Congist'26: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Crisis

Session

Session 3.3 (Day 1)

D1-S3-A8

13 May 2026, 17:10

A8 (Istanbul University Faculty of Letters)

Conveners

Session 3.3 (Day 1): Medya & Film Çalışmaları / Media & Cinema Studies

• Andreea Petre (Transilvania University of Brasov)

Code G: The Representation of Crisis in Shin Godzilla and Godzilla: Minus One (D1-S3-A8)

Dalton Cooper (University of Texas at Dallas)

13/05/2026, 17:10

Oral Presentation

This paper examines how crisis is represented in the films Shin Godzilla (2016) and Godzilla: Minus One (2023), arguing that manmade crises can only be resolved through proactive manmade solutions and cooperation, not relying on tradition or hoping the crisis will resolve itself. These films do not depict Godzilla as Earth’s best defender, a superhero, or a father figure as many of his...

Humanity in Crisis on Screen: Rethinking Through Posthuman Cinema (D1-S3-A8)

Ridade Öztürk (Trakya University)

13/05/2026, 17:30

Oral Presentation

Technological advancements have driven the discussion on posthumanism; this discussion could lead to a future where understanding what it means to be human causes a significant crisis, which is a key theme in cinema. Since the Industrial Revolution, the question “Is humanity becoming mechanized?” has transformed into “Are machines becoming human?” in this new cinematic world. In a world like...

Estranged from the Earth: Ecological Crisis and Human–Nature Rupture in the Cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan (D1-S3-A8)

Hande Kolat (Istanbul Atlas University)

13/05/2026, 17:50

Oral Presentation

This study argues that ecological crises in Nuri Bilge Ceylan does not emerge from environmental disasters but from a gradual rupture between humans and natural world. Ceylan’s films recur that emotional, ethical and social collapses of his characters coincide with their distance from nature. It could be suggested that nature in Ceylan’s films functions as almost as an invitation for humans to...