Ville Paukkonen (University of Helsinki) Date: Friday 10 February, 2017 Time: 1100-1230 Place: tba

Bülent Arıkan (Istanbul Technical University) Place: H-132

Dr. Etienne Charrière (RCAC, Koç University)   Department of Turkish Literature   Place: G-160

"To Catch a Worm: From the Early Bird to the Diet of Worms” Assistant Professor Heather H. Yeung (ELIT) Bilkent Main Campus Library Art Gallery  

Samet Bağçe (METU) “The Two Problems of Construction in Geometry in the Meno” Date: Friday 24 March, 2017 Time: 1100-1230 Place: G-160 Abstract: My aim in this talk is two-fold: firstly, to argue for the claim that the two problems of geometry presented in the Meno seem to be connected to each other, and secondly, to offer, in connection with […]

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Dr. Richard Cole (Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Notre Dame): "William of Norwich/Vilhjálmr í Norðvík: Anti-Jewish Legends from England to Iceland" (2 pm) Abstract for Dr. Cole's lecture:   In 1144, the body of a young boy named William was found in the woods outside the city of Norwich. The local Jewish community was blamed for the boy's murder. Although […]

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"Kuden and Mask Work – From Ancient Greek Theater to Meyerhold’s etudes & biomechamics to My Grandma: how mask work and tempo have helped shape my training with actors" Location: Bilkent Main Campus Library Art Gallery

Mehmet Elgin (Muğla University) Date: Friday 31 March, 2017 Time: 11.00-12.30 Place: tba  

Department of Archaeology guest lecture: Asst. Prof. Dr. Lucy Ebony Bennison-Chapman, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak Place: H-132   Abstract: This study focuses on an enigmatic artefact type; small, geometric clay objects, or “tokens.” Initially appearing at the start of the Neolithic period, by the late Neolithic they are present in abundance and in great variety at numerous sites across the […]

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Jan Kandayali (İTÜ) “‘Marx on Meaningful Work” Date: Friday 7 April, 2017 Time: 1100-1230 Place: G-160