ERC

As an ERC project coordinated by Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay, lecturer at Kadir Has University, “STAGING-ABJECTION – Staging National Abjection: Theatre and Politics in Turkey and Its Diasporas” started on May 1, 2020.

This project “STAGING ABJECTION” will focus on minority theater applications to analyze the key role of the European style theater in the building of the nation in Turkey. Combining the archive and ethnographic studies, this project will assess how the theater has been functioning as an area, where the politics of belonging are discussed in Turkey and its diasporas since the 19^th century. Supported by the European Research Committee (ERC) with a grant of 1.5 million Euros, this project aims to be one of the most comprehensive critical studies in Turkey in the field of theater.

Project details: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/852216

Project website: https://stagingabjection.com/

Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay: Received his PhD in the field of Performance Studies from New York University. Held postdoctoral positions at New York University, Wien University, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Vienna University of Applied Arts. Came back to Turkey in 2019-2020 as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Sabancı University. Currently holding the position of visiting lecturer at the Department of Visual Communication Design, Kadir Has University.