Rabia Elif Yakut, Ph.D.

I am a lecturer and a PhD candidate in Communication Studies, currently in the final stage of my doctoral research. My academic work is grounded in a multidisciplinary framework that integrates media studies, discourse analysis, cultural studies, linguistics, and rhetorical analysis. I hold a BA in English Language and Literature and an MA in Linguistics, which shape my analytical approach to meaning-making, narrative structures, and language use across diverse contexts. My doctoral research in communication extends this foundation into the study of media discourse and political communication, with a particular emphasis on rhetoric. My research focuses on rhetorical practices in media, with a special emphasis on multimodal film rhetoric. I examine how meaning is constructed through the interaction of visual, auditory, and linguistic elements, and how rhetorical strategies operate across different media forms and cultural contexts. More broadly, I investigate discourse in media and political contexts, exploring how cultural frameworks shape communication practices, representation, and interpretation. I have presented at international conferences on topics such as leadership discourse and artificial intelligence, cross-cultural speech acts, and language use in spoken interaction. My published work includes studies on media representation, semiotic analysis in advertising, and value construction in popular culture. I am particularly interested in interdisciplinary collaborations that explore the intersections of discourse, culture, media, and rhetoric, and I aim to contribute to research that bridges linguistic, cultural, and communicative approaches. I am open to international collaboration, joint research projects, and academic networking opportunities in the fields of media, discourse, rhetorical studies, and cultural analysis.