İrfan Erdoğan, Ph.D.,
Professor of Communication
irfan erdogan was Professor and Chair of the Public relations and Advertising Department at Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey. His yearly contract ended on July 1, 2017. Before coming to the Atilim in 2012, he was a professor and Chair of the Department of Public Relations at the Gazi University (206-2012) and professor of Faculty of Communications and head of the Research Methods Field at Ankara University (1997-2006). He has taught at other universities including Middle East Technical University, Baskent University, Erciyes University, Hunter College and Queens College of the CUNY, USA.
He
received his bachelor's degree from Ankara University, Turkey (1969) in
Radio-Television and Cinema, and his master's degree (1973) in Radio Television
and Film from Purdue University, USA, and doctoral degree (1978) in
Communication from the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
His
teaching and research interests have spanned a wide range of topics in
communication, from media theory and research, media representation,
international communication and (pop)culture to critical study of (eco)tourism
and environmental protection.
He
has published over 20 books, 12 chapters in books and over 80 articles.
His most recent books (2018) include (1) "Media of Dictatorship: Supporting
the Produced Material Poverty via the Forged Mental and Communicative Poverty,
and (2) Television News: Daily Diet of the Polluted Souls. His most read
books are Media Theory and Research (2014), Public Relations in Theory and
Practice (4th revised edition, 2014) and Media Sociology (3rd edition, printed
total 40 thousands, 2015). His new book in preparation is based on a research
about the control of science and scientific production by the coordinated
practices of industries, state organs and universities.
He
has also served on various editorial/advisory boards of international and
national academic journals and selection committees. He is a past
Editor-in-Chief and page designer of the Journal of Communication Research and
Theory, published by Gazi University, Ankara.
He
has organized and took part in the several local, national and international conferences
that include a forum and panel discussion on “Soccer and fans: Hostility and
competition” (May 12, 2017, organizer), an international symposium on “Culture
and Communication in Anatolia: Past, Present and Future” (June 15 – 17, 2016,
organizer), an international symposium on “Media and Ethics”, (3-5 November
2006, active organizer for the UNESCO Turkish National Commission, The
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and Gazi University)
and an UNESCO International Symposium, İstanbul, 2003, Organizer). He was the
member of the Unesco Turkish National Commission and director of the
communication section.
He
directed and participated in various research projects. In 2006, he received a
grant from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey to
conduct research on the science journalism in Turkey. He directed a research on
Television programs, funded by Gazi University Scientific Research Project
(2005-2007). He was the research director of the project on “Evaluation of
practices of Turkish tourism agencies in terms of sustainable tourism”, funded
by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2008-2010).
Currently, he is working on two studies related with the
control of knowledge and production of functional ignorance that supplants knowledge.
