Communication Department Faculty
Ali Erol
Associate Professor of the Practice
Ali Erol
Ph.D
Contact
St. Mary's Hall S351
Telephone: 617-552-4849
Email: erol@bc.edu
Courses
Critical/Cultural Research Methods
Consumerism & Capitalism
Digital Gaming & Gaming Cultures
Intercultural Communication
Research Interests
Intercultural Communication, Gender & Sexuality, Moral Geography, Food Security, Alternative Food Systems, Urban & Guerilla Gardening, Critical Discourse Analysis, Narrative Analysis
Department
Profile
Ali E. Erol is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Communication, teaching courses related to intercultural communication, gender & sexuality, consumerism & capitalism, digital gaming, and research methods.
Dr. Erolâs research covers various areas of interest. His current book project is an introduction to the field of Intercultural Communication from a critical perspective.
Another strand of his research engages in a historical retelling of the emergence and development of food systems in the US as they have been defined by urbanization and suburbanization. The main concern of this project is to develop models of food production and consumption that can strengthen local communities while addressing social injustices at the intersection of food security, racism, and classism.
His first book, âLGBTQ Activism in Turkey During 2010s: Queer Talkbackâ (Palgrave, 2021) investigated how LGBTQ activists in Turkey endured the increasing social, legal, and cultural pressures through three case studies: Gezi Park Protests in 2013, Pride Parade Ban in Istanbul in 2016, and the indefinite ban on LGBTQ events in Ankara in 2017.
His scholarly articles were published in Sexualities Journal, International Journal of Communication, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Investigaciones Feministas, Confero, Oxford Journal of Sociolegal Studies, Journal of Narrative and Conflict, KAOSQ+, and others.
Erol received his Ph.D. in intercultural communication from Howard University, where he won the National Communication Associationâs Dissertation Honors Program and Graduate Symposium Prize in Arts and Humanities. He holds a B.A in philosophy and international politics from Penn State University, and an M.A. in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University, where he was trained as a mediator.
Publications
Erol, A. E. (2023) Liberal Education & Critical Pedagogy: A Reflection. Confero: Essays on Education, Philosophy and Politics.
Erol, A. E. (2021) Delighted for a Dairy Queen in Egypt: US Foreign Policy leadership discourse in the Middle East during Arab Spring. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 1-16
Cuklanz, L. & A. E. Erol (2021) The Shifting Image of Hegemonic Masculinity in Contemporary Television Series. International Journal of Communication. 15, 18
Erol, A. E. (2021). LGBT Activism in Turkey During 2010s: Queer Talkback. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan
Erol, A. E. & L. Cuklanz (2020) Queer Critique of Feminist Methodologies. Investigaciones Feministas. 11 (2), 211-221.
Erol, A. E. (2017). Queer contestations of neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies during #occupygezi. Sexualities. 21 (3), 428-445
Erol, A. E. (2016). Legality and Power: the 2016 Turkish Coup Attempt and the State of Emergency. Oxford Journal of Socio-Legal Studies.
Erol, A. E. (2016). âÃokluÄun Karnavalıâ: Gezi Park Ayaklanmasındaki LGBTQ Bireylerin Söylemlerinde Heterotopya. KaosQ+, 3
Erol, A. E. (2015). Co-creating Coherence: Using Coherence for the Analysis and Transformation of Social Conflicts. Journal of Narrative and Conflict
Erol, A. E. (2013). Poetry of Neoliberal Fascism and Ways of Reading: Turkey and Gezi Park Protests. Unrest, 9
Erol, A. E. (2013). âPlease donât be Turk, BE GREEK, BE ARMENIANâ: Agency and Deixis across Virtualized âTurkishâ Imagined Community. International Journal of Communication. 7