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Student Poetry Competition: “The Nature of Bilkent”
Student Poetry Competition: “The Nature of Bilkent” Do you have a favorite outdoor spot at Bilkent? Have you participated in outdoor activities during your time here? Does a particular season on campus inspire your mood? What memories of yours are attached to Bilkent’s natural surroundings? We want to read your poetry about “The Nature of Bilkent”! Many […]
“Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos,” Liam Kruger
Lecture: "Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos," by Liam Kruger Date & Time: Friday 22 April, 17:00 – 18:00 Zoom Meeting "Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos" considers Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease (1960) in terms of its canonical marginality and its paradoxically profound influence on African fiction. This talk will argue that notwithstanding the novel's tendency […]
“Life on the Rocks: Celia Thaxter on Ecological Memory”, Vesna Kuiken
Talk: Vesna Kuiken, “Life on the Rocks: Celia Thaxter on Ecological Memory” * SUSTAINABILITY LECTURE BY ELIT/AMER * Dear students and colleagues, As part of Bilkent’s ongoing “Year of Sustainability,” the Department of American Culture and Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature are hosting a lecture series on “Literature and Sustainability.” The talks are […]