Publications

A full list is also in my CV.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

“Freaks” and Raids: A Study of Networked Harassment and Misogyny in Turkey’s Authoritarian Landscape
Suren, N. · International Journal of Communication, 20, 1513–1534 · 2026
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Remixing Gender in Advertising: A Qualitative Study of Early Adolescents’ Views of Gender Targeting in LEGO Commercials
Scharrer, E., Ali Durrani, A., & Suren, N. · Advertising & Society Quarterly, 25(4) · 2025
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“Love from Me and My Belly”: The Politics and Performance of Body Positivity on Instagram
Suren, N. · International Journal of Communication · 2024
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Early Adolescents’ Views of Gender on YouTube in the Context of a Critical Media Literacy Program
Scharrer, E., Ali Durrani, A., Suren, N., Kang, Y., Zhou, Y., & Butterworth, E. · The Communication Review · 2023
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Tough Guys and Trucks: Early Adolescents’ Critical Analysis of Masculinity in a TV Commercial
Scharrer, E., Kang, Y., Zhou, Y., Ali Durrani, A., Suren, N., & Butterworth, E. · International Journal of Communication, 16 · 2022
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Alternative Creators under Authoritarianism: Political Precarity, Platform Governance, and Digital Resistance in Turkey
Suren, N. · Invited chapter, in development · In D. Jaramillo-Dent, D. Craig, J. Lin, T. Divon, & C. Goanta (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Creator and Influencer Studies
Medical Populism, Nationalism, and Parody: Unmasking Digital Dissent in Turkey’s COVID-19 Landscape
Yalin, A., Suren, N., & Ong, J. C. · In E. Briant & V. Bakir (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry · 2024
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“This is the Kind of Influencer We Want to See!” A Study of Body Representation among Instagram Influencers
Suren, N. · In S. S. LeBlanc & K. M. Hopper (Eds.), One Size Does Not Fit All, pp. 47–66 · Lexington Books, 2022
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An Actor-Network Approach: The Role of Art in Public Spaces in the Gezi Protests
Suren, N. · In V. A. Newsom & L. M. Lengel (Eds.), Embodied Activisms, pp. 151–173 · Lexington Books, 2022
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Review of Mediated Misogynoir: Erasing Black Women’s and Girls’ Innocence in the Public Imagination by Kalima Young
Suren, N. · Critical Studies in Media Communication · 2024
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Review of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures by André Brock, Jr.
Suren, N. · Lateral, 10(2) · 2021
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“This isn’t a MAGA Rally. It’s the Emmys”: Resources for Public Elitism at the Opening Monologues of the Entertainment Award Ceremonies
Suren, N., & Dori-Hacohen, G. · Revise and resubmit, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Between Policy and Precarity: Platform Nationalism and Creator Struggles in Turkey
Suren, N. · Under review, Creator and Influencer Studies
Digital Raids and Affective Governance: Visibility Fatigue and Emotional Control
Suren, N. · Under review, International Journal of Communication
Beyond Pixels and Prose: Evaluating Multimodal LLM Performance in Capturing Political Stance in Turkish Influencer Content
Yang, S. E., Fan, Z., & Suren, N. · Under review, Social Media + Society
Politicized Influencers: Navigating Internet Cultures, Followership Pressures, and Political Voice in the Middle East
Demirkol Tønnesen, O., Suren, N., & Divon, T. · In progress

From Co-option to Care: Reimagining Justice through Platforms
Content Creator Scholars Network Blog · May 2025
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Algorithms, Alternative Media, and Identity: The Dynamics of Digital Content Production
Invited interview, PR CARNET · July 2026
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