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Duygu Erbil Connor is an interdisciplinary scholar and Affiliate Researcher at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry within Utrecht University’s Humanities school. She is associated with the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication and specializes in Comparative Literature. Her academic work bridges cultural memory, political activism, and life writing, with a focus on Turkey and transnational contexts.
- Research Focus: Cultural memory, life narratives, political activism, Turkey studies, prison literature, visual culture
- Key Collaborations: Memory Studies Association’s Memory and Activism Working Group, International Auto/biography Association’s Students and New Scholars Network
Her research examines intersections between personal narratives and collective memory, particularly in criminalized activist movements. She analyzes how legal discourses, media practices, and cultural forms (court files, protest ephemera, TV shows) shape historical justice.
Duygu’s publications since 2018 reveal consistent engagement with memory work across Turkish and American contexts. Her 2025 edited volume Remembering Contentious Lives systematizes cultural approaches to activist remembrance, while earlier work spans Deniz Gezmiş’s legacy, Gezi Park soundscapes, and digital commemoration tactics. This reflects a broader academic trend connecting political economy of memory with biographical storytelling in repressive contexts.
She teaches Life Writing and contributes to digital memory projects, including the American Prison Writing Archive. Her work adopts interdisciplinary methodologies from literary studies, media theory, and cultural sociology.
