About

Alparslan Nas completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Cultural Studies at Sabancı University, followed by a doctorate from Marmara University Faculty of Communication, Department of Advertising, where he began his career as a research assistant. He was promoted to associate professor in 2018 and full professor in 2025. Prof. Nas is the author of numerous international publications, including the book Media Representations of the Cultural Other in Turkey (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) and articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as the European Journal of Cultural Studies, Feminist Media Studies, and the International Journal of Communication. Between 2020 and 2025, he was the editor of the Turkish Review of Communication Studies (ESCI), and during this period he also acted as a peer reviewer for a wide range of respected international journals, including Feminist Media Studies, Global Digital and Print Media Review, International Journal of Communication, Journal of Advertising, Critical Studies in Media Communication, NORA – Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Marketing Management, Asian Journal of Communication, and The International Spectator. At Marmara University Faculty of Communication, he teaches courses including Introduction to Communication, Communication Theories, Sociology of Communication, Brand Communication, and Philosophy of Advertising. His primary research interests encompass critical studies of advertising and branding, gender and advertising, and topics in Turkish cultural studies.