Faculty Profile

Ozlem Altiok

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Women's and Gender Studies
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2014. 
Major: Sociology, and Community and Environmental Sociology
MS, Texas A & M University- College Station, 2003. 
Major: Public Policy
BA, Istanbul Bilgi University, 2001. 
Major: International Relations





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5600.001, Issues and Policies in International Studies, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5900.003, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.500, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Summer 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5900.003, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    INST 4853.001, Global Development : Issues and Challenges, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.005, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.500, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    INST 5900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    WGST 5900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.500, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4853.001, Global Development : Issues and Challenges, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.005, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.007, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.500, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Summer 8W1 2020  SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 5500.005, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.500, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Summer 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5900.002, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.005, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    INST 5900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.600, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    INST 4900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.005, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5500.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 5700.001, International Studies Practicum, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 2100.501, Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 5800.002, Seminar in Women's Studies, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    INST 5900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    WGST 4260.001, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    WMST 5800.791, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    INST 5900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    WMST 5900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    WMST 4260.001, Topics in Women's Studies, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 2100.501, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WMST 2100.600, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2015 
                    

                    WMST 5800.791, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2015 
                    

                    WMST 4260.001, Topics in Women's Studies, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.501, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.004, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2014 
                    

                    WMST 4260.001, Topics in Women's Studies, Spring 2014 
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.501, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4853.001, Global Development : Issues and Challenges, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.001, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2013 
                    

                    WMST 4260.001, Topics in Women's Studies, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Spring 2013 
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.501, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4853.001, Global Development : Issues and Challenges, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Spring 2012 
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2012 
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.001, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 2100.002, Introduction to International Studies, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.500, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 2100.501, Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 4100.002, Feminist Theories and Contemporary Issues, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 5100.001, Feminist Theory, Spring 2011 
                    

                    INST 4850.003, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    INST 4850.004, International Studies Seminar, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Spring 2011 
                    

                    INST 4850.002, International Studies Seminar, Fall 2010 
                    

                    WMST 5800.001, Seminar in Women's Studies, Fall 2010 

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Altiok, O.  (2022). From the streets to social policy: How to end gender-based violence against women. Global Agenda for Social Justice 2022. 
Book Review
Altiok, O.  (2014). Gendered Identities: Criticizing Patriarchy in Turkey. Gender & Society. 29(1), 148-150. http://gas.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/09/11/0891243214551159
Encyclopedia Article
Altiok, O.  (2007). " Nazım Hikmet" in the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice.. 
Altiok, O.  (2007). "Conscientious Objectors to War" in the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice.. 
Fact Sheet
Altiok, O.  (2015). Muslim Family Laws and CEDAW: A Fact Sheet. https://socwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/Muslim-Family-Laws.pdf
Journal Article
Altiok, O.  (2017). Review of “The Shape of Water” & “Living Along the Fenceline.”. Films for the Feminist Classroom. (7.2), .  Denton Texas: Department of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies at Texas Woman’s University. http://ffc.twu.edu/issue_7-2/rev_Altiok_7-2.html
Altiok, O.  (2013). Reproducing the Nation. Contexts. 12(2), 46-51. 
Altiok, O.  (2012). Book Review: Naming Food After Places. Gastronomica. 
Altiok, O.  (2011). The ghosts of taste: food and the cultural politics of authenticity. Agriculture and Human Values. 
Magazine/Trade Publication
Altiok, O.  (2022). DANIŞTAY’IN SKANDAL KARARI VE KADIN MÜCADELESİ. 
Newsletter
Altiok, O.  (2021). Feminism Beyond Orders and Borders. https://socwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Network-News-Summer-2021.pdf
Newspaper
Altiok, O.  (2022). Talibanlaşan Türkiye’de Anayasa yapmak veya Anayasa yoluyla Talibanlaşmak. 
Altiok, O.  (2021). İstanbul Sözleşmesi: Küresel siyasetin kalbinin attığı yer. https://m.bianet.org/bianet/toplumsal-cinsiyet/241923-istanbul-sozlesmesi-kuresel-siyasetin-kalbinin-attigi-yer
Personal Essay
Altiok, O.  (2020). How my North Texas students taught me ‘We’re all in the same boat is a lie’. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/ozlem-altiok-2/
Popular Press Article
Altiok, O., Somersan, B.  (2015). Building a 'new Turkey': Gender politics and the future of democracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/%C3%B6zlem-alt%C4%B1ok-bihter-somersan/building-new-turkey-gender-politics-and-future-of-democracy
Position Paper
Altiok, O.  (2021). Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention: A threshold we better not cross. https://esikplatform.net/kategori/haberler/72169/turkey-s-withdrawal-from-the-istanbul-convention-a-threshold-we-better-not-cross
Scholarly Note
Altiok, O.  (2015). Results of Turkey's General Elections: A Gendered Analysis. Gender & Society. Sage. https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/results-of-turkeys-general-elections-a-brief-gendered-analysis/



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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