For the annual lecture of the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies, Princeton Professor Zeynep Tüfekçi presents her talk, "Protest Waves After the Arab Spring and Gezi Park." She will be introduced by Prof. Edhem Eldem, the Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor of Turkish Studies this year at the Sabancı Center.
Zeynep Tüfekçi is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times. Her work revolves around the intersection of technology, science, and society, and covers pressing topics such as social media, artificial intelligence, the pandemic, politics, and democracy. She approaches social challenges using complex and systems-based thinking, focusing strongly on policy and societal response.
Organized by Columbia's Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies.
Co-sponsored by Columbia's Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America.
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Seating is limited and first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register in advance. Check-in begins 30 minutes before the event and early arrival is suggested.
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