Zeynep K. Korkman
دانشیار · Transnational feminisms
University of California, Los Angelesمعرفی
Zeynep K. Korkman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a research focus on gendered intersections of affect, labor, religion, and feminist politics in Turkey and the Muslim Middle East. Her forthcoming book Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkey (Duke University Press, 2023) examines fortunetelling economies as windows into neoliberal and authoritarian contradictions.
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011
- B.A. in Sociology, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000
Dr. Korkman's research centers on Transnational feminisms, gender-labor-affect dynamics, religion/secularism in public spheres, and Turkey/Middle Eastern studies. She investigates how women and LGBTIQ individuals navigate heteropatriarchy, neoliberal capitalism, and anti-Muslim racism through affective labor and political resistance, critically engaging postsecular complexities in millennial Turkey.
Her 14 recent publications (2014-2023) reveal consistent thematic evolution: early work analyzed commodified intimacy and divination in Turkey's political economy, while recent scholarship critically examines anti-Muslim racism, transnational feminist solidarities, and secularism's gendered politics. Methodologically grounded in ethnography and cultural analysis, her work bridges Gender Studies, Sociology, and Middle Eastern Studies with urgent interventions in global feminist discourse.
Her awards include:
- Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship, American Association of University Women (2019)
- Hellman Fellows Award, UCLA (2019)
- Research Fellowship, NEH/American Research Institute in Turkey (2016)
- Faculty Career Development Award, UCLA (2017)
- Research Professorship, University of Arizona (2015)
Dr. Korkman's grant portfolio demonstrates sustained support for transnational feminist research, including National Endowment for the Humanities funding and multi-institutional fellowships. Her editorial leadership in Meridians journal's special issue on anti-Muslim racism reflects active mentorship in emerging scholarly conversations, though specific student advising details remain undisclosed in available materials.
