WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
Ph.D. Seminar on Consumption Theory
May 31- June 6 2005
Bilkent University, Turkey
Seminar Program
This is a 7-day intensive Ph.D. seminar to be held at the Bilkent University, Ankara
Turkey in May-June 2005.
Objective of the Seminar
The seminar aims to provide participants with a thorough knowledge of cultural approaches
to consumption research through discussions of consumption theory. The goal of the seminar
is to familiarize scholars with the culturally inspired studies of consumption. Readings
highlight interdisciplinary perspective and seek to expose participants to sophisticated
discussions of consumption that have been written both within and outside of marketing,
such as anthropology, sociology, communication, and cultural and gender studies. The
historical, socio-cultural, economic and ethical dimensions and challenges of consumption
in developed and developing nations in the contemporary global economy are emphasized.
Seminar Coordinators
Güliz Ger (contact person),
Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey, ger@bilkent.edu.tr
Özlem Sandıkcı,
Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey, sandikci@bilkent.edu.tr
Faculty
Eric Arnould, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Søren Askegaard, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Russell Belk, University of Utah
Dominique Bouchet, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Fuat Fırat, University of Southern Denmark-Odense
Güliz Ger, Bilkent University
Lisa Peñaloza, University of Boulder, Colorado
Location and Dates
The seminar will take place at Bilkent University, Faculty of Business Administration
premises, located 13 kilometers away from downtown
Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. The seminar will begin at 10:00 Tuesday, 31 May and
end the night of Monday, June 6, 2005. Information about the university can be found on
the web site http://www.bilkent.edu.tr . Two
websites about life in Turkey and Ankara are and http://goturkey.kulturturizm.gov.tr/ .
Other course Information
The seminar will be held in English and is 5 ECTS credits. The number of students is
limited to 25. The tuition and fees for the seminar is 575 Euros; this amount includes
accommodation and meals as well.
Seminar Prerequisites
There are no particular prerequisites for participants. Selection will be based on the
letter of interest, which should address the student’s dissertation research interests
and the fit of this seminar within their doctoral studies. The letter of interest should
be 1000-1500 words. All letters of interest should be sent to phale@bilkent.edu.tr electronically as an
attachment to an e-mail message. The deadline for applications is March 21, 2005.
The seminar program consists of lectures, panels, and exercises. A reading list will be
sent to the participants after registration and they will be required to read the
suggested literature. The students will come to the seminar ready to make a brief
presentation of their research project. At the end of the seminar, they will make another
presentation that will indicate how their research project will be modified based on the
inspirations from the seminar.
Students will be evaluated based on their presentations, participation, written projects,
and the capacity shown in enriching their perspective.
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