“Byzantine Warriors in Nicaea: A Bio-archeological Study”, Yılmaz Selim Erdal (Hacettepe University)
Byzantine Warriors in Nicaea: A Bio-archeological Study Yılmaz Selim Erdal (Hacettepe University) Respondent: Jorge Lopez Quiroga (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) Tuesday 9 May h. 17.30 H-132 and on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/3899516358 Medieval Anatolia, especially after the 8th century, experienced increased population mobility, encounters between different ethnic groups (such as Arabs, Turks, and Byzantines), and severe conflicts. In this respect, […]
“Repatriation both Ways: A Theoretical Approach to the Repatriation Policies of Turkey through Case Studies”, Özkan Atmış
The jury of the Master thesis of Özkan Atmış (Department of Archaeology) will be on Wednesday 10 May at 14:00: Repatriation both Ways: A Theoretical Approach to the Repatriation Policies of Turkey through Case Studies Hybrid Room H-355 (Faculty of Humanities) and zoom meeting The Jury members will be: Christina Luke. Associate Professor. Department of Archaeology & History of […]
“Moby-Dick and Money as an Ethical Test”, Eileen John (University of Warwick)
TALK / The Department of English Language and Literature The Department of English Language and Literature invites you to a public talk by Professor Eileen John (University of Warwick). Title: “Moby-Dick and Money as an Ethical Test” Date and time: Wednesday 10 May, 17:30 Place: G160 Abstract: My starting point is a contrast that can be drawn between Melville's final […]
“The conceptual origins of metascience: fashion or revolution?”, Felipe Romero, University of Groningen
You are invited to Bilkent University's Philosophy Department on Thursday for the seminar of Dr. Felipe Romero Speaker: Felipe Romero, University of Groningen The conceptual origins of metascience: fashion or revolution? Date: Thursday, 11 May 2023 Time: 15:30 Room: H-232 Abstract: Ten years into the replication crisis, many scientists are experiencing a deep sense of worry and skepticism. […]
“Üstün Dökmen ile Edebiyat Üzerine Söyleşi”
“Üstün Dökmen ile Edebiyat Üzerine Söyleşi” (Etkinlik Türkçe olacaktır.) Sunuş: Mehmet Kalpaklı Yöneten: Çiğdem Ülker Tarih: 01 Haziran 2023, Perşembe Saat: 14:30 Yer: İİSBF, C-Blok Amfi Not: Etkinlik herkese açıktır. GE250/251 kapsamındadır (10 puan). Türk Edebiyatı Bölümü ve Oğuz Tansel Türk Edebiyatı Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi tarafından organize edilmiştir.
“Düşler ve Direnişler: Yazar ve akademisyen Hale Sert ve Nefise Abalı ile, öykü üzerine bir söyleşi”
“Düşler ve Direnişler: Yazar ve akademisyen Hale Sert ve Nefise Abalı ile, öykü üzerine bir söyleşi” (Etkinlik Türkçe olacaktır.) Moderatör: H. Esra Almas Tarih: 26 Mayıs 2023, Cuma Saat: 14:00 Yer: Oğuz Tansel Türk Edebiyatı Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (GSTMF, FA Binası, Zemin Kat) Nefise Abalı Lisans eğitimini Ankara Üniversitesi, Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü’nde, yüksek […]
“Why Translation History Matters and How Translations were Instrumentalized in the Transfer of Socialist Ideology in Turkish Political History”
TRIN Department kindly invites all Bilkent students and faculty, as well as everyone interested to a seminar by Dr. İrem Konca. Title : “Why Translation History Matters and How Translations were Instrumentalized in the Transfer of Socialist Ideology in Turkish Political History” Speaker : Dr. İrem Konca – Marmara University Date : July 7, 2023 Time : 13:30 Venue : […]
Bilkent PhilFest’23
23 Eylül 2023, Cumartesi, 12:00-19:00 Web: https://philfest.bilkent.edu.tr/ Düzenleyenler: Bilkent Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü Bilkent Felsefe Topluluğu Bilkent Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Bilkent Psikolojik Danışma ve Gelişim Merkezi
Talk: Thinking with Poetry
Talk: Thinking with Poetry By Anna Cristina Ribeiro (Philosophy, Texas Tech University) Date: Thursday October 5, 2023 Time: 1730-1900 Zoom: tbd Abstract: Poetic language is sensuous and imagistic: its sounds often form a rhythm, and its images ground us in the concrete world. Moreover, the rhythm and images of a poem seem inextricable from what it says. These features would […]
Talk: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales – Her Role in the Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence
Talk: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales: Her Role in the Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence By Gregory Brown (Philosophy, Houston) Date: Thursday October 12, 2023 Time: 15.30-17.00 Room: H232 Abstract: In this paper I briefly discuss the events that unfolded in the runup to the correspondence between Leibniz and Newton’s ally and apologist, Samuel Clarke. I then focus on the role that Caroline of […]
Talk: Meter-Kybele in Pergamon
Talk: Meter-Kybele in Pergamon By Felix Pirson (German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul/ Head of the Pergamon excavation) Date: Wednesday 1 November, 2023 Time: 17.30-19.00 Room: C-Blok Amphi Abstract: The Phrygian mother-goddess Meter-Kybele was among the most popular deities in Anatolia and Greece during Antiquity. She was venerated both in monumentalized sanctuaries and in natural shrines in city and countryside. According […]
Talk: Objectivity as Prophecy
Title: Objectivity as Prophecy: The Long View from West Africa in 1903 By Jeanne-Marie Jackson (English Literature, Johns Hopkins) Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 1730-1900 Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/9505380471?pwd=NEhLVnhxQW93d3U2dGp4U0VQK0UxQT09Meeting ID: 950 538 0471Passcode: 633717 Abstract: This talk presents a literary reading of Gold Coast political history, focused mainly on legal-humanistic treatises by the Fante writer-statesmen J.E. Casely Hayford and John Mensah […]