Itir Erhart
Istanbul Bilgi University
15 Papers
14 Citations
Itir Erhart is an academic researcher from Istanbul Bilgi University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Performative utterance & Social media. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 15 publications.
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Papers
Toward postheroic leadership: A case study of Gezi's collaborating multiple leaders
Hande Eslen-Ziya,Itir Erhart +1 more
TL;DR: This paper explored how the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, Turkey, exemplify the changing character of contemporary social movements, where teamwork and collaboration are supported and the ability to empower, support, and engage others is emphasized.
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United in Protest: From ‘Living and Dying with Our Colours’ to ‘Let All the Colours of the World Unite’
TL;DR: Istanbul United as discussed by the authors is a new fan group with a new logo that combines the three rival logos of Istanbul's "Big Three" football clubs, Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
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Looking for truth in absurdity: Humour as community-building and dissidence against authoritarianism:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that humour is an honest and direct communication tool for people, and that social networking and digital media can transmit user-generated political and humorous content.
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From anger to solidarity: The emotional echo-chamber of Gezi park protests
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the significance of emotional echo chambers involved in protests and discuss how participants get influenced by beliefs, motives and opinions and bring forth the changes of emotions during such processes and help create an emotional echo chamber.
Introduction: The aesthetics of global protest: Visual culture and communication
Aidan McGarry,Olu Jenzen,Itir Erhart,Hande Eslen-Ziya,Umut Korkut +4 more
- 09 Dec 2019
TL;DR: The authors look at protest aesthetics, which they consider to be the visual and performative elements of protest, such as images, symbols, graffiti, art, as well as the choreography of protest actions in public spaces.