New York University, Performance Studies – 2010

New York University, Performance Studies – 2002

Bilkent University, Fine Arts – 1997

Eser Selen received her Bachelor’s (1997) and Master’s degrees in Fine Arts at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (1999), and a Master’s degree in Performance Studies at New York University, US (2002). She obtained her PhD in Performance Studies at New York University, US (2010). Dr. Selen’s research interests lie at the intersection of gender studies, contemporary art, design and performance. Her writings have been featured in edited volumes and journals such as Gender Place and Culture, Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, Cultural Trends, International Journal of Communication. She is currently finalizing her monograph, “Contesting Gender and Sexuality through Performance: Sacrifice, Modernity and Islam in Contemporary Turkey,” under contract with Edinburgh University Press, scheduled for publication in 2024. Selen is also a visual artist involved in performance art, installation, and video. Her work has been exhibited and performed in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Australia.