Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğba Elmacı is a member of Communication Faculty of
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University and works at the Radio Cinema and Television Department in
Turkey. Her current research interests are New Turkish Cinema, as well as the relations between politics, film and gender. Besides her national and internationally published academic works, she has directed several short documentary films and videos, and worked as director of photography and video editor
in short documentary and commercial films.
COST provides networking opportunities for researchers and innovators in order to strengthen Europe’s capacity to address scientific, technological and societal challenges. There are three strategic priorities: promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough science and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators.
Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities, their society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It particularly focuses on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities.