Simber AtaySimber Atay was born in Gaziantep (1958). She studied at The Ege University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema-TV (1976-1980). Her Undergraduate thesis was titled, “Kemal Sunal Comedy” (1980), her Master thesis “The Early Period of Photograpy and Ottoman Photographers” (1983), and her PhD Thesis: “Approaches in Turkish Film Critics” (1990). She is professor at The Dokuz Eylül University. She lectures currently at The Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography and Department of Film Design; Faculty of Education, Department of Painting; Institute of Fine Arts. She also lectured between 2006 – 2011 at Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Department of Journalism. Her research interests include Postmodern Cinema, Philosophy of Distance Education, E- Learning Culture, and Theories of Photography. Her Lessons: Theories Of Photography I-II-III-IV (undergraduate), Photography Techniques i-II (undergraduate) , Photo-Project I-II(undergraduate) , Theories of Postmodernism and Art of Cinema (PhD), Cultural Memory and Art of Cinema (PhD). Read More Read Less