Ayşegül Yüksel | |
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Born | İstanbul, Turkey | 8 May 1941
Occupation | Playwright · theatre critic · translator · Academician |
Genre | Non-Aristotelian drama · Epic theatre · Dialectical theatre |
Ayşegül Tülin Yüksel (8 May 1941, Istanbul) is a Turkish author, theatre critic, academic, and translator.
Biography
Ayşegül Tülin Yüksel was born in Istanbul in 1941, as the oldest of two children born to Müveddet Günkut and army officer Major Selahattin Günkut (Lieutenant General in 1960). she received her primary school diploma from Gazi Mustafa Kemal Paşa İlkokulu (Kadıköy, İstanbul) in 1952. She graduated from the middle school section of Üsküdar Amerikan Academy for Girls in 1956, and from that academy's high school section in 1959. Receiving her Bachelor of Arts diploma from the Department of English Language and Literature (Faculty of Literature) of İstanbul University in 1964, she went to the United States of America on a Fulbright Scholarship and returned to Turkey in 1966 with a Master of Arts degree from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science. Her first theatre review (on the U.S.A. premiere of John Arden’s play Sergeant Musgrave's Dance in New York, where the author was also present) was published in a New York student journal in 1966. In 1969, Yüksel attended courses on drama at The New School, and in 1981 received her Ph.D. from the Theatre Department of Faculty of Languages and History - Geographyof Ankara University in 1981. In 1969 she got married to Yahya Önder Yüksel, staff member (later full professor) of the Department of Electricity and Electronics of Middle East Technical University. She has a daughter and a son.
Career
Yüksel got settled in Ankara in 1970. She worked at Middle East Technical University (as instructor and assistant professor) from 1970 to 1987. She also began teaching in 1981 at the Theatre Department of Faculty of Languages and History-Geography in Ankara University, where she was employed as a full-time staff member in the English Department from 1987 to her retirement in 2006. Ayşegül Yüksel attained associate professorship in 1985 and full professorship in 1992. From 2003 to 2006 she worked as the Head of the English Department. Upon her retirement she continued teaching graduate courses in both the Theatre and the English departments. Beginning with the year 2000, she also taught graduate courses at Atılım University, Başkent University, and the State Conservatory of Hacettepe University. Ayşegül Yüksel has been producing theatre criticism for more than fifty years. Since 1996 her reviews have been published two-weekly in her column ‘From the Stage’ in the Daily Cumhuriyet.[1] Her academic articles have been published in university periodicals, symposium books and special books, while her shorter pieces and translations have been printed in popular literary and theatre journals, including Yelken, Ataç, Türk Dili, Varlık, Özgür İnsan, Halkoyu, Milliyet Sanat, Gösteri, Bilim ve Sanat, Evrensel, Felsefe Yazın, Tarih, Kitap-lık, Patika, Kıyı, Tiyatro…Tiyatro, and Sahne [2][3][4][5]Yüksel has also played an active role in some of Turkey’s leading associations of art and culture, including The Turkish National Center of the I.T.I. (secretary general/1986-1991), American Studies Association (member of executive committee/1989-1990), Association of Theatre Critics in Turkey (TEB - Tiyatro Eleştirmenleri Birliği, founding member),[6] Turkish Literary Society (1995), Turkish P.E.N (1995), Nazım Hikmet Culture and Art Foundation (member of advisory committee /1966), and The Turco-British Association (member of executive committee/2001-2002). She also worked as a member of the editorial board of academic periodicals, Interaction Journal (Ege University), Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL) (Bilkent Üniversity), and various periodicals of the Faculty of Languages and History-Geography (Ankara University). Also a member of the advisory board of İstanbul Theatre Festival and Ankara International Theatre Festival,[7] she has written a good number of articles for the Turkish Ana Brittannica, Turkish Britannica Compton’s Encyclopedia of General Culture, and World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre (W.E.C.T.), which was published in Canada. Yüksel has been extensively interviewed through the internet and printed press. [8][9][10][11][12][13]
Awards
- Yazko İnceleme-Araştırma Özendirme Ödülü (Yazko Award for Promoting Literary Research and Analysis), 1982, for her book, ‘Yapısalcılık ve Bir Uygulama: Melih Cevdet Anday Tiyatrosu’ (Structuralism and A Model Application: Theatre of Melih Cevdet Anday).[14]
- Türk Dil Kurumu İnceleme Araştırma Ödülü (Turkish Language Society Award for Literary Research and Analysis), 1982, for her book, ‘Yapısalcılık ve Bir Uygulama: Melih Cevdet Anday Tiyatrosu’ (Structuralism and A Model Application: The Theatre of Melih Cevdet Anday).
- Tiyatro ve TV Yazarları Derneği ‘Tiyatroya Hizmet’ Ödülü (Theatre and TV Writers’ Association Award for Contribution to Theatre), 1990.
- Kültür Bakanlığı Tiyatro İnceleme ve Araştırma Ödülü (Ministry of Culture Award for Theatre Research and Analysis), 1993, for her book ‘Haldun Taner Tiyatrosu’ (Theatre of Haldun Taner). [15]
- Kültür Bakanlığı Tiyatro Eleştiri Ödülü (Ministry of Culture Award for Theatre Criticism), 1993, for her article, ‘Harold Pinter’ın Git-Gel Dolap oyununda Anlatım Dizgeleri’ (System of Signs in Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter).
- Lioness Award, Contribution to Theatre (in Memory of Eren Uluergüven), 2005.
- Sanat Kurumu (Arts Association) Theatre Honour Award, 2005-2006. [16]
- 12. International Ankara Theatre Festival Award, Contribution to Theatre, 2007. [17]
- Bademler Şenliği (Bademler Festival) Erkan Yücel Honour Award, 2008.
- Troya Folklor Araştırmaları Derneği (Troya Association for Folkloric Research) Theatre Award, 2008. [18]
- Ankara Kavaklıdere Rotaract Kulübü (Ankara Kavaklıdere Rotaract Club) Award for Contribution to Theatre, 2009.
- Muhsin Ertuğrul Contribution to Theatre Award (by Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi, Sahne Sanatları Bölümü) (by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Performing Arts), 2010. [19]
- Tiyatro Dergisi Special Award for Contribution to Theatre, 2010.
- 15. Afife Theatre Ödülleri (15. Afife Theatre Awards) Yapı Kredi Sigorta (Yapı Kredi Insurance) Special Award, 2011. [20]
- Sadri Alışık Tiyatro Onur Ödülü (Sadri Alışık Theatre Honour Award), 2017. [21]
- Association of Theatre Critics Honour Award, 2019. [22]
- Tiyatro Gazetesi 7. Anadolu Tiyatro Ödülleri ( Theatre Newspaper 7. Anatolian Theatre Awards), 2019-2020 Honour Award, delivered on October 12, 2021.
- İKSV 25. İstanbul Tiyatro Festivali (İKSV 25. İstanbul Theatre Festival) Honour Award (delivered through an on-line press conference on September 9, 2021) [23]
Works
Books
- Yapısalcılık ve Bir Uygulama: Melih Cevdet Anday Tiyatrosu (Structuralism and a Model Application: Theatre of Melih Cevdet Anday), Yazko Yayınları, İstanbul, 1981; Gündoğan Yayınları 1995 ISBN 975-520-107-6
- Haldun Taner Tiyatrosu (Theatre of Haldun Taner), Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara, 1986; Habitus 2013 ISBN 978-605-4630-12-7
- Çağdaş Türk Tiyatrosundan On Yazar (Ten Playwrights: Contemporary Turkish Theatre), Mitos Boyut Yayınları, İstanbul 1997 ISBN 978-975-8106-31-8
- Sahneden İzdüşümler 1975-2000 (Reflections from the Stage 1975-2000), Mitos Boyut Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 ISBN 978-975-8106-72-1
- Dram Sanatında Ezgi ve Uyum (Melody and Harmony in Dramatic Art), Alkım Yayınevi ISBN 978-975-6363-47-8, İstanbul, 2004; Mitos Boyut Yayınları 2011
- Samuel Beckett Tiyatrosu (Theatre of Samuel Beckett), Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 1992, 1997; Dünya Kitap 2006 ISBN 978-975-304-286-4; Habitus 2012, 2017 ISBN 978-605-4630-03-5
- Uzun Yolda Bir Mola: Türk Tiyatrosu Üstüne Notlar (Stopover in the Long Journey: Notes on Turkish Theatre), Cumhuriyet Kitapları, İstanbul, 2011 ISBN 978-605-5525-53-8; Habitus 2017 ISBN 978-605-4630-71-4
- Dram Sanatında Sınırları Zorlamak (Forcing the Boundaries of Dramatic Art), Mitos Boyut Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013 ISBN 978-605-5127-01-5
- William Shakespeare Yüzyılların Sahne Büyücüsü (William Shakespeare: The Magician of Stagecraft through Centuries), Habitus Kitap, İstanbul 2017, 2018 ISBN 978-605-4630-57-8
- Güneşin Sofrasında: Genco Erkal’ın Dostlar Tiyatrosu Serüveni (At Dinner with the Sun: Genco Erkal’s Adventure with Dostlar Theatre), Kırmızı Kedi Yayınları, İstanbul 2019, 2020 ISBN 978-605-2985-81-6
Translations
- Aslan Asker Şvayk (The Good Soldier Schweik), Jaroslav Hasek, Ataç Yayınevi, 1962
- Rüya Yorum Metodu (Method of Dream Interpretation, 2 essays), Sigmund Freud, Ataç Yayınevi, 1964
- Cumartesi Gecesi ve Pazar Sabahı (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning), Alan Sillitoe, Ağaoğlu Yayınevi, 1965
- Musgrave’in Dansı (Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance), John Arden (Not published. Staged by Ankara State Theatre, 1980)[24]
Contributions to Books
- The Paragraph, with Saime Ata, Ayşe Bener, İpek Gökeri, Zeynep Güleç, Filiz Günçağ, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 1982
- Report Writing, with Saime Ata, Ayşe Bener, İpek Gökeri, Zeynep Güleç, Filiz Günçağ, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 1982
- Nazım Hikmet’in Tiyatrosu, Yuvarlak Masa Toplantısı (The Theatre of Nazım Hikmet: Round Table Discussion, with Yılmaz Onay, Ayşegül Yüksel, Zühtü Bayar, Refik Erduran, Özdemir Nutku, Kenan Işık, Zehra İpşiroğlu, Ergin Orbey, Ali Taygun, Nazım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı Yayınları 2, İstanbul 1997 [24]
- Elveda Dünya Merhaba Kâinat: Memet Baydur'un Ardından (Farewell World, Hello Universe: In Memory of Memet Baydur) Edited with Sevda Şener and Filiz Elmas, Mitos Boyut Yayınları, İstanbul 2002 ISBN 978-975-8648-17-7
References
- ^ "Sahneden" Cumhuriyet gazetesindeki Köşe Yazıları
- ^ İbsen'den Beckett'e: Yıkım Öncesi Ve Sonrası From ibsen to Beckett: Before and After THE Catastrophe Sayı:23
- ^ TURGUT ÖZAKMAN'IN OYUN YAZARLIGININ İKİNCİ DÖNEMİ
- ^ CUMHURİYET'İN 70. YILINDA TİYATROMUZ
- ^ TROILUS VE CRESSIDA: BOZUK DÜZENDE "SAVAŞ VE "AŞK"
- ^ Tiyatro Eleştirmenleri Birliği (TEB) kurucu üyeliği
- ^ Uluslararası Ankara Tiyatro Festivali Danışma Kurulu üyeliği
- ^ Shakespeare’s Variations of the Female
- ^ Man’s Post-Tragic Position in Beckettian Drama
- ^ Türkiye’de Tiyatronun Serüveni: Ayşegül Yüksel ile Söyleşi I
- ^ Türkiye’de Tiyatronun Serüveni: Ayşegül Yüksel ile Söyleşi II
- ^ Yüzyılların Sahne Büyücüsü: Ayşegül Yüksel ile Söyleşi III
- ^ Shakespeare’s Characterisation of the Female Konferansı
- ^ "Yazko İnceleme-Araştırma Özendirme Ödülü, 1982". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Kültür Bakanlığı Tiyatro İnceleme ve Araştırma Ödülü, 1993". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Tiyatronun divasına büyük ödül". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "12. Uluslararası Ankara Tiyatro Festivali 'Emek Ödülü'". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Troya Folklor Araştırmaları Derneği 'Tiyatro Ödülü', 2008". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Dokuz Eylül Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Sahne Sanatları Bölümü 2010 Muhsin Ertuğrul Tiyatro Emek Ödülü". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "15. Afife Tiyatro Ödülleri, Yapı Kredi Sigorta Özel Ödülü". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Sadri Alışık Tiyatro Onur Ödülü, 2017". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Tiyatro Eleştirmenleri Birliği Onur Ödülü, 2019". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "İKSV 25.İstanbul Tiyatro Festivali Onur Ödülü". Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Nazım Hikmet'in Tiyatrosu, Yuvarlak Masa Toplantısı". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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