Hilal Kara, PhD candidate in Geography and Planning, on Precarious Work Among Young Graduates in Turkey: A Gendered Spatial and Temporal Analysis

January 25, 2022 00:33:50
Hilal Kara, PhD candidate in Geography and Planning, on Precarious Work Among Young Graduates in Turkey: A Gendered Spatial and Temporal Analysis
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Hilal Kara, PhD candidate in Geography and Planning, on Precarious Work Among Young Graduates in Turkey: A Gendered Spatial and Temporal Analysis

Jan 25 2022 | 00:33:50

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Show Notes

Situating itself within the context of the COVID-19 outbreak that crystallizes the blurring separation between life and work, this paper explores how young graduates living in the urban in Turkey navigate uncertainty in the face of the shifting the meaning of work and education, increasing precarity and the rise of mental health issues associated with the loss of safety nets and the prolonged exposure to social and physical isolation.

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