In our hypermediatized era, the power of the image increasingly rivals the power of the sword and of the pen. Inspired by the drama of Middle Eastern politics in general and Turkey in particular, Nora Fisher Onar will examine how established and emerging actors like women’s activists use public spectacle to pursue political goals.

Nora Fisher Onar is a candidate for the 2016-1017 Visiting Professor for Contemporary International Issues. She received her PhD from Oxford in Politics and International Relations in 2015 and holds a Master’s from the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins.