EDUCATION

Ph.D. Comparative Literature, July 2009
Minors in Literary Theory and Central Eurasian Studies-Turkish Studies Program.
Research focus on Comparative Media-New Media
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

M.A. Comparative Literature, September 1999
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

B.A. Department of English, May 1996
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

PUBLICATIONS

Bakioglu, Burcu. "Spectacular Interventions of Second Life: Goon Culture, Griefing, and Disruption in Virtual Spaces"inJournal of Virtual Worlds Research, special edition: "Cultures of Virtual Worlds."

Bakioglu, Burcu. Volume 26, Number 2. "In Pursuit of the Model Reader: The Problem of Readership in The New Life and The Island of the Day Before." in Turkish Studies Association Journal, edited by Kemal Silay, William M. Blair and Larry Clark.

ARTICLES IN PROGRESS

Bakioglu, Burcu. "Collaborative Story-telling in Second Life: Griefing Spaces and Disruptive Multi-Platform Narratives."

Bakioglu, Burcu. "Production of Online Works in Societies of Controlled Consumption: How renegade ARGs poached Lonelygirl15."

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Introduction to Popular Culture, Comparative Literature C151
Instructor. 01/08 - 05/08
Title: Smart Mobs and Beyond: How the Cult of the Amateur Hacks Authority, Storytelling, and Culture.
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Instructor. 01/01 - 05/01
Title: Subversive Readings.
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Narratives in the Age of Media Convergence: From Print to Digital Media, Comparative Literature C100
Instructor. 09/06 - 12/06
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Film and Literature, Comparative Literature C310 Instructor. 01/07 - 05/07
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Literary and Television Genres, Comparative Literature C252
Instructor. 09/04 - 01/05
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Gender, Sexuality, & Pop Culture, Gender Studies G225
Graduate Assistant. 09/05 - 05/06
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Public Speaking, Department of Communication & Culture C121
Instructor. 09/03 - 05/04, 09/06 - 05/07, 09/08 - present
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Elementary Composition, Department of English W131
Instructor. 09/01 - 05/02
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Intermediate Turkish Part I/II, Central Eurasian Studies T200/T600 / T250/T650
Instructor. 09/00 - 05/01, 01/99 - 05/00
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Great Characters and Themes in Western Literature, Comparative Literature C145 & C146
Instructor. 09/97 - 12/98
The Lover
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Dangerous Women
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CONFERENCES AND PAPERS

"Future of Storytelling in Cross Media Experiences." ARGFest-o-con. July 17-19, 2009, Portland, Oregon.

"Poaching Lonelygirl15: ARG-style." MIT6, Stone and Papyrus, Storage and Transmission, April 24-26, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts.

"Spectacular Subcultures of Second Life: Looking Beneath the Lulz." Second Life Community Convention, September 5-7, 2008, Tampa, Florida.

"Spectacular Interventions of Second Life: Goon Culture, Griefing, and Disruption in Virtual Spaces." Cultures of Virtual Worlds, April 26-27, 2008, University of California,Irvine.

"Griefing Spaces and Disruptive Multi-Platform Narratives." National Communication Association, November 15-18, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

"Collaborative Storytelling: Performing the Narrative of the Griefer." Second Life Community Convention, August 24-26, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

"Textual Poaching of Digital Texts: Hacking and Griefing as Performative Narratives of Second Life." MIT 5, Creativity, Ownership, and Collaboration in the Digital Age, April 27-29, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts.

"Alternative Approaches to Narrative in New Media Forms: Mapping out Narrative in Shelley Jackson's Patchwork Girl." National Communication Association, November 15-18, 2005, Chicago, Illinois.

"Construction of Spatial Narratives in M. D. Coverley's Califia." MIT 4, The Work of Stories: An International Conference, May 6-8, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts.

"The Relevance of Novel in the Age of New Media: Transforming Interface to Interspace in Tristram Shandy and The Glide Project." International Narrative Conference, April 7-10, 2005, Louisville, Kentucky.

"Hypertextual Readings of Pale Fire: How New Is the Digital Text?" Modern Language Association, December 27-30, 2003, San Diego, California.

ACADEMIC AND TEACHING AWARDS

Comparative Literature Graduate Fellowship, Department of Comparative Literature, Indiana University (1996-2000).

Associate Instructor Teaching Award, Department of Communication & Culture, Indiana University (2007-2008).

Associate Instructor Teaching Award, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Turkish Studies Program, Indiana University (1999-2000).

Conference Travel Grants

  • Department of Comparative Literature. Indiana University. (Fall, 2008) Awarded for the conference presentation at the Second Life Community Convention, "Spectacular Subcultures of Second Life: Looking beneath the Lulz."
  • University of California, Irvine. (Spring 2008) Awarded for the conference presentation at the Cultures of Virtual Worlds, "Spectacular Interventions of Second Life: Goon Culture, Griefing, and Disruption in Virtual Spaces."
  • College of Arts & Sciences. (Spring 2007) Awarded for the conference presentation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT 5, "Textual Poaching of Digital Texts: Hacking and Griefing as Performative Narratives of Second Life."

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, West European Studies, Indiana University. Awarded for the study of French (Summer 1997).

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pleiadas
Consultant. 01/08 - 05/08.
Pleiades is a Canada-based company that provides a complete learning organization solution which offers process and investment options, financial and management consulting, technological enrichment and support, digital content development such as virtual worlds, Wikis, and Web sites.

  • Work with a team of educators, librarians, and virtual world developers to write grants that create engaging education solutions.
  • Provide consulting on how transmedial narratives that use diverse media platforms can be implemented in educational projects like Virtual Harlem in Second Life, NASA Massively Multiplayer Online Game, and Virtualized Astronomical Learning.
  • Present instructional workshops on how storytelling can be implemented in emerging online environments like social media and virtual worlds.


Option Six, Inc.

Online Course Developer, Content Editor, Web Developer. 08/05 - present.

Option Six promotes e-learning through the development of online courses designed to improve performance in the work place.

  • Worked with a team of instructional designers and media developers to develop online courses for private companies such as Microsoft, Roche, and Eli Lilly.
  • Developed and edited content for individual projects.
  • Published courses in online environments.


MediaSauce

Media Research Analyst. 07/07 - 12/07.

  • Conducted market research for clients to help devise blueprint plans that will allow them to obtain their immediate and long term goals using emerging technologies.
  • Conducted research on the competitors of clients to ensure providing them with a cutting edge in the market.
  • Monitored emerging technologies and marketing trends to inform and help fellow employees in the company in solving their respective clients' problems.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada. Participatory Culture Literacy (day-long pedagogical workshop),
Co-instructor, 05/10/08

  • Designed and conducted a day workshop for K-12 educators on participatory culture that digital media elicits.
  • Talked about the uses of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Virtual Worlds such as Second Life.
  • Discussed how course-design can be re-conceptualized to incorporate new media tools in classrooms to enhance learning.


Information Technology (IT) Training Indiana University, University Information Technology Services (UITS)
Instructor, Material Developer. 05/03 - 08/07.

  • Develop and revise workshops on various programs and languages such as Flash, Fireworks, CSS, UNIX, and online learning environments such as OncourseCL.
  • Teach and assist IT training sessions such as XHTML, Flash, Fireworks, CSS, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
  • Use Captivate and Camtasia to record training modules to be implemented to the university's award winning technology database called the Knowledge Base.


Business Placement Office (BPO), Kelley School of Business Indiana University, Perspectives in Career Development X220
Career Counselor. 09/01 - 05/03.
As a Career Counselor, I conducted 15-minute private sessions with each of my students every week. My duties were the following:

  • Counseled students in their career decisions by helping them explore their individual potential through career assessment projects designed to evaluate personal interests and strengths and allowed them to set future goals and strategies to be successful in life.
  • Improved communication skills of students by evaluating their written and oral presentations. Polished students' networking skills by providing feedback on resumes and cover letters and facilitated mock interviews conducted by guest alumni.


Turkish Studies Program, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures Indiana University, Turkish Studies Association Publication Office Personal Assistant. 06/00 - 03/03, 06/98 - 09/98.
Organized annual program activities such as the Turkish Studies Lecture Series. Handled the Turkish Studies Chair's correspondence, contacted scholars from the field to obtain publication permissions, and circulated manuscripts for peer-review.

LANGUAGES

Turkish-Native speaker
French-Proficient reading and writing level