“Pisidia (NW Turkey): Past, Present… and Future?”,Dr. Lutgarde Vandeput, Director of the British Institute at Ankara
We would like to invite you to our first Lecture of the Spring Semester on Wednesday, February 27, to listen to Dr. Lutgarde Vandeput, Director of the British Institute at Ankara, about « Pisidia (NW Turkey): Past, Present... and Future? » (« Pisidia (Türkiye'nin Güneybatısı): Geçmiş, Şimdiki Zamanı ... ve Gelecek? »). The talk will be held in the Faculty of Humanities and Letters at 17:40 in the Department of Archaeology, Room H-132. […]
“Verbal Disputes and Variance”, Poppy Mankowitz (St Andrews, Philosophy)
“Verbal Disputes and Variance” By Poppy Mankowitz (St Andrews, Philosophy) Date: Friday, 1st March, 2019 Time: 1100-1230 Place: H-232 Abstract: There has been much recent interest in the idea that, when philosophers disagree over existence claims like ‘There are numbers’, ‘Chairs exist’ or ‘There are some objective moral facts’, their dispute is merely verbal: they are disagreeing about the meaning of certain words rather than about something more substantive. It is important to clearly […]
“Immaterial Labor, Restaurant Work, and Stewart O Nan s Last Night at the Lobster”,John Macintosh (University of Maryland-College Park)
Dear Colleagues and Students, You are cordially invited to a talk sponsored by the Department of American Culture and Literature. Speaker: John Macintosh (University of Maryland-College Park) "Immaterial Labor, Restaurant Work, and Stewart O Nan s Last Night at the Lobster" Abstract: The idea that work has become newly precarious dominates discussions of labor today. Responding […]
“ST-Steiner: A Spatio-Temporal Gene Discovery Algorithm.” By Ercument Cicek (Bilkent, Computer Engineering)
"ST-Steiner: A Spatio-Temporal Gene Discovery Algorithm." By Ercument Cicek (Bilkent, Computer Engineering) Date: Wednesday, 27 March, 2019 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: A-130 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: Whole exome sequencing (WES) studies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) could identify only around six dozen risk genes to date because the genetic architecture […]
Collaborative Teaching in Digital Classics and Cultural Heritage”, Dr. Valeria Vitale and Dr. Gabriel Bodard (Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
We cordially invite you to attend the lecture of Dr. Valeria Vitale and Dr. Gabriel Bodard (Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London) entitled “Collaborative Teaching in Digital Classics and Cultural Heritage.” Date: March 27, 2019 Time: 17:40 Place: Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Department of Archaeology, Room H-132 This lecture is part of the workshop “Digital Epigraphy: 3D Imaging and EpiDoc” co-organized by the […]
Bilkent Archaeology Day
The Department of Archaeology of Bilkent University has the pleasure to invite you to the Bilkent Archaeology Day on Friday, April 12, 2019. It will be held in the C Block Auditorium (Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences). New Perspectives on the Bronze Age in Anatolia Program Morning Session: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Students Symposium: Magic and Ritual […]
“The Challenges of Being a Thinking Thing”, By Lisa Shapiro (Simon Fraser University, Philosophy)
“The Challenges of Being a Thinking Thing” By Lisa Shapiro (Simon Fraser University, Philosophy) Date: Friday, 12th April, 2019 Time: 1100-1230 Place: H-232 This is a SWIP-TR event. Abstract: What is it to be a thinking thing? What is it to teach someone to be a thinking thing? I look to the school at Saint-Cyr founded by Madame Maintenon to problematize our understanding of a Cartesian thinking thing as simply conscious awareness and to motivate an alternative interpretation which holds that thinking […]
“The Greek Dramatic Festivals in Roman Asia Minor”, Dr. Mali Skotheim, NEH Fellow, American Research Institute in Turkey
Bilkent University, Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas will be hosting a talk by: Dr. Mali Skotheim, NEH Fellow, American Research Institute in Turkey Date: Monday, April 14th, 2019 Time: 18:00 Location: G-160 Seminar Room Title: The Greek Dramatic Festivals in Roman Asia Minor Description: Greek drama originated at the Dionysia in Athens in the late […]
“Empathy Education: A Response to Affective Polarization” By Hannah Read (Duke, Philosophy)
"Empathy Education: A Response to Affective Polarization" By Hannah Read (Duke, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, 17 April, 2019 Time: 1240 – 1330 Place: H-232 Organized by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Group at Bilkent University. Abstract: In this talk, I propose empathy education as a response to the problem of affective polarization, or extreme antagonism towards moral and political opponents. More specifically, […]
“Ends and Aftermaths in the Popular Imagination”, An Interdisciplinary Symposium
Department of American Culture and Literature Presents An Interdisciplinary Symposium "Ends and Aftermaths in the Popular Imagination" Date: Thursday, 9 May 2019 Time: 17:00 to 18:30 Place: G-160 Speakers: Kara McCormack, American Culture and Literature "Frontier Nostalgia, Authenticity, and Renewal in the Post-Apocalyptic Western" Mihaela Harper, Program in Cultures, Civilizations, and Ideas "'Like an […]
“Either/or: subjectivity, objectivity, and value” By Katalin Balog (Rutgers, Philosophy)
"Either/or: subjectivity, objectivity, and value" By Katalin Balog (Rutgers, Philosophy) Date: Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 Time: 1640-1800 Place: H-232 Abstract: I propose a novel framework in philosophical psychology – one that is based on an underappreciated distinction made by Kierkegaard in a number of his major works – to shed new light on central questions in ethics. The main […]
“Ecological Scaffolding and Natural Selection”, By Walter Veit (Bristol, Philosophy)
"Ecological Scaffolding and Natural Selection" By Walter Veit (Bristol, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, 16 May, 2019 Time: 1640-1800 Place: A-130 Abstract: For decades Darwinian processes were framed in the form of the Lewontin conditions: reproduction, variation and differential reproductive success were taken to be sufficient and necessary. Since Buss (1987) and the work of Maynard Smith and […]