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Yagmur Karakaya is an Assistant Professor of Sociology, specializing in Cultural Sociology, Collective Memory, Political Sociology, Emotions, and Comparative Historical Sociology. Her research focuses on the role of nostalgia in shaping populist political discourse and popular culture, particularly in the context of contemporary Ottoman revival in Turkey. Karakaya is currently working on a book project that examines state-sponsored neo-Ottomanism and its manifestations in public displays and entertainment-oriented popular Ottomania. Her significant publications include an article in the American Journal of Cultural Sociology that explores how state-led populist nostalgia can mobilize emotions and influence political engagement, which received an honorable mention from the American Sociological Association’s Culture Section. Furthermore, she has analyzed the performance styles at Donald Trump’s rallies, discussing how this uniquely American populism engages with cultural idioms. Her work has been featured in prominent sociology journals such as Sociological Forum and New Perspectives on Turkey.
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