BÜŞRA SAĞLAM

Research Assistant
BÜŞRA SAĞLAM

Education

Master's Degree

KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY
Communication Studies

Bachelor's Degree

KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY
New Media

Bachelor's Degree

KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY
Public Relations and Information (Double Major)

Research Areas

  • Digital Media
  • Sociology of Emotions
  • Social Stratification
  • Critical Algorithm Studies
  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Sociology of Crime and Deviance

Work Experience

2025 / Continuing Kadir Has University
Research Assistant, Department of New Media and Communication

2025 / 2025 Istanbul Beykent University
Research Assistant, Department of New Media

2023 / 2024 Koc University
Research Assistant, Project Title: Prison Culture in Türkiye, Assoc. Prof. Murat Ergin (PI)

2023 / 2024 Koc University
Research Assistant, Project Title: Politus, Prof. Erdem Yörük (PI)

2019 / 2021 Kadir Has University
Graduate Research Assistant, Project Title: An Investigation of New Media and Cultural Experience Practices of Youth in Turkey, Assoc. Prof. İrem İnceoğlu (PI)

2019 / 2021 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Assistant, Rerouting Free Flow: An Inter-Asian Exploration of the Politics of Data Research Project, Assoc. Prof. Rolien Hoyng (PI)

2018 / 2019 Imovasyon IT and Consultancy | SEMSEO
SEO Consultant

2017 / 2017 Kadir Has University
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Project Title: Gender Equality in TV Series, Assoc. Prof. İrem İnceoğlu (PI)

Publications

  • "Exploring Digital Emotion Culture: A Walkthrough of Emotional Affordances on Social Media Platforms [Conference Presentation]",
    Sağlam, Büşra; , 10th Conference of the Consortium of European Research on Emotion, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France, (2025)
  • "Co-producing Algorithmic Bias: A Feminist Inquiry into TikTok’s Recommendation System [Conference Presentation]",
    Sağlam, Büşra; , 12th European Feminist Research Conference, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, (2025)
  • "Book reviews: The Politics of Punishment: A Comparative Study of Imprisonment and Political Culture",
    Sağlam, Büşra; , International Journal of Comparative Sociology, (2023) Vol.64, No.5, 557-559 DOI: 10.1177/00207152231199307
  • "Resistance in Cancel Culture: The Case of the Twitter User Leyla Salinger [Conference Presentation]",
    Sağlam, Büşra; , Resistance and Subjectivities Conference, KU Leuven, Belgium [Online], (2022)
  • "Gençlerin Linç Algısı ve Sosyal Medyada Linç Kültürü: Türkiye Örneği [Bildiri]",
    Sağlam, Büşra; İnceoğlu, İrem; , Yeni Medya Çalışmaları V. Ulusal Kongre: Medya Yakınsaması Çağında Kültürel Akış(lar) ve Hareketlilik, Adana, Türkiye, (2021)