“A Discussion on Genre, Narrative and Representation in Modern Turkish Fiction since 1950s”, Dr. Şule Akdoğan
A Discussion on Genre, Narrative and Representation in Modern Turkish Fiction since 1950s by Dr. Şule Akdoğan Wednesday, November 25 2020, 1:30 pm Zoom Meeting Info: https://zoom.us/j/96194771978?pwd=UU9PeEp5bis0SDRGcndDNkFoTm5Vdz09 Meeting ID: 961 9477 1978 Passcode : 856917 Abstract: In Turkish literature, fiction has been a powerful tool to reflect and interpret the intriguing and complex relationships between the individual, the socio-historical and […]
Philosophy colloquium: Claudio Calosi (online event)
Philosophy colloquium: Claudio Calosi (online event) November 27, 2020 12:30 pm How to Build Things from Atoms By Claudio Calosi (Geneva) Date: Friday November 27, 2020 Time: 1230-1400 (GMT+3) This is an online event. All are welcome. If you would like to listen to the talk please click on the following link when the event is due to begin. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81367491177?pwd=NDl1QlBXaTM1NXpZV1BBNi84a3Brdz09 Meeting ID: 813 […]
“Byzantine routes and frontiers in the Black Sea region and the hagiographical dossier of St Eugenios”, James Crow
Department of Archaeology Sunday Evening Lecture: James Crow, Byzantine routes and frontiers in the Black Sea region and the hagiographical dossier of St Eugenios Time: Sunday, November 29, 2020 06:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98997732810?pwd=dHFiUmZvVC9YYnBSbm1weHlyendoQT09<https://zoom.us/j/98997732810?pwd=dHFiUmZvVC9YYnBSbm1weHlyendoQT09> Meeting ID: 989 9773 2810 Passcode: 856917 Abstract An account of the miracles of St Eugenios, the patron saint of Trebizond (Trabzon), […]
Philosophy colloquium: Helen Brown Coverdale
Philosophy colloquium: Helen Brown Coverdale (online event) December 17, 2020 1:30 pm Risking penal collateral consequences and the moral permissibility of punishment By Helen Brown Coverdale (UCL) Date: Thursday December 17, 2020 Time: 1330-1500 (GMT+3) This is an online event. All are welcome. If you would like to listen to the talk please click on the following link when the event is due to […]
“Structuring the LBA Western Anatolia,”Assoc. Prof. Peter Pavuk
Assoc. Prof. Peter Pavuk (Institute of classical Archaeology, Charles University in Prague) Structuring the LBA Western Anatolia Sunday 20 December 2020 at 17:00 PM (UTC +3) Zoom Lecture Abstract When speaking of Western Anatolia, one almost instantly thinks of sites such as Troy, Panaztepe or Miletus. However, there is much more than […]
“Structuring the Late Bronze Age of Western Anatolia”, Peter Pavuk (Institute of classical Archaeology, Charles University in Prague)
Department of Archaeology Sunday Evening Lecture Structuring the Late Bronze Age of Western Anatolia Assoc. Prof. Peter Pavuk (Institute of classical Archaeology, Charles University in Prague) Time: Dec 20, 2020 05:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95044413609?pwd=Vi9Ic28wU3ZobmFUVWllNHhMcHgvUT09 Meeting ID: 950 4441 3609 Passcode: 856917 Abstract When speaking of Western Anatolia, one almost instantly thinks of sites […]
“Spenser’s “Vnperfite” Nationhood: Transnational Intimacy and “Mingled” History in the “Saluage Iland”,Michael Gadaleto
On Monday, February 1, the Department of English Language and Literature is going to host a lecture by Dr. Michael Gadaleto at 18:00-19:00. The lecture is open to the public and will take place via Zoom. The details appear below. https://zoom.us/j/94797660412?pwd=aVNXZG5MSC9xRnRGaVNDSEFDbTNqUT09 Meeting ID: 947 9766 0412 Passcode: 856917 Michael Gadaleto Spenser’s “Vnperfite” Nationhood: Transnational Intimacy and “Mingled” History […]
“Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice “,Greg Caruso (SUNY Corning, Philosophy)
Title: Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice Speaker: Greg Caruso (SUNY Corning, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, February 4, 2020 Time: 1700-1830 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85828559441?pwd=bzlCa3lMd0prL0owemRhYWlzQjV3QT09 Meeting ID: 858 2855 9441 Passcode: 679050 Abstract: One of the most prominent justifications of legal punishment, historically and currently, is retributivism, according to which wrongdoers deserve the imposition of a penalty solely for the backward-looking reason […]
“Divine Protection: Ancient Egyptian Vernacular Shrines in the Eastern Sahara”,Professor Salima Ikram
Sunday 7 February 2021 Professor Salima Ikram (American University in Cairo) "Divine Protection: Ancient Egyptian Vernacular Shrines in the Eastern Sahara”. The talk will be held on Zoom at 17:00 (UTC + 3): Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92526032075?pwd=NDhBTVI4cUJTMSsrYVNJMy91S284dz09 Meeting ID: 925 2603 2075 Passcode: 856917 Abstract: Travel is perilous.During the course of tracing ancient desert routes, the North Kharga Oasis Darb […]
“The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale on the Contested Court Stage”,Gabriel Lonsberry
On Monday, February 8, the Department of English Language and Literature is going to host a lecture by Dr. Gabriel Lonsberry at 18:00-19:00. The lecture is open to the public and will take place via Zoom. The details appear below. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99078701041?pwd=YjFudlV5bUhTMEtTYVYwSjNmL3hiQT09 Meeting ID: 990 7870 1041 Passcode: 856917 Gabriel Lonsberry The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale on the Contested […]
“Title: Aristotle’s elements and a problem for change”,Mary Krizan (University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Philosophy)
Title: Aristotle’s elements and a problem for change Speaker: Mary Krizan (University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021 Time: 1700-1830 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86040489541?pwd=aFdzblRWdFFVbHUzQk93MGlCQ3hPQT09 Meeting ID: 860 4048 9541 Passcode: 176506 Abstract: Aristotle’s theory of material elements, as described in On Generation and Corruption II.1-4, points toward a serious issue for his theory of matter and change: in support of his ontology of things, they must be able to change into one another, but such changes are not readily explicable by the mechanisms of […]
“The Loving State”, Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy)
By Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday March 2, 2021 Time: 1730-1900 Title: The Loving State Speaker: Adam Lovett (NYU, Philosophy) Abstract: I explore the idea that the state should love its citizens. It should not be indifferent towards them. Nor should it merely respect them. It should love them. We begin by looking at the bases of this idea. […]