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Emek received her B.A. degree in Translation Studies at Bogazici University, the most prestigious public university in Turkey. In college, she discovered how much she enjoyed translating literary texts and delving into translation theory. After graduating from college in 2002, she translated an art history book from English into Turkish, which intensified her passion for translation.

Emek also taught English at several educational institutions in Turkey, including a private university. This experience revealed to her some of the dynamics of second language acquisition and teaching English.

During her college years, Emek began becoming involved with the women’s movement in Turkey through Pazartesi, a well-known monthly feminist publication, which she has been translating and writing articles for since 1999. Upon recognizing her need to improve her theoretical knowledge on gender and sexuality, Emek came to the U.S. in 2003 to study at Towson University, where she received her M.S. degree in Women’s Studies in 2006. Her thesis was on the “Social, Medical, and Legal Control of Female Sexuality through Construction of Virginity in Turkey.”

The interdisciplinary nature of the LLC program reflects Emek’s diverse but related research interests: translation studies, translation pedagogy, gender and sexuality studies, medical sociology, sociolinguistics, communication studies, and social constructionism.

In LLC, Emek plans to focus her research on some aspect of the intersection of feminist studies and translation studies. Upon completion of her Ph.D. degree in the LLC program, she plans to return to Turkey to teach translation studies enriched with gender and sexuality studies. She will also continue her career as a professional translator concentrating on women’s works.

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