scholarly and professional background in museology, urban studies, digital culture, migration, and gender
“From critical thinking to state policies, consumer society, and everyday life, sociological thinking has shaped my interests—spanning a broad spectrum of theory and practice across academia, arts and culture, and civil society.
By questioning sovereignty, history-writing, and advocating for equality across race, gender, and social class, I believe museums are vital public spaces of social memory—where the diverse layers of life and the communities that live them differently are encountered, represented, and shared through participatory storytelling.
@museumbuzzy, I solve your problems in information production, project management, and communication through comprehensive product design and engaging online/offline content development.”
Inclusive Storytelling in Academia, Arts and Culture, and Civil Society
my scholarly and professional background is grounded in years of interdisciplinary experience
Research and Academia:
As a DFG-doctoral fellow at IGK—Center for Metropolitan Studies Berlin-New York-Toronto, I explored the role of autonomous digital archives in amplifying marginalized voices during the #Occupy movements in New York and Istanbul. My work integrates grounded theory and ethnographic methodologies with visual and digital thinking
Community-Driven Projects:
From coordinating participatory projects like the Federal German Migrant Women’s Memory Box at the Bibliothek der Generationen archive (Frankfurt Historical Museum) to curating inclusive workshops at DaMigra, I prioritize co-creation, community engagement, and intersectional perspectives.
Hands-On Policy-Making in Migration and Gender:
As a researcher at DaMigra-Berlin (2019–2022), I conducted intersectional analyses on racism and gender-based violence, contributing to policy papers, public events, workshops, and shadow reports that focused on the comprehensive implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Germany.
Product and Project Development:
My experience spans project management, realistic timelines, and budgets, often in complex, fast-paced, resource-limited environments. Over years of working with museums, queer-feminist associations, and NGOs, I developed versatile tools for delivering impactful results.
@museumbuzzy, I offer
a range of services for academic support, social media coaching,
and creative empowerment.
ALSO: @museumbuzzy is my personal outlet
—an open archive where I collect my work and reflect on today’s neoliberal culture industry and its socio-economic
and political impacts on everyday life.
museumbuzzy (noun)
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1. A freelance-services-hub for academic support, social
media coaching, and creative empowerment—rooted in equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.
2. Inspired by the museum as a living archive, @museumbuzzy represents a dynamic repository of interdisciplinary expertise in sociology, project management, publications, and talks spanning museology, urban studies, digital culture, migration, and gender, emphasizing an approach to 360-degree data-driven information production through digital humanities tools.
3. Curated by elif çiğdem artan, phd, @museumbuzzy mobilizes academic research, artistic and cultural expression, digital content creation, user-centered thinking, hybrid (online/offline) product design, publications, talks, workshops, public programming, inclusive communication, and audience engagement— applying an intersectional feminist lens throughout.
what is 360-degree data-driven information production?
my work brings together research, (digital) content creation/curation, and public dissemination through what I call a 360-degree data-driven information production approach. This methodology transforms data into authentic narratives, delivered across multiple mediums, and tailored for diverse audiences—both digital and non-digital.DM me
for your further questions and collaboration requests!