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Dr. Sezen Kayhan is a researcher at the Institute for Film, Theatre, Media and Cultural Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since April 2022. She earned her joint doctorate in Film Studies and Visual Culture from the University of Antwerp and Koç University in 2020, focusing on Istanbul's screen production and urban transformation. She supervises the IMACS International Master in Cinema Studies program and leads the research project Against Screen's Extractivism: Slow Production and Spectatorship.
- University of Antwerp (PhD in Film Studies, 2020)
- Koç University (PhD in Visual Culture, 2020)
Her research explores Production Studies, Cinematic Spaces, Urban Media, Turkish Cinema, and Speculative Fiction. She analyzes how media production intersects with urban change, international co-productions, outdoor cinemas, and the political dimensions of television series and documentaries.
Her 15 most recent articles span Ecocinema, Urban Media, Turkish Television, and Media Theory. Topics include Istanbul's screen spaces, cross-cultural film reception, ecological dystopias, and the political economy of media industries. These works reflect her expertise in Production Studies and Urban Cinematic Landscapes.
Kayhan is affiliated with the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), and Women in Film. She teaches PrS. Film Practice: Urban Narratives and Media Imaginaries in the Summer 2025 semester.
Contact: skayhanm@uni-mainz.de | Office: Media House, Wallstr. 11, Mainz | Office hours: Thursdays 12-1pm (Room 00-236) or by email appointment
