Associate Professor AYŞE EREK
Education
Doctorate
Istanbul Technical University
Art History
Master's Degree
Istanbul Technical University
Art History
Bachelor's Degree
Istanbul Technical University
Physics Engineering
Research Areas
- Histories and Theories of Art and Design
- Contemporary Art and Design
- Art and Design in Urban Space
- Histories of Modernity
- Cultural Heritage
- Digital Humanities
Work Experience
2017 /
Continuing
Kadir Has University, Dep. of Industrial Design
Associate Professor, PhD
2008 /
2017
Yeditepe University, Dep. of History
Associate Professor, PhD
2012 /
2014
Berlin Humboldt University, Georg Simmel Center for Metropolitan Studies
Postdoctoral Researcher
2013 /
2014
Berlin Humboldt University, Faculty of European Ethnology
Visiting Lecturer
2002 /
2003
Amsterdam University
Visiting Researcher
Administrative Duties
| Görev Adı | Görev Yeri | Başlangıç tarihi | Bitiş Tarihi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of Art and Design Graduate Programs | School of Graduate Studies | 01.01.2022 | |
| Director of Design MA Program | School of Graduate Studies | 01.01.2018 |
Publications
- Erek, Ayse; Krasznahorkai, Katalin (2024), "Informal placemaking: social activism and practices of art and culture", Journal of Urbanism, Vol.17, No.2, 165-168 DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2024.2354284
- Husukić, Erna; Zejnilović, Emina; Despina, Dimelli; Erek, Ayse; Duho, Nika (2023), "Mega-events and placemaking: Place image construction between reality and imagination", Placemaking in Practice,
- Oevermann, Heike; Erek, Ayse; Hein, Carola; Horan, Conor; Krasznahorkai, Kata; Lange, Ida Sofie Gøtzsche; Manahasa, Edmond; Martin, Marijke; Menezes, Marluci; Nikšič, Matej; Polko, Paulina; Székely, Juli; Tappert, Simone; Tuominen, Pekka (2022), "Heritage Requires Citizens’ Knowledge: The COST Place-Making Action and Responsible Research", Studies in History and Philosophy of Science(Netherlands),
- Erek, Ayşe (2022), "On Füsun Onur's Pink Boat", Füsun Onur: Once Upon A Time , Mousse Publishing
- Erek, Ayşe (2022), "Sosyal Mekân, Kültürel Miras ve Sanatsal Pratikler üzerine", Ayla Ödekan Armağanı: Sanat Tarihinde Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşımlar, Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları
- Oevermann, Heike; Erek, Ayşe; , et. al (2022), "Heritage Requires Citizens’ Knowledge: The COST Place-Making Action and Responsible Research", Studies in History and Philosophy of Science(Netherlands) , Springer
- Erek, Ayse N.; Gantner, Eszter (2019), "Rewriting history: Interpreting heritage in saint petersburg and istanbul", Securing Urban Heritage: Agents, Access, and Securitization,
- Erek, Ayşe ; Almas, Esra (2019), "’Photographs, Memories, Monuments and Movements: Black and White Istanbul in the Work of Orhan Pamuk and Ara Güler", CoSMo Comparative Studies in Modernism, DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/2281-6658/3438
- Erek, Ayse N.; Gantner, Eszter (2017), "Disappearing history: Challenges of imagining Berlin after 1989", Cultural Topographies of the New Berlin,
- Erek, Ayşe (2016), "Urban heritage, development and sustainability: international frameworks, national and local governance (book review)", Information zur modernen Stadtgeschichte ,
- Erek, Ayşe N.; Köksal, Ayşe H. (2014), "Relocating the arts in the new Istanbul: Urban imaginary as a contested zone", Visual Resources, Vol.30, No.4, 301-318 DOI: 10.1080/01973762.2014.964653
- Erek, Ayşe (2014), "Signs Taken in Wonder: Searching for Contemporary Istanbul (exhibition review)", The Journal of Architecture , DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2014.911563
Projects
| Project Name | Role in the Project | Project Type | Fund Establishment | Project Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA20105 - Slow Memory: Transformative Practices for Times of Uneven and Accelerating Change | Araştırmacı | Uluslararası Proje | COST |
14.10.2021 13.10.2025 |
| Dynamics of placemaking and digitization in Europe´s cities | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | COST |
01.06.2019 30.06.2024 |
| Claiming the public space: Urban interventions and the shift from vertical to horizontal urban planning | Araştırmacı | Uluslararası | Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Almanya |
01.01.2016 01.04.2023 |
| City Between History and Change: Reinventing Istanbul through Visual Representation | Yürütücü | Uluslararası | DAAD, TÜBİTAK, Berlin Humboldt Üniversitesi |
01.10.2012 31.01.2014 |
Courses Offered
| Course Name | Course Code | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Histories of Industrial Design | IND212 | 2023/24 Spring |
| Design Culture in Turkey | IND312 | 2023/24 Spring |
| Histories of Arts, Crafts and Design | IND211 | 2023/24 Fall |
| History and Theory of Art and Design | DES503 | 2023/24 Fall |
| Histories of Arts, Crafts and Design | IND211 | 2024/25 Fall |
| History and Theory of Art and Design | DES503 | 2024/25 Fall |