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“Endless Revenge”, Dr. Benjamin Jeffrey

TALK / PROGRAM IN CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS, AND IDEAS   Bilkent University’s Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas presents a ZOOM Seminar talk on Wednesday, March 16th at 18:30.   The speaker is Dr. Benjamin Jeffrey, from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.   Dr. Jeffrey will present a talk entitled:  “Endless Revenge”   Description: 'Simone Weil […]

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“Beyond Reason and Unreason: Khlebnikov’s Poetics of Zaum”, Aurelia Cojocaru

TALK / PROGRAM IN CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS, AND IDEAS   SPEAKER:  Aurelia Cojocaru Department of Comparative Literature University of California, Berkeley   Title: Beyond Reason and Unreason: Khlebnikov’s Poetics of Zaum   Description: Russian Futurist poets coined the term Zaum to describe their bold experimentation with the sound and grammar of the Russian language. A neologism composed of za- (beyond) and […]

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