlı değil ayrıca bedensel yetkinlikleri artırmak için kullanılıyor. Dolayısıyla, bu tür bedensel müdahaleleri anlamak adına onları çevreleyen pratikleri ve onlara ...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
We are very proud to inform you about our new publication, which is freely accessible. Şahinol, M., Taşdizen, B., & Başkavak, G. (2022). Hair:y_less Masculinities . A Cartography. Bonn: Şahinol, Melike (in cooperation with perspectivia.net). https://doi.org/10.25360/01-2022-00000 Cosmetic surgery is booming – and no longer just among women: Both surgical procedures and minimal invasive cosmetic treatments … Continue reading "Book Publication: “Hair:y_less Masculinities. A Cartograph...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Friday, November 12th, 2021, 7:00 p.m. [CET] Modified (Hu)Man: Traditions, Vulnerabilities and Possible Futures (introduction by Dr. Melike Şahinol) Body modifications are used not only to “repair” injuries or enable recovery after illness but also to enhance human performance. Consequently, we would like to highlight the practices and symbolic effects of such interventions. What are … Continue reading "“Modified (Hu)Man: Traditions, Vulnerabilities and Possible Futures” Panel at t...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Dr. Melike Şahinol and Burak Taşdizen presented the selected findings of the ongoing research project “Hair:y_less Masculinities: A Cartography” at the “Connecting Themes Conference: Contested Knowledge in a Connected World” organized by Max Weber Foundation in Berlin, Germany on September 16-17, 2021. Their paper titled “Entangled Empowerment: Connecting Shared Hair Transplantation Practices for Men in Turkey … Continue reading "“Entangled Empowerment: Connecting Shared Hair...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Dr. Melike Şahinol and Burak Taşdizen have presented the selected findings of the ongoing research project “Hair:y_less Masculinities: A Cartography” at “I U A E S: The Re-invention of Traditions in the Middle East” conference at the panel “Is There a Middle Eastern Body?” chaired by Prof. Dr. Claudia Liebelt and Dr. Melike Şahinol. The … Continue reading "“Colonizing Men’s Bodies: Natureculture Metaphors Around Hair Transplantation” presented at the panel “Is There a...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Our research was affected by the pandemic. Hence, our methodological shift towards an online survey. We invite you to participate in the survey, which you can access from the link below. Our survey takes about 20 minutes. We would appreciate, if you could allocate your time. Your answers will be anonymized. Language options in English, … Continue reading "ONLINE SURVEY: Hair:y_less Masculinities (20 mins.)"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
We are happy to announce that our article “Medicalised Masculinities in Turkey and Iran: The Eigensinn of Hair in Hair Transplantation” is now published on the new special issue “Medicalised Masculinities – Somatechnical Interventions” of Somatechnics Journal by Edinburgh University Press. We thank the Editors-in-Chief Holly Randell-Moon and Iris van der Tuin, the Guest Editors … Continue reading "New Publication: “Medicalised Masculinities in Turkey and Iran: The Eigensinn of H...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Knowledge Exchange from Denmark to TurkeyOctober 20, 2020, 9AM – 11:20 AM, CESTOrient-Institut Istanbul The workshop is being organized by the Orient-Institut Istanbul as part of the project titled “A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities. A Comparison between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey” and University of Southern Denmark as part of … Continue reading "Workshop: Medicalized Masculinities"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
As we mentioned earlier, we will present our preliminary research results at the upcoming 4S/EASST 2020 conference. Our paper is titled “Everyday Cyborgs: Men with Implanted/Transplanted Hair (and its Eigensinn).” To read our abstract and go through the abstracts of other presentations in the session, visit here. See below for time/date details. Tue, August 18, … Continue reading "4S/EASST 2020 Conference Programme is out!"| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
We are very happy that we will be able to present our abstract on Everyday Cyborgs: Men with implanted/transplanted hair (and its Eigensinn) (see below) in the panel #174 Techniques of Resilience. Coping with the Vulnerabilities of Hybrid Bodies by Nelly Oudshoorn during the virtual meeting of EASST/4S Prague 2020 “Locating and Timing Matters: Significance and Agency of STS … Continue reading "“Everyday Cyborgs: Men with implanted / transplanted hair (and its Eigensinn)” accepted ...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
Aesthetic surgery has been the subject of significant sociological research, primarily concerning women and the debates that surround their bodies. These discussions have centered around the stereotyping of women’s bodies, resulting in a specific type of femininity construction (Franco 2008; Jones 2006), or the empowerment of women for health reasons through non-essential/optional procedures (Heggenstaller et … Continue reading "New Publication: İnsan Sonrası Erkek(lik): Saç Ekimi Örn...| A Cartography of Hair:y_less Masculinities
