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“Biological Debt, Illness and the Limits of Nation State in Women’s Writing in Turkish”, By Dr. Şima İmşir

Dear Colleagues and Students, As part of the Center for Turkish Literature Speaker Series, Dr. Şima İmşir will give a talk entitled “Biological Debt, Illness and the Limits of Nation State in Women’s Writing in Turkish” Thursday, November 29, at 17:00 (5pm). The talk will take place in A-130. Refreshments will be available afterwards. Şima İmşir is Assistant Professor of […]

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“Alien Encounters: Race and UFO Tourism in Roswell, New Mexico”, By Kara McCormack

“Alien Encounters: Race and UFO Tourism in Roswell, New Mexico”, By Kara McCormack Date: Thursday, 22nd November, 2018 Time: 17.40 Place: G- 160 Abstract: When people think of Roswell, New Mexico, they may think of the UFO landing story from 1947. This narrative is so popular that Roswell has crafted its public identity around the “Roswell Incident” and made UFO […]

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“The Influence of Fairness Judgments, Reference Points, and Subjective Entitlements on Bargaining Behavior and Outcomes” By Emin Karagözoğlu (Bilkent, Economics)

Date: Tuesday, 20th November, 2018 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: A-130 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: Bargaining has always been one of the most popular topics within the game theory tradition. Not surprisingly, it gained a similar status when economists started running lab experiments. Bargaining experiments conducted in the 80s led economists to question some of their assumptions such as […]

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