Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Fine Arts (FAF) Radio, Television and Cinema Department new faculty member Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Doğan answered questions about his academic career, artistic works and new term planning.
Let's get to know you briefly. When and how did you decide to become an academic?
My name is Emre Doğan, I am 30 years old and originally from Erzurum. I completed my undergraduate, graduate and doctorate education at Ege University and Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir. My curiosity about meaning and knowledge production led me to academics. Therefore, I can say that I want to be an academician from a very young age.
Could you give information about your academic and sectoral studies? In which areas and subjects will you have studies/projects in the next period?
Academically, I work on the relationship between cinema and philosophy, the relationship between philosophy of science and science fiction, and the genre of short films. In the sectoral sense, I am directing, scriptwriting and executive producer of short films, documentaries and clips. I will continue to be at the festivals with the new projects that I have been executive producing in the near future and the new short films I have sent to the General Directorate of Cinema for support.
What would you like to say to the new students who will be included in our university and department at the beginning of the new term, about the field of Radio, Television and Cinema?
The field of Radio, Television and Cinema is a sectorally challenging and yet eye-opening field in which the students who set their sights on this work must always improve themselves. Students who will start to study in this field should always be open to self-development and have a perspective and understanding that invests in their audio-visual and linguistic abilities. This understanding is extremely important for the graduates of the school to make their name heard in the sector and to reach the position they aim for.
Can you tell us about your plans for the new term within the faculty or department, as well as for your own courses?
This year, the theoretical and practical courses are intertwined, the theoretical knowledge is supported by practice; I prepared/we prepared a program full of visuality, scenario, fiction and cinema philosophy. We have planned/planned lessons with important curricula that will contribute to the visual, auditory and intellectual self-development of the students of our department and actually build this subject on a solid foundation. My main aim is to comprehend the cinema theoretically and practically.
We would like to thank Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Doğan for answering our questions.
