Oğuz Kayır

Prior to his doctoral studies, Oğuz Kayır received dual B.A. degrees in Film and Media from Istanbul Bilgi University and an M.A. degree in Media and Visual Studies at Bilkent University. Broadly, his research focuses on how cultural power dynamics aestheticize, historicize, or institutionalize the expanded artistic modalities of feminist artists in the Middle East. Aiming to build bridges across contemporary art and academia, he also serves as a curatorial assistant in Search Engines, an arts initiative backed by the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. 

Fields of Study

• Visual Culture
• Expanded Cinema
• Artists’ Moving Image
• Feminist Theory