Jeannette Okur
Job Title
Associate Professor of Instruction
Research Interests

• Contemporary transnational/exile literature • Contemporary Turkish-Kurdish and Iraqi-Kurdish prose literature • Turkish women writers and filmmakers • Turkish film production, distribution and reception • Political, cultural and social history of modern Turkey • Efficacy of open education resources (OER) in the foreign language classroom

Student Programs and Populations
Student research assistants
Majors from their affiliated departments
Any interested and motivated student, regardless of academic background
Comments about previous experiences working with students

Worked successfully with an undergraduate student researcher in Spring 2019 via the URAP program.

Regions of Academic Interest
Europe
Middle East
Countries of Academic Interest
Germany
Iraq
Turkey
Affiliated Departments
College of Liberal Arts
Center for European Studies
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Comparative Literature
Middle Eastern Studies
Personal Pronouns
she/her/hers
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Looking for a student assistant with strong reading comprehension skills in Kurmanji and/or Sorani Kurdish to help translate relevant articles.

Where to learn more
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/faculty/jo8346

WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

Before reaching out about your research interests, the Office of Undergraduate Research recommends you attend an info session or advising for tips on contacting faculty members.