Research Assistant Tuba Özgül Torun has been accepted to the CAPTED Research Center Winter School program in Milan, Italy!
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Research Assistant Tuba Özgül Torun participated in the CAPTED Research Center Winter School, hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, from 26 to 30 January 2026. The Winter School, entitled Media Ecologies and the Politics of Representation: Methodological Opportunities and Challenges for Socio-Educational Research with Communities at Risk of Invisibility, brought together international researchers to explore digital media ecologies and contemporary digital research methodologies.
During the intensive five-day program, participants attended seminars, hands-on workshops, and discussions led by internationally recognized scholars, focusing on the epistemological, methodological, ethical, and political dimensions of digital research methods. The program addressed contemporary topics such as media ecologies, visibility and invisibility on digital platforms, the construction of qualitative datasets, digital ethnography, and qualitative data analysis.
Designed for international doctoral students and early-career researchers, the Winter School provided participants with opportunities to exchange experiences with researchers from different countries, establish interdisciplinary collaborations, and enhance their knowledge and skills in contemporary digital research methodologies.
This international academic experience contributed to enriching research assistant Tuba Özgül Torun's research on early childhood education, digital parenting, and children's rights through an international and interdisciplinary perspective.
