Hauptinhalt

Lehre

Prof. Dr. Josh Carney

  • WiSe 2025/26

    Production as Critism: Metamedia and the Video Essay (Undergraduate).
    A seminar that explores the topic of metamedia through production of a video essay.

    Censorship in Media from Turkey (Undergraduate).
    A seminar examining censorship from historical and comparative perspectives, but focused primarly on repression of expression during the AKP era (2002-present).

  • SoSe 2025

    Authoritarianism in Turkey: Past and Present (Undergraduate).
    A lecture on the genealogy and current state of authoritarian leadership and it´s relationship with publics in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.

    Post-Truth in Popular Media (Undergraduate). 
    A seminar examining the rise of the so-called "post truth" phenomenon with particular attention to the role of entertainment media , including scripted and reality TV, "fake" news, cinema, music, and gaming.

  • WiSe 2024/25

    Paratextual Production for Publics and Platforms (Undergraduate).
    A course that explores publics and strategies for reaching them trough production of a paratextual online zine or podcast - that is, making media about media.

    Mediating the National Past: Nostalgia and NeoOttomanism in Turkey (Undergraduate).
    A seminar examining how mediation of nationalist nostalgia focused on the Ottoman past intersects with everyday life and politics in Turkey. 

  • SoSe 2024

    Screening the City: Istanbul (Graduate).
    A seminar exploring the relationship between urban life and media screens, ranging from cinema to television to cell phones to electronic billboards, through a case study of Istanbul.

    Turkish TV Drama (Undergraduate).
    A seminar exploring the rise of Turkish dizi (serial TV drama) from local to global phenomenon through examination of it´s industry, texts, audiences, and transnationalization.

Nilgün Yelpaze 

  • WiSe 2025/26

    BLICK: A Practical Guide to Contemporary Video Activism
    Video activism, which uses cameras as a tool for social justice, has undergone varoius transformations while preserving its core purpose: documentinh injustices, raising awareness of urgent social issues, and advocating for rights across a range of themes. While its often praised for its impact, it has also been critized for potentially reinforcing audience indifference due to overexposure. Focusing on key historical moments - such as the documentation of racist police violence in the 1990s and the visula mobilization in grassroots movements of the 2010s including the "Arab Spring", the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, and mobilizations in Spain and the United States - students will analyze the development of video activism and its shifting aesthetics and strategies. The course will also discuss the challenges the genre faces today.

  • SoSe 2025

    History of Kurdish Documentary Cinema
    Kurdish cinema is a national cinema that emerged in a transnational space (Kocer, 2012). Developing relatively late - over a century after the invention of cinema (Arslan, 2009). With recurring themes such as memory, space, borders and language (Simsek, 2018). Kurdish cinema offers a unique lens for exploring various sociopolitical and cultural issues, as well as discussions on documentary film theory. 

  • WiSe 2024/25

    A Practical Guide to Video Activism
    The objective of this course is to prevent the basics of filming, sound recording, and editing for the purpose of creating short videos that fall under the categoryof video activism. Students are introduced to the history of video-activism, significant case studies and the discussions on the connections between video-making and social justice, positionality and framing. In addition, the course discovers the possibilities of video activism as profession.