“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 […]
“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 […]