Experiencing National Culture Abroad

Burcu Dabak Özdemir is an Associate Professor at Yaşar University. She holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from the University of East Anglia (UK) with the Pam Cook Scholarship. She conducted postdoctoral research at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Germany with a TÜBİTAK fellowship. She is also the creator of award-winning documentaries and festival coordinator.

• .- Chapter 1. Introduction. .- Chapter 2. The Homeland Comes to You: Turkish Film Festivals in Germany..- Chapter 3. Emotional Crossroads: Exploring Contradictory Feelings, and Motivations of Turkish Film Festival Experiences Across Germany..- Chapter 4. Organising Places of Turkish Immigrant Film Festivals in Germany : Reshaping Space, Identity, and Culture..- Chapter 5. Conclusion..- Appendix: Survey and Focus Group Discussions.