ABOUT

WHO IS ALKIM EROL?

PhD Student at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Research Assistant at GAME and TURBA Research Groups at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

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 Education 

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•  PhD in Information and Knowledge Society, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

• MA in Political Philosophy at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain 

• BA in International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

• BA in Television Reporting and Programming at Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Research Interests

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• Political Theory

• Political Philosophy

• Philosophy of Film

• Speculative Visual Fiction

• Philosophy of Technology

• Digital Culture

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PUBLICATIONS

• Erol, A. (2020). Freedom and control in the digital age, Human Affairs, 30(4), 570-576. doi:

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• Erol, A (2020). COVID-19: A shortcut to surveillance capitalism? Comein, 101. Retrieved from 

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• Erol, A., & Erol, M. (2019). A contemporary approach to philosophy of consciousness: NanoPhysicalism. Dialogues in philosophy, mental and neurosciences, 12 (2), 53-64.

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• Erol, A. (2018). Future foresight through speculative visual Fiction: Technology and individual freedom via 'Nosedive'. In Tudor, M-A., & Bratosin, S., (Eds.), Believe in technology: Mediatization of the future and the future of mediatization. Paper presented at 4th International ComSymbol Conference, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania, 8-9 November (pp. 51-62). France: IARSIC.

• Erol, A. (2018). Philosophizing through ‘Nosedive’: Imprisonment by consent. In Dogan, E., & Dogan, E., (Eds.) Current debates in media studies., (pp.195-204). London: IJOPEC.

• Erol, A. (August, 2017). Will the internet be the death of metaphysics: Thinking Gianni Vattimo through Black Mirror, the ‘Nosedive’ episode. Public Seminar. Retrieved from

PORTFOLIO

VIDEO ART

Art work to the ones that has questions in their minds about the system that they are living in.

There is no place for philosophers in King’s Place.” Thomas Moore in the book of Utopia.

Art Work prepared for one of Gudi Event’s Organizations.

A short Green Box Trial with a girl and a sofa. 

DOCUMENTARY

A short documentary about the long and successful life of Stanley Kubrick. 

A short documentary about the Occupy Brazil Movements in 2014. Including some interviews with people that are participated in the protests.

PHOTOGRAPHY