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Philosophy Colloquium, Samet Bağçe

G-160

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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ELIT Colloquium

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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“The Use of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) in Understanding Geometric Clay Objects or “Tokens” in Neolithic West Asia”,Lucy Ebony Bennison-Chapman

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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Museum Hours (Jem Cohen/2012/1 h 47 min.), Ahmet Gurata

Perhaps no film genre approaches its subject with as much curiosity as does the documentary. Join us this spring for four documentaries of varying styles and subjects. Each screening will open with a brief introduction and an informal discussion will follow. All are welcome! Tuesday, April 11 at 17.45 in FFB05 Museum Hours (Jem Cohen/2012/1 h 47 min.) Introduction by […]

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“There, Where We are Not”, Mihaela Harper

The Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas cordially invites you to the next session of its colloquium series, in which CCI Assistant Professor Mihaela Harper explores renowned Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov's most recent volume of poetry, "There, Where We are Not." Dr. Harper's talk will take place in the Bilkent Main Campus Library Art Gallery from 12:40-14:40 on April 20, […]

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CCI Colloquium , Mihaela Harper

Georgi Gospodinov’s There, Where We Are Not: Beyond, Between, Elsewhere, and Nowhere Assistant Professor Mihaela P. Harper (CCI) After his last novel, The Physics of Sorrow, prompted Jean-Luc Nancy to urge everyone to read it “without delay,” a much-anticipated volume of poetry by Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov appeared in print in April 2016. He writes “In Place of a Preface” […]

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