Research Interests
- Cinema and the City
- Architecture and Film
- Architecture and (Voluntary and/or Forced) Migration
- Minorities in the City
- Refugees and Home
- Architectural Space/Public Space/Film space
- Digital Mapping in the Humanities
- Architectural Media and Representation
- Architectural Design Education
Current Research Opportunities
Public outreach & key achievements
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CACity - Cinema and Architecture in the City Collaborative Research Group: https://www.cacity.org
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Walled Cities film seasons at Queen’s Film Theatre since 2017
See, for instance: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1135937098228350976
Or: https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/Mickybo-Me
Or:https://issuu.com/queensfilmtheatre/docs/qft_mar_2018_whats_on_guide_web (page 11)
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Venice Biennale talk: http://vardiyaxpress.com/2018/06/29/digital-critic-vardiya-3-gul-kacmaz-erk/
Research students
Cliona Brady (architecture)
Working title: Permeable Boundaries: Architecture of the Psyche in Cinematic Spaces
Aaron Guthrie (film studies)
Working title: Keeping it Real: Non-fiction film and the shaping of Ireland’s capital city 1922-2022
Alumni: Where are they now
Didem Gunes Yilmaz – Head of Architecture, Bursa Technical University
Thesis: “Adaptation to Rural Transformation: A Place-based Investigation into Post-earthquake Permanent Housing Projects in Eastern Turkey”
Aisling Shannon Rusk– Belfast-based practicing architect
Thesis: “Mouthpieces of the Limit: Liminal Spatial Praxis in Divided and Contested Contexts”
Discover More
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
- School of Natural and Built Environment
- Cinema and Architecture in the City Research Group