Ela Gezen is an associate professor of German at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. At the Academy, she is working on a project entitled “Cultures in Migration: Turkish Artistic Practices ...
Ellen Maria Gorrissen Lecture
Turkish Artistic Practices in West Berlin
Turkish artists, intellectuals, and academics founded numerous associations in West Berlin throughout the 1970s and 80s, such as the German-Turkish Society and the Türkenzentrum e.V. The central objectives of these institutions were to promote Turkish culture beyond ethnic folklore, formulate common interests, and establish new collaborations. Ela Gezen focuses on multi-genre exhibits co-organized by the Turkish Association of Academics and Artists, which she frames as key to the formation of a Turkish public sphere in West Berlin and to political debates about integration. She will also address how we may relate cultural activities in the early phase of Turkish migration to cultural practices and interventions today.
Am Sandwerder 17-19
14109 Berlin-Wannsee
This event took place on March 16, 2023.