Faculty scholarship at COMD represents a diverse and international body of work spanning the fields of social sciences, humanities, and creative arts. The research output is characterized by its significant breadth, covering critical domains such as electoral integrity, political communication, media archaeology, critical posthumanism, adaptation studies, and immersive sound design.
Engaging in multi-methodological inquiries ranging from mixed-methods research to videographic criticism, COMD faculty produce scholarship across communication, media studies, film and screen studies, digital culture, political communication, public relations, and media theory. Their publications include monographs, edited volumes, book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and videographic essays published by leading journals and presses in the field. Appearing in venues such as Communication Research, Journal of Communication, New Media & Society, Film Quarterly, Film-Philosophy, Sustainability, Adaptation, and Public Relations Review, and with publishers including Oxford University Press, Bloomsbury, Routledge, Palgrave/Springer, and Edinburgh University Press, this work reflects COMD’s commitment to rigorous, internationally engaged, and interdisciplinary scholarly contributions.
Selected Recent Publications
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Bas, O., Kim, M., & Grabe, M. E. (2025). Understanding the Impact of Anger-Evoking and Efficacy-Eliciting Tweets in White Support for the BLM Movement. Mass Communication and Society, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2025.2569461
- Bo, R. (2024). A restored perspective: Edward Yang’s A ConfucianConfusion and Mahjong. Film Quarterly, 77(4), 41–51.https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2024.77.4.41
- Bo, R. (2024). Toward a Cosmopolitan Listening. American Book Review 45(3), 56-60. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/abr.2024.a950869.
- Dal, A. (2024). Firewalls have ears: How horizontal privacy regulation influences online political expression in Russia. International Journal of Communication, 18, 2731–2752. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22263/0
- Dal, A., & Nisbet, E. C. (2025). Global perspectives on science, polarization, andpopulism special issue introduction. International Journal of Public OpinionResearch, 37(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edaf009
- Dimitrova, D., & Ozdora-Aksak, E. (2023). What a Difference Context Makes: Comparing Communication Strategies of Migration NGOs in Two NeighboringCountries. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 38(6), 939–956. https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2022.2161065
- Flannagan, W. (2023). Tom Hollander [Video essay]. Screen Stars Dictionary. Tecmerin.https://vimeo.com/1005794288
- Flannagan, W. (2025). The 100 best movies of the 21st century: “Parasite and the onesbelow…” [Video essay]. 16:9. https://16-9.dk/2025/11/the-100-best-movies-of-the-21st-century-parasite-and-the-ones-below/
- Kennedy-Karpat, C. (2023). Regarding violence: Du côté de la côte (1958) and Varda’spolitics of disregard. MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture, issue 12: (Re)FramingVarda. https://www.maifeminism.com/regarding-violence-du-cote-de-la-cote-and-vardas-politics-of-disregard/
- Kennedy-Karpat, C. (2025). Relational geometries in Our Grand Despair (2011) and Jules et Jim (1962). In T. Can & S. Öz (Eds.), Adaptation in Turkish literature, cinema, and media. Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74446-4_10
- Kim, M., & Bas, O. (2023). Seeing the Black Lives Matter movement through computervision? An automated visual analysis of news media images on Facebook. SocialMedia + Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231195582
- Önen, U. (2024). Ses kayıt ve müzik teknolojileri (14th ed.). Görünmez Adam Yayıncılık.https://www.ufukonen.com/tr/ses-kayit-ve-muzik-teknolojileri.html
- Önen, U. (2025). Synthesizer teknolojileri ve programlama: Geçmişten günümüze popüler sentez teknikleri (4th ed.). Görünmez Adam Yayıncılık.https://www.ufukonen.com/tr/synthesizer-teknolojileri-ve-programlama.html
- Ozdora-Aksak, E., Dikmen, E. Ş., & Kılıç, N. P. (2023). Managing pandemiccommunication online: Turkish Ministry of Health’s digital communication strategiesduring COVID-19. International Journal of Communication, 17, 1551–1572.https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17641
- Özçetin, B. (2026). The “good refugee” ideal in Turkey: analyzing media representations of refugees in the Turkish press (2011–2020). New Perspectives on Turkey, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/npt.2026.10089
- Özçetin, B. (2025). Fake news online and beyond. European Journal of Communication, 40(6), 666-671. https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231251392510
- Toros, E. (2024). Electoral integrity in Turkey. Edinburgh University Press.
- Toros, E. (2025). News media and journalism. In T. James & H. A. Garnett (Eds.), TheOxford handbook of electoral integrity. Oxford University Press.
- Treske, Andreas: Heaven’s Delight. On the Pleasures of Audiovisual Practices. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures2025.http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/24677
- Treske, Andreas & Önen, U. (2025). Aural Encounters: Integrating Locative andImmersive Sound Design into Media Production Education. In M. Kowalski, L. C. Ribeiro, S. L. Guerra, E. Rusinova & J. H. Whalley (Eds.), 21st Century Film, TV & Media School – Teaching Sound: Aesthetics & Praxis (pp. 296-307). CILECT. https://cilect.org/knowledge/30508/
- Treske, A., Ozgun, A. (2024). Streaming Media Platforms and Film/Video ArtsDistribution. Markets, Globalization & Development Review. 9(4), 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.23860/MGDR-2024-09-04-03
- Treske, A. (2026). FMB20 [Video installation]. In For want to (not) measuring, SpazjuKreattif, Valletta, Malta.
- Treske, A. (2026). Girl in the water [Video installation]. In For want to (not) measuring, Spazju Kreattif, Valletta, Malta.
- Treske, A. 39,07467° N, 33,41088° E (Salt Lake Study, Video Installation) (2022 –2026)In For want to (not) measuring, Spazju Kreattif, Valletta, Malta.
