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Dr Can Yalcinkaya is a Senior Lecturer and Macquarie Academy Fellow in the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University, where he operates at the intersection of scholarship, art, and activism as a researcher, multidisciplinary artist, editor, curator, translator, and musician. He is an active member of the Centre for Media History and the Art-Ethnography Lab.
His academic credentials include a PhD in Media (awarded 2013) with the thesis "'Wounds of Difference': Melancholy in Turkish Film and Popular Music", a Master of Science in Media and Cultural Studies from Middle East Technical University (awarded 2006), and a Bachelor of Arts in American Culture and Literature from Hacettepe University (awarded 2003).
Yalcinkaya's research spans transnational media, diaspora studies, film studies, critical and cultural theory, gender studies, multimodal storytelling, and comics-based activism. His creative practice manifests through co-founding the anti-racist Muslim metal band Hazeen—which has performed at Documenta Fifteen, Mona Foma, and the Museum of Contemporary Art—and producing graphic novels that explore migration narratives.
His recent publications reveal a distinct trajectory merging ethnographic methods with artistic expression, particularly through comics activism addressing diaspora identity, political resistance, and community building. This work consistently engages with Turkey-Australia transnational contexts while challenging Islamophobia and border politics through multimodal storytelling.
His recognition includes:
- Fair Australia Prize 2019 Best NTEU Member Entry Shortlist
Yalcinkaya secures significant creative research funding including a Creative Australia grant for "Taksim: Our records, our selves". His leadership in the ART-Ethnography Research Lab fosters collaborations across media history, migration studies, and artistic practice, evidenced by workshops like "Lines of Resistance" and the Comic Art Workshop. He actively translates research into public engagement through exhibitions, residencies, and media interventions.
As co-director of the ART-Ethnography Research Lab, he cultivates interdisciplinary teams exploring how artistic practice transforms ethnographic research, with current focus on zine culture, migrant narratives, and collaborative knowledge production through projects like "Panels that Transform".
