University of Arizona, Tucson Boğaziçi University, Istanbul

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1 Atacan ATAKAN Education University of Arizona, Tucson PhD in the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Master s Degree Program in Ataturk Instıtute for Modern Turkish History GPA: 3.92/4.00 Thesis Topic: A Teacher, Agitator, and Guide: Talebe Defteri and Formation of an Ideal Child Bilkent University, Ankara Global and International Affairs, SUNY Dual Diploma Program GPA: 3.80/4.00 (Graduated as a captain of the department) State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton Global and International Affairs, SUNY Dual Diploma Program GPA: 3.51/4.00 History Minor Kurtulus Anatolian High School Graduation Degree: 4.96/5.00 Work Experiences and Internships SSHA Childhood and Youth Studies Network November o Chair of the network MENA Graduate Conference Board Spetember o Zaytoon Journal MENA Graduate Conference Board September May 2015 o Zaytoon Journal

2 GETEM (Laboratory of Technology and Education for Visually Impaired People)- Istanbul January June 2013 o Tutor AGOS- Şapgir- Istanbul (Newspaper) September September 2013 o Columnist (Voluntarily) A Forgotten Portrait: Suat Dervis The Story of Generations Education Modernization in the Ottoman Empire A Forgotten Pioneer: Nezihe Muhiddin Efil Publication- Ankara August December 2011 o Interpreter (Translation of The Road to Academic Excellence) Genc Aydinlanma (Student Association in Bilkent University) o Permanent Member February 2008-Present o Administrative Council September June 2010 Arrange conference and seminars and invent names for Bilkent Students in political, historical and philosophical issues. Radikal (Turkish Newspaper) o Internship July 2009 Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey o Internship August 2009 Foreign Policy Studies- European Union o Work September June2010 Foreign Policy Studies- European Union Awards and Grants SSHA/Tilly Graduate Student Travel Award 2015 CMES, University of Arizona, Travel Grant 2015 GPSC, University of Arizona, Travel Grant 2014

3 Bilkent University Graduation Ceremony, Captain of the Department Award 2011 State University of New York at Binghamton Dean s List Degree 2010/2011 State University of New York at Binghamton Dean s List Degree 2010/2011 Bilkent University High Honor Degree 2009/2010 Bilkent University High Honor Degree 2009/2010 State University of New York at Binghamton Dean s List Degree 2008/2009 State University of New York at Binghamton Dean s List Degree 2008/2009 Bilkent University High Honor Degree 2007/2008 Bilkent University High Honor Degree 2007/2008 Projects and Presentations Debate on Womanhood in Westernist, Islamist and Nationalist Magazines in the Ottoman Empire Historiography of Western Childhood History Games of Children in the Nationalist Children s Magazines

4 Conditions of Women in Labor Unions in Turkey from Equality and Difference Perspective Children Rearing and Motherhood in Ottoman Women s Magazines Suat Derviş and Comparison of Her Selected Novels Women and Children in Armenian Events (1915) Orientalist Paintings: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco Architecture of Ummayads and Abbasids-Presentation Constitution Experts Seminar Series- TEPAV Constitution Reform Platform- TEPAV Social Interaction and Information Project (within Genc Aydinlanma Student Association) Simulation: The United Nations General Assembly as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Arab Republic of Egypt Women Poverty in Turkey-TEPAV (Research) Liberation Ideologies- Presentation (Genc Aydinlanma Student Association) Social Interaction and Information Project (within Genç Aydınlanma Association) French Revolution- Presentation (Genc Aydinlanma Student Association) Sufism-Presentation Conferences and Workshops Attended A Teacher, Agitator and Guide: Talebe Defteri and Formation of an Ideal Child, , Pluralism and Community, 40 th Annual Meeting of Social Science History Association, Baltimore November, 2015

5 Creating an Enemy: Children s Magazines and Different Faces of Enmity, , ATINER 2 nd International Conference on Turkey and Turkish Studies, Athens June, 1-2 July, 2015 Being a Part of the Big Circle: Public Sphere and the Children in the Ottoman Empire: , Spatial and Temporal Imaginaries: Transcending Power, Identity and Body, 15 th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in MENAS, Tucson March, 2015 National Mobilization and the Children s Journals in the Ottoman Empire, , Inequalities: Policy, Politics and the Past, The 39th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Toronto. 6-9 November, 2014 Games, Scouting, and Literature in the Children s Journals in the Ottoman Empire, , Little Pitchers Have Big Ears: Social and Cultural History of Children and Youth during WW1 in the Ottoman Land, Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul May, 2014 Kadınlar Dünyası: Savaşı Bir Kadın Dergisinden Okumak (Women s World: Reading the War Through a Women s Magazıine), Gendered Memories of War and Political Violence, Young Researchers Conference, Sabanci University, Istanbul April, 2014 Teaching Experience Religion of Islam, University of Arizona Fall 2015 o Teaching Assistant Religion of Islam, University of Arizona Summer 2015 (Session I) o Instructor Religion of Islam, University of Arizona Spring 2015 o Teaching Assistant Religion of Islam, University of Arizona Fall 2014 o Teaching Assistant Private Tutoring for English and Math February July 2012

6 Skills Languages: English (Advanced level) French (Beginner level) Arabic (Intermediate Level) Ottoman Turkish (Upper Level) Computer Skills: Operating Systems: Windows 98/2007/XP/Vista Software Applications: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Acrobat and Internet Browsers Certificate: Certificate for Internship in Radikal Certificate for internship in Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey Certificate for membership to Genc Aydinlanma Student Association Certificate for membership to Genc Aydinlanma Student Association Certification for photograph competition (Waqf and Civilization) by the General Directorate of Foundations of Turkey Certificate for Participation in a seminar organized by Association for Liberal Thinking Activities and Interests Photography Playing Violin Traveling Movies Mythology Detective Novels The Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Ottoman Empire Women s Movement and Gender Sexuality and Body Politics History of Children and Childhood History of the Middle East