Professor
MELİS BEHLİL
B BLOK 4. KAT 507
+90 (212) 533 65 32 / 1510
Education
Doctorate
UNİVERSİTEİT VAN AMSTERDAM
Radyo ve Televizyon
Master's Degree
İSTANBUL BİLGİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
İletişim
Bachelor's Degree
COLUMBİA UNIVERSITY
İletişim
Research Areas
- Film ve Medya Endüstrileri
- Çağdaş Türkiye Sineması
- Belgesel Sinema
- Küreselleşme ve Sinema
- Sanal gerçeklik
Work Experience
2012 /
Continuing
Kadir Has University
Assoc. Prof.
2014 /
2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Comparative Media Studies
Visiting Scholar
2013 /
2015
Stockholm University, Institute for Turkish Studies
Research Affiliate
1998 /
2001
Istanbul Bilgi University
Research Assistant
Administrative Duties
| Görev Adı | Görev Yeri | Başlangıç tarihi | Bitiş Tarihi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bölüm Başkanı | RTS | 03.12.2012 | 01.09.2022 |
Publications
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"Two balloons can fly a minaret: parody and fabricated reality as integral qualities of mock-documentary in Aya Seyahat",
Tüzün, Defne; Akcali, Elif; Paca Cengiz, Esin; Behlil, Melis; , Studies in Documentary Film, (2025) DOI: 10.1080/17503280.2024.2445251 -
"Hollywood is Everywhere: Global Directors in the Blockbuster Era"
Behlil, Melis; (2025) -
"The Dead Are Alive: The Exotic Non-Place of the Bondian Runaway Production"
, Behlil, Melis; Prado, Ignacio M.Sánchez; Verheul, Jaap; , Cultural Life of James Bond Specters of 007, (2025) -
"Turkish remakes of Korean TV dramas",
Behlil, Melis; , Creative Industries Journal, (2021) DOI: 10.1080/17510694.2021.1978690 -
"Kedi between the local and the national"
, Behlil, Melis; , Kedi: A Docalogue, (2021) -
"TURKEY: TRANSNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF A LARGE NATIONAL FILM INDUSTRY"
, Behlil, Melis; , Contemporary Balkan Cinema: Transnational Exchanges and Global Circuits, (2020) -
"ZABRISKIE POINT (1970), MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI AND EUROPEAN DIRECTORS IN HOLLYWOOD"
, Behlil, Melis; , The Hollywood Renaissance: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era, (2018) -
"East is East?: New Turkish Cinema and Eastern Europe"
, Behlil, Melis; , A Companion to Eastern European Cinemas, (2012)
Projects
| Project Name | Role in the Project | Project Type | Fund Establishment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "REBOOT - Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness " | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | HORIZON Europe |
01.02.2023 |
31.01.2026 |
| "Sinemasal Sanal Gerçeklikte İzleyicinin Konumlandırılması" | Yürütücü | Ulusal Proje | TÜBİTAK ARDEB |
01.02.2022 |
01.02.2025 |
| "Güncel Seyir Deneyimi ve Değişen Pratikler: Kadıköy Sineması Üzerine Bir Vaka Çalışması" | Yürütücü | Ulusal Proje | TÜBİTAK ARDEB |
15.04.2023 |
15.04.2024 |
Courses Offered
| Course Name | Course Code | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Film Theory | FTV502*2 | 2024/25 Spring |
| Cinema History II | RTC104 | 2024/25 Spring |
| European Cinemas | RTC231 | 2024/25 Fall |
| History of Cinema | RTC105 | 2024/25 Fall |
| European Cinemas | RTC231 | 2025/26 Fall |
| History of Cinema | RTC105 | 2025/26 Fall |