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Burak Alp Çakar is a PhD student at Linköping University specializing in Lubunca, a constructed queer language utilized in Turkish activism that emphasizes secrecy and kinship. His dissertation seeks to create a foundational anthology of Lubunca, exploring its core functions and examining how it serves as a linguistic haven for individuals concealing their identities while providing a unique vocabulary that fosters a sense of belonging within the queer community in Turkey. Çakar’s research interests focus on the intersection of language and identity, particularly how linguistic agency influences the formation and maintenance of gender and sexual identities at both individual and communal levels. His academic background includes a Master of Arts degree in Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism, which he co-organized with four universities: Stockholm University, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Vytautas Magnus University, and Tartu University. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-English) from Ege University.
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