Thomas Elsaesser @ COMD

Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design in cooperation with KozaVisual invites to seminar talks featuring Professor Thomas Elsaesser:

“Film Theory: An Introduction to the Body and the Senses”
Monday, 3 November 2008 at 15.30 in FFB022 (located on the lower ground flour of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture on main campus)

“‘Constructive Instability”, or: The Life of Things as the Cinema’s Afterlife?”
Tuesday, 4 November 2008 at 18.30 in The Turco-British Cultural Association (Bestekar Sokak 32, Kavaklidere. For directions please check: http://www.tba.org.tr/bizeulasin.htm)

Thomas Elsaesser is Professor in the Department of Media and Culture and Director of Research Film and Television at the University of Amsterdam. His books and essays on European cinema, film history and contemporary media theory have been translated into many languages. His most recent books include Fassbinder’s Germany: History, Identity, Subject (1996), Weimar Cinema and After (2000), Studying Contemporary American Film (2002, with Warren Buckland), European Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood (2005). A tribute to professor Elsaesser, Mind the Screen: Media Concepts According to Thomas Elsaesser is forthcoming in 2009.

6 Crew member's of Can Dündar's recent cinema documentary are from COMD

Andaç Karabeyoglu, Didem Tosya, Serin Inan, Ufuk Onen, Yusuf Akcura and Andreas Treske all were part of the crew, which helped to create the film "Mustafa". More ...

COMD 10th Birthday Party 2008

The Department of Communication and Design is turning 10, and to celebrate we're inviting all our graduates, students and friends worldwide to join the party!

Who? Anyone interested in or who already knows COMD anywhere in the world.

What? A birthday party for COMD for all of the friends, users, developers, and soon-to-be friends of COMD. There will be drinks, music, videos and much, much fun. Also, the event will be coordinated with other COMD Birthday Parties in hopes of having a continuous birthday celebration and synchronization to meet up with friends.

When? Friday, October 10, 2008, 8 PM - 1 AM (Ankara time) Where BITS - the production studios of the Department of Communication and Design, Places for parallel parties in Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Paris, London, Detmold, New York will be announced.

Format? Open mic / YouTube All Time Favorites / Speaker Challenges (Speakers who have well known topics could be challenged to speak about new and different topics, or have to rapidly develop some topic on the spot.) / Skype party conferences SPECIAL APPEARANCE VJing - DAS DAT with DJ Teeglas, KasputniK, and HMK

Fundraising and Fees? No one should feel that these parties must be expensive or elaborate. Spontaneously bring and share your favorite drink or dish, and don’t forget to add your recipes to our website, flickr or your blog.

Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition

On October 10-11 2008, Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design, in cooperation with the Institute of Network Cultures, will organise the 3rd Video Vortex event in Ankara, Turkey. Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition will feature a two-day international conference, evening program, live performances and new media art exhibition... Read more.

The Department of Communication and Design is one of Turkey's leaders in the field of media theory and media practice. The research of our staff is at the forefront of media and cultural studies in Turkey since the departments foundation in 1998.

The Department of Communication and Design is a response to the growing need of our increasingly globalized and networked world in which mass communications and visual technologies of various kinds play a fundamental role.

Therefore the Department of Communication and Design aims to educate media professionals, with a special emphasis on visual communication and visual technologies, specifically in the fields of advertising, journalism, visual design, video and TV production and new media. Our rationale is to produce knowledgeable and responsible media professionals who are able to respond to the urgent needs of development and globalization in effective ways.

The departments curriculum is designed to give the students a thorough grounding in basic professional skills and competencies in the above-mentioned areas. As we believe that such professional skills and the nature of the field require students who are knowledgeable in social sciences, humanities and arts, the curriculum includes several courses in these fields.