Uzman Arayın

Books

-Hollywood is Everywhere: Global Directors in the Blockbuster Era. Amsterdam University Press, 2016

Edited Volumes

-Türk Film Arastirmalarinda Yeni Yönelimler 8 [New Directions in Turkish Film Studies 8], with Deniz Bayrakdar and Zeynep Altundag. Istanbul: Baglam Publications, 2009

-Türk Film Arastirmalarinda Yeni Yönelimler 1 [New Directions in Turkish Film Studies 1], with Deniz Derman. Istanbul: Baglam Publications, 2001

Journal Articles

-'Selections from The Fight for National Cinema by Halit Refig,' (Introduction and translation, with Esin Paça Cengiz). Cinema Journal 55:3, Spring 2016

-'The Look of Silence: An Interview with Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun' Cineaste 40:3, pp. 26-31. Summer 2015

-'Conference Review: Contemporary Women's Cinema. Global Scenarios & Transnational Contexts' Necsus European Journal of Media Studies #4, Autumn 2013

-'The Act of Killing: An Interview with Joshua Oppenheimer' Cineaste 38:3, pp. 26-31. Summer 2013
'Majors, Mavericks and Contenders: Financing Practices in Contemporary Turkish Cinema,' Spectator 32:2, pp. 41-49. Fall 2012

-'Conference Review: Lights! Tystnad! Azione! Practices, Sites and Careers in European Film Production,' InMedia 1:1, pp. 616-620. March 2012

-'Better Late than Never? Role of Policy in Turkish Cinematic Revival,' Film International 8:6, pp. 21-29, December 2010

-'Close Encounters?: Contemporary Turkish Television and Cinema,' Wide Screen Special Issue on European Producers and Production 2:2, www.widescreenjournal.org. 2010

-'Book Review: Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction and The Politics of Documentary' (with Louise Spence) Cineaste 34:1, Winter 2008

Book Chapters

-'Kedi as a Turkish Documentary,' Docalogue Book Series: Kedi Jaimie Baron and Kristen Fuhs (ed.s) Routledge, 2021

-'Turkey: Transnational Dimensions of a Large National Film Industry,' Contemporary Balkan Cinema: Transnational Exchanges and Global Circuits Lydia Papadimitriou and Ana Grgic (ed.s) Edinburgh University Press, 2020

-'The Dead Are Alive: The Exotic Non-Place of the Bondian Runaway Production,' (with Jaap Verheul and Ignacio Sanchez Prado) The Cultural Life of James Bond Jaap Verheul (ed.) Amsterdam University Press, 2020

-'Zabriskie Point (1970), Michelangelo Antonioni and European Directors in Hollywood,' Hollywood Renaissance at 50 Peter Krämer and Yannis Tzioumakis (ed.s) Bloomsbury Academic, 2018

-'Nesting Instincts? Women Filmmakers and TV Directors in Turkey,' Contemporary Women's Cinema, Global Scenarios and Transnational Contexts Veronica Pravadelli (ed.) Sunrise, 2017

-‘Meetings on the Bridge': An Interview with Azize Tan, Director of the International Istanbul Film Festival,' Film Festival Yearbook 6: Film Festivals And The Middle East Dina Iordanova and Stefanie van de Peer (ed.s) St Andrews Film Studies Publishing, 2014

-'East is East?: New Turkish Cinema and Eastern Europe,' The Blackwell Companion to East European Cinema Aniko Imre (ed.), pp. 504-517. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

-'From Russia with Love,' 'Birds of Exile / Gurbet Kusları,' 'Muhsin Bey,' 'Istanbul Tales / Anlat Istanbul,' 'Men on the Bridge / Köprüdekiler,' World Film Locations: Istanbul Özlem Köksal (ed.) Bristol: Intellect Books, 2012

-'Istanbul Hatırası, Sinema Hafızası: Fatih Akın'ın Istanbul'u' ['Reel Memories: Fatih Akın's Istanbul'] in Türk Film Arastirmalarinda Yeni Yönelimler 9 [New Directions in Turkish Film Studies 9] Deniz Bayrakdar (ed.), Istanbul: Baglam Publications, pp. 221-228. 2011

-‘Let Me Rephrase That': Autoremakes in Hollywood,' The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film: Cases When the Discourse Changed Laurence Raw, Tanfer Tunc (ed.s). Lewinston: Mellen Press, 2009

-'Hollywood Face to Face with the World: Globalization of Hollywood and its Human Capital,' Mind the Screen: Media Concepts According to Thomas Elsaesser Jaap Kooijman, Patricia Pisters, Wanda Strauven (ed.s). pp. 209-217. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2008

-'Ravenous Cinephiles: Cinephilia, Internet, and Online Film Communities,' Cinephilia: Movies, Love and Memory Marijke de Valck, Malte Hagener (ed.s). pp. 111-124. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2005

-'Intikam Melegi: Danimarka Prensi Hamlet'ten Zengin Kızı Hamlet'e' ['Angel of Vengeance: Prince of Denmark / Poor Rich Girl'] in Türk Film Arastirmalarinda Yeni Yönelimler 2 [New Directions in Turkish Film Studies 2] Deniz Derman (ed.), Istanbul: Baglam Publications, 2001

-'Bir Türk Kamp Klasiği Olarak Bu İkiliye Dikkat' ['Bu Ikiliye Dikkat as a Turkish Camp Classic'] in Türk Film Araştırmalarında Yeni Yönelimler 1 [New Directions in Turkish Film Studies 1] Deniz Derman (ed.), Istanbul: Baglam Publications, 2001

Web-Based Publications

-'Presenting an absence: the Armenian legacy in non-fiction film,' Open Democracy, , 2018

-'The Kids Are Alright (And So Are the Mothers),' Gezi Park Protests: Art, Media, Politics Bilge Yesil (org.) In Media Res, A Media Commons Project, , 2014

Other Publications

-'Isini Askla Yapan, Nesnel Düsünce Yapısına Sahip Müzayedeci Ali Can Ertug,' ['An Auctioneer Enamored of his Work: Ali Can Ertug'] Sanat Dünyamız 119, 2010

-'Neredesin Hollywood?' ['Hollywood, Where Art Thou?'] Arredamento Mimarlık 205, September 2007

-'Batı Cephesinde Yeni Bir Sey Yok: Basından Günümüze Hollywood'daki Avrupalılar,' ['All Quiet on the Western Front: Europeans in Hollywood from the Beginning to Today'], Toplumbilim 18, January 2005

-‘Sanatın Sonu' Tartışmaları ve Peter Greenaway' ['‘The End?': Analysing Greenaway in Relation to the ‘End of Art' Debate'], Parsömen 2:1, Fall 2000

INVITED TALKS

-'Stories We Don't Tell: Trauma, History, and the Essay Film' DokuArts Essaydox Symposium, Berlin. October 7, 2016

-'From ‘Halay' to ‘Halley': Europe, Turkey, and the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1980s' SALT Istanbul. November 18, 2015.

-'Magnificent Decade: Revival of Cinema in Turkey' Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies. February 6, 2015

-'The Turkish Wave in TV Dramas' Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies. October 25, 2013

Q&A Moderator for Istanbul Film Festival at screenings with Mike Newell, George Sluizer, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Pawel Pawlikowski, and others, 2013-present

-'Transnational Hollywood: 'Émigré' Filmmakers in the Era of Globalization' Salzburg Global Seminar, Screening America: Film and Television in the 21st Century. November 18, 2012

-'Between Theory and Practice' Netherlands Institute in Turkey. April 14, 2011

-'Versace Elbise, Cristal Sampanya: Showgirls'de Tüketim, Kitsch ve Camp' ['Versace Dress, Cristal Champagne: Consumption, Kitsch and Camp in Showgirls'] Karsı Sanat Conference 'What Is Kitsch?' Istanbul, Turkey. May 10, 2008

-Panel Discussion: 'Digital Technologies, New Media, and Cinema,' Bahçesehir University, Istanbul. May 3, 2007

CONFERENCE PAPERS (selected)

-'Politics, Policing, and Policies at Film Festivals in Turkey' Media Infrastructures in the Middle East. AUB, Lebanon. January 10, 2020

-'Filmmaking as a Peacebuilding Activity: Armenia-Turkey Cinema Platform' Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue in Post-Conflict Settings. Ninth Annual Conference of the Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory Network. Columbia University, New York. December 14, 2019

-'Affective Computing and Film Analysis' (with Ali Albert Salah and Yasemin Timar) Research Methods in Film Studies. Ghent University. October 19, 2019

-'Telling Stories in Korean and Turkish: Remaking Korean Dramas in Turkey' Structures and Voices: Storytelling in Post-Digital Times. European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) Gdansk Conference. June 13, 2019

-'Mapping Travels of Turkish Dramas' Transnational Television Drama Conference. Aarhus University. June 7, 2018

-'Presenting an Absence: Armenian Legacy in Nonfiction Film' Migration, Forced Displacement and Loss: Rethinking Turkey in Times of Crisis, Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) / Department for the Economy (DFE) Workshop. Istanbul Bilgi University. June 22, 2017.

-'Lost Memories: Absence of Armenian Genocide in Turkish Fiction Film' Sixth Annual Conference of the Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory Network. University of Amsterdam. December 1, 2016

-'Film Festivals as a Site of Resistance' Women, Film Culture and Globalization Conference. Concordia University, Montreal. September 4, 2016

-'Grandma's Stories: Armenian Genocide Through the Eyes of the Descendants' The Politics of Memory: Victimization, Violence and Contested Narratives of the Past. Fifth Annual Conference of the Dialogues on Historical Justice and Memory Network. Columbia University, New York. December 4, 2015

-'Co-producing Peace. A Cinematic Initiative in the Armenian-Turkish Reconciliation Process' European Cinemas, Intercultural Meetings: Aesthetics, Politics, Industry, History. An ECREA Film Studies Section Conference. University of Copenhagen. November 14, 2015

-'Family Matters: Memory, History and the Essay Film' World Cinema and the Essay Film Conference, University of Reading. May 2, 2015

-'Ordinary Lives: Becoming a Woman in Contemporary Turkey' Global Women's Cinema Conference, Stony Brook University. September 19, 2014

-'Cinematic Memories: Television and YouTube as Informal Archives' Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference, Seattle. March 22, 2014

-'Nesting Instincts? Women Filmmakers and TV Directors in Turkey' Contemporary Women's Cinema, Global Scenarios and Transnational Contexts, Roma Tre University. May 28, 2013

-'Mirroring Miracles? A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary South Korean and Turkish Media Industries' The 'Miracle' Narrative of the Korean Cultural Industries: Perspectives from the Middle East International Workshop, Jerusalem. May 9, 2013

-'Law Number 5224: Charting the Course for Turkey's Film Industry' Screen Industries in East-Central Europe Conference (SIECE), Brno. November 24, 2012

-'Jacks of All Trades?: Sriptwriter / Director / Producers of Turkey's New Cinema' Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference, Boston. March 22, 2012

-'Turkey. Now Showing' World Cinema Now Conference, Monash University, Melbourne. September 27, 2011

-'Studio Cities / City Studios: Production Practices in Contemporary Turkish Popular Cinema' International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Istanbul. July 14, 2011

-'Global Filmmakers in Hollywood: International Labor Flows and Creative Industries' Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference, New Orleans. March 10, 2011

-'Imagined Locations: Representations of Istanbul in the Films of Fatih Akın' European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) Istanbul Conference. June 24, 2010

-'All the World's a (Sound)Stage: Studio Practices in Contemporary Turkish Popular Cinema' Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference, Los Angeles. March 18, 2010

-'From 'Awaara' to 'Dudu': Encounters between Indian and Turkish Film and Music' Music and the Moving Image Conference, New York University. May 30, 2009

-'All the World is a Studio: Transnational Talent Flows in Global Hollywood' Cultural Studies Association (CSA) New York Conference. May 24, 2008

-'Valley of the Wolves vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Rise of the New Popular Turkish Cinema' European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) Vienna Conference, Vienna. June 23, 2007

-'Global Hollywood, Global Talent: Positioning ‘Foreign' Directors in New Hollywood' Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Chicago. March 9, 2007

-'Home Away from Home: Foreign Directors in New Hollywood' Shifting Landscapes: Film and Media in European Context, Istanbul Bilgi University. June 18, 2006

-'A Survey of Film and Media Studies in Turkey' (with Yesim Burul Seven). European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) Berlin Workshop, Berlin. February 10, 2006

-'Europe – Hollywood – Asia: Remakes Across the World' Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) Conference: Cinema in Europe, Networks in Progress, University of Amsterdam. June 24, 2005

-'A View to a Franchise: Bond films, Co-productions and Transnationality' ASCA Accented Cultures Conference, University of Amsterdam. June 19, 2003

-'Ravenous Cinephiles: Online Film Communities' Cinephilia: A Symposium, New York University. February 23, 2002
-'Of Bugs and Men: Adaptations of Ideology in Starship Troopers' 25th American Studies Seminar, Kusadasi, Turkey. November 2, 2000

Film Criticism

-Academy Awards live commentator for Turkish broadcast, Digiturk, 2016-present

-Co-programmer and co-presenter for weekly 'Sinefil' on Açık Radyo [Open Radio], 2005-present

-Film critic for weekly 'Melis Behlil'le 5 Dakika Ara' ['5 Minutes with Melis Behlil'] and 'Sinemalardan' ['From the Movies'] on Açık Radyo [Open Radio], 1999-2001, 2004-present

-Freelance film criticism for monthly film magazines Altyazı, Arka Pencere, and Se7en; weekly newspaper Agos; daily newspaper Radikal; websites arkapencere.com, sinema.com and istanbul-net.com; TV show 'Pelin Tamer'le Bugün' ['Today with Pelin Tamer'] on Kanaltürk TV, 2001-present

-Film critic for 'Sinema Sinema' on CNN Turkey, 2000-2001