Young Communicators in New York

Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication students went to New York to study as part of the "Media, Culture and Communication Summer Program." In New York, the students will gain extensive experience in the new media and communication sector and take lessons from leading figures in the sector.

Bahçeşehir University students continue to open up to the world. Attending the "Media, Culture and Communication Summer Program" in New York between 25 June and 9 July 2012, our students are adding experience to their professional lives in the very heart of New York.

On Tuesday, 26 June, our young communicators visited New York University's Create Lab, a center that uses the world's most advanced digital technologies to encourage game-based learning among K-12 students, conducts research in this field and designs games, and met with Director Jan Plass . Our students then visited FlickerLab, which produces entertaining and educational animations, cartoons and productions for young people and has won many international awards in the Youth Media category for its storytelling skills and emphasis on universal values, and attended a seminar with Creative Director Harold Moss and Education Director Carla Seal Wanner .

In the evening, our students visited Chashama, a non-profit organization that turns vacant buildings in New York City into galleries for artists' studio work, and had the opportunity to meet Chashama's founder and art lover Anna Durst .

The program of the summer school, which will continue until 9 July, is as follows:

27 June 2012 - Wednesday

10:15Presentation: "Photography in NY" by famous fashion photographer Pari Dukovic and former New York Times photo editor Marvin Orellana
14:00Visit to the International Center of Photography and "A Short History of Photography" tour with museum educator Nancy Wechter
15:30Visit to the Paley Center for Media and viewing of all Super Bowl commercials since 1984

28 June 2012 - Thursday

10:00 - 12:00Lower East Side Walking Tour and meeting at the Lower East Side History Project (LESHP) office
Following this walk organized by the Lower East Side History Project, founded to preserve this neighborhood where different cultures have flourished together for years, information will be given about the organization's activities and purpose.

14:30 - 16:30Presentation: "The Power of Blogs" by Oray Eğin, Journalist/Writer
In this presentation, Oray Eğin will explain how people living in New York contribute to the city's dynamism through blogs.

17:00Visit to The Concept Farm and meeting with founders Griffin Stenger and Will Morrison
19:00Jazz Concert - NYU Provincetown Playhouse

29 June 2012 - Friday

11:00 - 12:30Presentation: "Selling the American Dream: Advertising and Marketing" - Prof. Salvatore Fallica - NYU In this presentation, Prof. Fallica will examine the past and present of the advertising industry that began on Madison Avenue in NY and tell the story of the record-breaking series Mad Men from a different perspective. He will also share with students the background of the "I Love NY" campaign launched in the 1980s.

13:00Visit to Grey NY
At a meeting in the office of the world-famous Grey advertising agency, a briefing will be given, particularly on digital advertising.

14:30Visit to Fractured Atlas
16:00Visit to WPIX
During the visit to WPIX, part of the CW Television Network, students will have the opportunity to watch the midday news and meet famous anchor Kaity Tong.

2 July 2012 - Monday

10:00Presentation: "Digital Media and Its Policies" by Liel Leibovitz, New York University
In this presentation, NYU professor Leibovitz will share his latest research on digital media, digital journalism, social media and interactive media theories.

12:00 Visit to Tumblr and meeting with Communications Director Katherine Barna
14:00Visit to Method - meeting with Creative Director Alice Cambol and her team
16:00Visit to Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and meeting with President Murat Aktıhanoğlu

3 July 2012 - Tuesday

10:00 - 11:30 Presentation: "New York City and Film" by Prof. Thomas Campbell, Adelphi University
In this session, Prof. Campbell will give a presentation on the most important works in American film history about and set in NY, followed by interactive analyses with students based on various film clips.

11:30Presentation: "Being an Independent Filmmaker in New York" by Roy Gokay Wol, Producer
13:30Visit to the 9/11 Memorial - the memorial built on the site of the former Twin Towers
15:00Visit to Project for Public Spaces
16:30Visit to Times Square

5 July 2012 - Thursday

10:00 Film: Modern Masters: Andy Warhol
11:30Visit to the Andy Warhol monument by famous sculptor Rob Pruitt, funded by the Public Art Fund of New York
12:00Visit to Gibney Dance Company
14:00Visit to Radio City Music Hall, one of NY's largest performance venues, with the opportunity to watch a rehearsal backstage and meet the famous Rockettes
16:20Visit to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and "NY and Modern Art" tour with a museum educator
18:30Concert in MoMA's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden

6 July 2012 - Friday

10:30Presentation: "Burlesque Culture in NYC" by Elizabeth Fallica, University of Maryland
In this presentation, Elizabeth Fallica will share with students her ethnographic research on burlesque culture, one of NY's subcultures, and students over 21 who wish to do so will attend a burlesque show after 10 pm.

14:30Visit to Fox and/or NBC studios
16:00Chelsea Art Galleries walking tour

 

DAY TWO:NYU - International Center of Photography - Paley Center for Media

 

 

Harold Moss of FlickerLab giving a presentation.

 

Day Three:

Lower East Side History Project - Lower East Side History Project Walking Study Tour - with Director Eric Ferrara

Day Six

 

 

 

 

 

Day Seven

 

 

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)