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IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND THE OTHER
IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND THE OTHER
February 2009 - April 2010
Art and Social Thought Exhibition Film Screening Performance Talk Workshop

‘Identity, Belonging, and the Other’, a project envisioned in response to the demand from the audience and volunteers of the Diyarbakır Arts Center to focus on issues of identity, belonging, and other related matters, was held February 2009-April 2010 and consisted of a series of talks, workshops, and preparation of a book. The project included comprehensive and intense discussions on various topics, such as children and politics, collective memory, masculinity, homophobia, citizenship, and cultural rights. As part of the project, also a writing workshop was conducted by Yıldırım Türker.

The book titled “”Belonging, Identity, and the Other,”” which includes some of the interviews conducted during the project, constituted the final stage of the project and was widely distributed in the city and region. The book records the discussions initiated by the Diyarbakır Arts Center in the course of the project, which was supported by the Open Society Foundation and the Dutch Embassy, and contains conversations from a total of eight interviews. Numerous events, such as exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances, and film screenings, were organized as part of the project.

On the Film ‘Halepçe: İnsanlık Dramı [Halabja: A Human Tragedy]’
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 16, 2009
On the Film ‘Halepçe: İnsanlık Dramı [Halabja: A Human Tragedy]’
Diyarbakır Tabip Odası
On the Film ‘Açlık [Hunger]’
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 19, 2009
On the Film ‘Açlık [Hunger]’
Speakers: Alin Taşçıyan, Serkan Acar, Fırat Yücel, Ece Temelkuran
Şimdi Terk Edin Çadırımı
Talk Art and Social Thought
April 4, 2009
Şimdi Terk Edin Çadırımı
Speaker: Veysi Erdoğan
Süvariler Aktı Dicle Üzerinden Fırat’a Doğru
Talk Art and Social Thought
May 2, 2009
Süvariler Aktı Dicle Üzerinden Fırat’a Doğru
Speaker: Hasbey Köksal
Yol
Talk Art and Social Thought
June 13, 2009
Yol
Speaker: İlhami Sidar
Children and Fairy Tales (Introduction to Pedagogy)
Talk Art and Social Thought
April 18, 2009
Children and Fairy Tales (Introduction to Pedagogy)
Speaker: Ramazan Pertev
Teşi
Talk Art and Social Thought
November 20, 2009
Teşi
Speaker: Azad Zal
Kewen Birçi
Talk Art and Social Thought
May 8, 2010
Kewen Birçi
Speaker: İsmail Dindar
On the Film: 'Havar'
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 8, 2009
On the Film: 'Havar'
Speaker: Mehmet Güleryüz
LGBT and Human Rights
Talk Art and Social Thought
May 9, 2009
LGBT and Human Rights
Speakers: Murat Özpamuk, Senem Doğanoğlu, Özlem Altıparmak
Democracy, National Identity, and Political Exclusion
Talk Art and Social Thought
May 30, 2009
Democracy, National Identity, and Political Exclusion
Speaker: Abbas Vali
Arts and Anatolian Enlightenment
Talk Art and Social Thought
September 12, 2009
Arts and Anatolian Enlightenment
Speaker: Devrim Erbil
Her Dağın Gölgesi Deniz’e Düşer
Talk Art and Social Thought
September 26, 2009
Her Dağın Gölgesi Deniz’e Düşer
Speaker: Evrim Alataş
On Kurdish Literature
Talk Art and Social Thought
October 10, 2009
On Kurdish Literature
Speaker: İrfan Amida
On Citizenship Affairs
Talk Art and Social Thought
October 17, 2009
On Citizenship Affairs
Speaker: Şehbal Şenyurt, Şeyhmus Diken, Vartkes Ergün
Büyük Geçit
Talk Art and Social Thought
October 24, 2009
Büyük Geçit
Speaker: Abdullah Çelik
On the Film ‘Gitmek [Going]’
Talk Art and Social Thought
November 8, 2009
On the Film ‘Gitmek [Going]’
Speaker: Ayça Damgacı
References from Tradition to the Digital
Talk Art and Social Thought
November 14, 2009
References from Tradition to the Digital
Speaker: Ali Osman Alakuş
Grown-ups Deem Politics To Be a Game
Talk Art and Social Thought
December 19, 2009
Grown-ups Deem Politics To Be a Game
Speaker: Nazan Üstündağ, Haydar Darıcı
On Turabdin Assyrians
Talk Art and Social Thought
January 16, 2010
On Turabdin Assyrians
Speaker: Nesim Doru, Abdurrahim Özmen
Collective Memory, Memory of Us All
Talk Art and Social Thought
February 13, 2010
Collective Memory, Memory of Us All
Speaker: Fethiye Çetin, Sema Kaygusuz
Hegemonic Masculinity
Talk Art and Social Thought
February 20, 2010
Hegemonic Masculinity
Speaker: Serpil Sancar
On Cultural Rights
Talk Art and Social Thought
February 27, 2010
On Cultural Rights
Speaker: Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Füsun Üstel
The Other of All
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 6, 2010
The Other of All
Speaker: Yıldırım Türker
Youth and Identity Issue
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 14, 2010
Youth and Identity Issue
Speaker: Haydar Darıcı, Kazım Öz, Zeynep Çağlayan
Denge Zarokan (Voice of Children) Children’s Newspaper
Talk Art and Social Thought
March 17, 2010
Denge Zarokan (Voice of Children) Children’s Newspaper
Speaker: Writers of the Newspaper
Whose Issue Is Homophobia
Talk Art and Social Thought
April 30, 2010
Whose Issue Is Homophobia
Speakers: Sebahat Tuncel, Kürşad Kahramanoğlu, Öykü Su
Fundamentals of Photography Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
February 10 - March 17, 2009
Fundamentals of Photography Workshop
Facilitator: Selahattin Doğan
Documentary Photography Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
February 13-15, 2009
Documentary Photography Workshop
Facilitator: Özcan Yurdalan
Film Reading Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
April 17, 2009
Film Reading Workshop
Facilitator: Diyarbakır Sinema Kulübü
Photography Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
April 25-26, 2009
Photography Workshop
Facilitator: Antoine Agoudjian
Film Reading Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
May 20, 2009
Film Reading Workshop
Facilitator: Diyarbakır Sinema Kulübü
Short Story Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
May 24-25, 2009
Short Story Workshop
Facilitator: Feryal Tilmaç
Poetry Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
June 2-3, 2009
Poetry Workshop
Facilitator: Adnan Özer
Movement Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
June 20-21, 2009
Movement Workshop
Facilitator: Zeynep Günsur
Writing and Play Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
October 2009 - March 2010
Writing and Play Workshop
Facilitator: Yıldırım Türker
Creative Drama Workshop with Child Inmates
Workshop Art and Social Thought
November 9-10, 2009
Creative Drama Workshop with Child Inmates
Facilitator: Yusuf Süslü, Bora Çelik
The Place I Live In: Body, Creative Drama, and Movement
Workshop Art and Social Thought
June 26 -27, 2009
The Place I Live In: Body, Creative Drama, and Movement
Facilitator: Tuğçe Tuna
Graphic Design Workshop
Workshop Art and Social Thought
February 15 - March 20, 2010
Graphic Design Workshop
Facilitator: Marie Lan
Women’s Fairy Tales
Performance Art and Social Thought
February 15 - March 13, 2010
Women’s Fairy Tales
Artists: Mıştı Theater Company
The Other
Performance Art and Social Thought
March 25-29, April 5-8, 2009
The Other
Director: Dilek Güven
Albay Kuş Albay
Performance Art and Social Thought
November 15, 2009
Albay Kuş Albay
Director: Süleyman Atanısev
Halepçe: İnsanlık Dramı
Film Screening Art and Social Thought
March 16, 2009
Halepçe: İnsanlık Dramı
Açlık [Hunger]
Film Screening Art and Social Thought
March 19, 2009
Açlık [Hunger]
Vatandaşlık Halleri [Citizenship Affairs]
Film Screening Art and Social Thought
October 17, 2009
Vatandaşlık Halleri [Citizenship Affairs]
Director: Şehbal Şenyurt
Gitmek [Going]
Film Screening Art and Social Thought
November 8, 2009
Gitmek [Going]
5 No’lu Cezaevi [Prison No. 5]
Film Screening Art and Social Thought
December 3, 2009
5 No’lu Cezaevi [Prison No. 5]
Director: Çayan Demirel
Koçer
Exhibition Art and Social Thought
June 20–26, 2009
Koçer
Artist: Hüsamettin Bahçe
Techniques and Periods
Exhibition Art and Social Thought
September 12 - November 9, 2009
Techniques and Periods
Artist: Devrim Erbil
References from Tradition to the Digital
Exhibition Art and Social Thought
November 14, 2009-January 10, 2010
References from Tradition to the Digital
Artist: Ali Osman Alakuş
Turabdin Assyrians
Exhibition Art and Social Thought
January 16-February 28, 2010
Turabdin Assyrians
Artist: Hüsamettin Bahçe