Hello! I'm Gizem
I studied Public Administration at Dokuz Eylül University, and English Language and Literature at Bilkent University. Currently I am doing an English Studies MA at Freie Universität Berlin.
Gizem Önal
EDUCATION
2018-Present
Master of Arts
Freie Universität Berlin, English Studies
Honors: Deutschlandstipendium
Activities:
FU Review
Welcome@FUBerlin - Buddy Program
2013-2017
B.A. with High Honors
Bilkent University, English Language and Literature
Honors: Full scholarship, summa cum laude (Class rank: 2 of 37), Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) Scholarship recipient
Activities:
Think Colorfully LGBTQ and Women's Rights Club – Board Member (2013-2014), Administrative Coordinator (2014-2015)
Quidditch Society – Founding Member
Thesis: “What is this, behind this veil”: Reading Plath through Julia Kristeva
Feb 2016-Jul 2016
Erasmus Exchange
University of Groningen
Honors: Completed the semester cum laude.
Activities:
Erasmus Student Network Groningen
Groningen University Turkish Student Association
2006-2010
B.P.A. with Honors
Dokuz Eylül University, Public Administration
Activities:
5th National Student Congress of Political Science and Public Administration
Public Administration and Scientific Thought Club
Photography Club
Mountaineering Society
Thesis: Comparison of Administrative Systems in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World
Aug 2016-Dec 2016
Editorial Intern
Dipnot Publishing House
Worked as an assistant editor on Fransız Devrimi'nin Sosyalist Tarihi [A Socialist History of the French Revolution] by Jean Jaurès.
Also worked on the digitization of printed books.
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Copy Editing Intern
Baydem Publishing House
Copy editing medical textbooks and the publishing house's website
2010-2013
Project Assistant
Association for the Development of Social Life
Worked on several projects aimed to improving the life quality of immigrants, teenagers, and the disabled.
Sep 2011-Aug 2012
Voluntary Teacher
Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV)
Taught kids (aged 7-16) creative reading and writing, and finance.
Sep 2009-Oct 2009
Summer Intern
Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV)
As part of the Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects NGO
Internship Programme
Worked in the Educational Department – edited educational booklets prepared for kids.
Also worked in Measurement and Evaluation Department – responsible for data entry
Jun 2008-Aug 2008
Summer Intern
District Governorship of Kuşadası
Worked in the Bureau of Associations as an intermediary between the governor’s office and the associations in Kuşadası.
EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Literary theory, queer theory, poetry and poetics, voice, contemporary poetry, experimental literature, modernist and postmodernist writings, queer modernism, text and image, narrative theory
SKILLS
IT & PROGRAMMING
Office Programs
Scapple
Scrivener
EndNote
SDL Trados
HTML
Python
LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
Spanish
German
French
Greek
Latin
Personal
PHOTOGRAPHY
I (still) enjoy shooting film. I got some of my shots published in national magazines and newspapers. I prefer journalistic shots, but lately I've been trying my hand at conceptual photography. You can see a selection of my work here:
CYCLING
I'm an avid cyclist. I mostly do trail riding and cross-country, but from time to time I hit the concrete to satiate my roadie urge.
HIKING
I try to hike at least once in every two weeks. Bushwhacking (off-trail hiking) is my favourite thing to do in the great outdoors.