Ozgun Basmaz
- Visiting Assistant Professor // American Studies // SIS
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Email: obasmaz@purdue.edu
Özgün Basmaz is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue University. She is a scholar of film historiography, film theory, and world cinema. Her research examines the role of cinema in transnational exchange, cultural diplomacy, and international relations.
Prior to her current appointment, she taught courses in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and American Studies, and worked at Purdue Archives and Special Collections, where she contributed to the digital Purdue Women’s History Timeline, We Were Always Here.
She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University with a concentration in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.