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İdil Galip

Multi-hyphenate lurker of the internet.

Salutations dear visitor,

My name is İdil and I run a digital culture research studio — helping museums, media organisations, universities, and brands understand the online communities and internet cultures shaping their audiences.

I'm a scholar of what I've called meme studies, and formerly a lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam. In 2020, during my PhD, I founded the Meme Studies Research Network.

Alongside my research and advisory work, I make artworks (video, interactive, performance) and collaborate with artists, creatives, and museums on workshops, events, and non-traditional publication forms. I'm also on the board of The Hmm, a cultural organisation supporting digital and new media arts.

I'm open to new projects and collaborations — get in touch.

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Education

PhD in Sociology - University of Edinburgh

MSc in Political Sociology - London School of Economics

BA in Political Science - Bilkent University

Academic roles

Lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture (BA + MA) - University of Amsterdam, (2022-2026)

Summer school coordinator for New Media and The Digitalisation of Everyday Life (MA) - University of Amsterdam, (2024-2025)

Tutor in Sociology (BA + MA) - University of Edinburgh, (2019-2022)

Other

Founder of Meme Studies Research Network (MSRN), (2020-2026)

Board member - The Hmm, (2024-continuing)