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The Gender of the Tuxedo Prof. Itır Erhart studied English Language and Literature and Philosophy at Boğaziçi University. She received her M.Phil from Cambridge University and her PhD from Boğaziçi University. Itır Erhart teaches courses on gender, human rights, media, art communication, and social movements at Istanbul Bilgi University. She is also among the founders of two social initiatives called Adım Adım and Açık Açık. Itır Erhart, who was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2014, is a member of the Ashoka Turkey and İnogar Board of Directors, the TEGV and Zehra Yıldız Opera Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Theater Cooperative Advisory Board. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx