UMUT PRODUCTIONS
Cinema • Learning • StorytellingUMUT EĞİTİMCİCurrent PhD Research:
The Dead Face of the Modern World: Deadpan Comedy
This research investigates deadpan comedy as a cinematic response to modernity, exploring how emotional detachment, absurdity, and expressionless performance reveal the contradictions of contemporary life and reshape our understanding of comedy, identity, and society.
PUBLICATIONS
Komedi ve Özdeş(siz)lik (2024)
Based on my master's research, this book examines comedy through the concept of non-identity, bringing together philosophy, sociology, and film studies to explore comedy's critical potential. Published in Turkish.
Available at
Amazon
D&R
Kitapyurdu
The Relationship between Comedy and Non-Identity in the Context of the Borat Movie (2023)
Peer-reviewed journal article examining comedy and non-identity through a sociological analysis of Borat.
A Genre of Film That Makes You Question the Truth in the Post-Truth Era: Mockumentary (2021)
Research exploring mockumentary cinema and its relationship with truth, representation, and post-truth culture.
Gender Identity in Melodramatic Narrative (2020)
Research examining representations of gender identity within melodramatic storytelling.
Exploring Cinema Beyond the Screen
Cinema is more than storytelling—it is a way of understanding people, society, communication, and organizations.
My research brings together cinema, sociology, philosophy, and organizational learning, with a particular focus on comedy cinema, humor theories, and contemporary culture. These studies also provide the theoretical foundation of The Comedy Lens Method, a cinema-based learning approach developed for organizations and higher education.
Research Interests
- Comedy Cinema
- Humor Theories
- Film Sociology
- Organizational Learning
- Communication & Organizational Culture
- Philosophy of Cinema
- Contemporary Culture
Copyright © Umut Productions. All rights reserved.