New Genres: The Rise of Turkish TV Dramas
Thursday 06 December, 2012
6:30pm, $0
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Room C202
Based on interviews with script writers, directors, actors, musicians, managers, and producers, Professor Ozturkmen explores the contribution of artistic creativity to this genre. She also examines the dizi from the perspective of audience studies, focusing on the emotional interaction between fans and actors, and the discourse between magazine media and academic research.
Trained as a folklorist at the University of Pennslyvania, Arzu Ozturkmen is currently teaching at the Department of History and Folklore at Bogazici University in Istanbul. She is the author of Turkiye' de Folklor ve Milliyetcilik (Folklore and Nationalism in Turkey, 1998) and has published articles on the history and iconography of dance and national holidays. Her areas of research also include oral history and history of performance in the Eastern Mediterranean world.
Trained as a folklorist at the University of Pennslyvania, Arzu Ozturkmen is currently teaching at the Department of History and Folklore at Bogazici University in Istanbul. She is the author of Turkiye' de Folklor ve Milliyetcilik (Folklore and Nationalism in Turkey, 1998) and has published articles on the history and iconography of dance and national holidays. Her areas of research also include oral history and history of performance in the Eastern Mediterranean world.