English Language and Literature · Theatre · Performance · Ecology

Research

Research and Areas of Expertise

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Theatre and Ecology

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Ecological Alienation

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Ecological Consciousness

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Theatre and Performance Studies

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Playwriting and Dramaturgy

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Intercultural Theatre

National Projects

Completed 2023

Ecological Alienation and Ecological Consciousness(-Raising) in Contemporary Theatre: A Comparative Analysis with Examples from British and Turkish Theatre

Funding
TÜBİTAK

A comparative analysis of ecological alienation and ecological consciousness(-raising) in contemporary theatre, drawing on examples from British and Turkish theatre.

International Projects

Completed 2024 – 2025

Ecological Alienation and Ecological Consciousness(-Raising) in Contemporary Theatre: A Comparative Analysis with Examples from British and Turkish Theatre

Funding
University of Sheffield, School of English
Role
Visiting Researcher

Comparative research conducted as a visiting researcher at the University of Sheffield.

Currently

Ongoing Work

  • The Ecozoic Era and performance: drawing on Thomas Berry’s concept of the “Ecozoic Era”, a study of a stage language that also embraces non-human beings.
  • Ecological alienation and ecological consciousness in contemporary theatre: comparative studies with examples from British and Turkish theatre.
  • Erika Fischer-Lichte: a commissioned chapter for a multi-volume work on major theatre theorists.