“Life on the Rocks: Celia Thaxter on Ecological Memory”, Vesna Kuiken
Talk: Vesna Kuiken, “Life on the Rocks: Celia Thaxter on Ecological Memory” * SUSTAINABILITY LECTURE BY ELIT/AMER * Dear students and colleagues, As part of Bilkent’s ongoing “Year of Sustainability,” the Department of American Culture and Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature are hosting a lecture series on “Literature and Sustainability.” The talks are […]
“Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos,” Liam Kruger
Lecture: "Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos," by Liam Kruger Date & Time: Friday 22 April, 17:00 – 18:00 Zoom Meeting "Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos" considers Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease (1960) in terms of its canonical marginality and its paradoxically profound influence on African fiction. This talk will argue that notwithstanding the novel's tendency […]
Student Poetry Competition: “The Nature of Bilkent”
Student Poetry Competition: “The Nature of Bilkent” Do you have a favorite outdoor spot at Bilkent? Have you participated in outdoor activities during your time here? Does a particular season on campus inspire your mood? What memories of yours are attached to Bilkent’s natural surroundings? We want to read your poetry about “The Nature of Bilkent”! Many […]
“The Resurgence of Native Americans Today”, Richard Wandschneider
The Department of American Culture and Literature cordially invites all Bilkent students and faculty to the following talk: "The Resurgence of Native Americans Today" Talk given by Richard Wandschneider, Director, Josephy Library of Western History and Culture, Joseph, Oregon. Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Time: 18:00 - 19:30 Place: G-160 (G Building, room 160) Refreshments will be served. Abstract: In spite of European and American efforts to push them off their land, eradicate their cultures, and even to exterminate them, […]
“The Odyssey and the Environment”, Samuel Cooper
TALK / PROGRAM IN CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS, AND IDEAS Bilkent University’s Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas will host an academic talk via ZOOM by: Samuel Cooper, The American University at Cairo Title: The Odyssey and the environment Description: This talk will examine the Odyssey from an environmental perspective, drawing on recent ecocriticism such as Timothy Morton's Ecology […]
“To Be Determined: On Literature’s Causes”, Andrea Gadberry
Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas and English of Language and Literature will host an academic talk: Andrea Gadberry, New York University Title: To Be Determined: On Literature's Causes Description: This paper examines the problem of causal explanation, of literature's "causes," by looking to an unlikely literary-philosophical source: the fairytale. Following Heidegger's "principle of reason" back into […]
“Cavendishian observations on principal and occasional causes”, Laura Georgescu
Title: Cavendishian observations on principal and occasional causes By Laura Georgescu (Groningen, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 28, 2022 Time: 15.30-17.00 (GMT+3) This is an online event. All are welcome. Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: Suppose you are an early modern natural philosopher committed to a substance–mode ontology. If all the available entities in your ontology are substances and their modes, […]
“The Victorian Sapphic Tradition”, Ceylan Köşker Bevington
Topic: ELIT / TALK : Ceylan Köşker Bevington Time: Apr 29, 2022 04:30 PM Zoom Meeting The Victorian Sapphic Tradition During the Victorian era, the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho emerged as an important precursory figure who helped women poets counter what feminist critics Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar have referred to as their ‘anxiety of authorship’. For many female poets of the period, Sappho served as model validating literary aspirations. Although an identification with […]
“Sustainability or Reciprocity: Why Stories Matter”, Priscilla Ybarra
Date and Time: 19:00-20:00, Monday, May 9 Speaker: Priscilla Ybarra, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of North Texas Lecture: “Sustainability or Reciprocity: Why Stories Matter” Dear students and colleagues, As part of Bilkent's ongoing "Year of Sustainability," the Department of American Culture and Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature have been hosting a talk series, "Literature […]
“From Le Grand Frère into Ağabey: The Journey of French Slang in Turkish” / Le Grand Frère’den Ağabey’e: Fransız Argosunun Türkçedeki Yolculuğu”, Ebru Erbaş
Title: “Le Grand Frère’den Ağabey’e: Fransız Argosunun Türkçedeki Yolculuğu” Dear Colleagues and Students, The Department of Translation and Interpreting has the honor to invite you to the seminar, entitled “From Le Grand Frère into Ağabey: The Journey of French Slang in Turkish” / Le Grand Frère’den Ağabey’e: Fransız Argosunun Türkçedeki Yolculuğu” by Ebru Erbaş. The event will be held in […]
“I’m like a Helicopter: For a Two-Point Theory of Creative Imagery”, Joshua Landy
ELIT & CCI / Philosophy and Literature Colloquium-Prof. Joshua Landy Time: May 10, 2022 06:30 PM Zoom Meeting Joshua Landy: "I'm like a Helicopter: For a Two-Point Theory of Creative Imagery" According to a now-standard theory, "Juliet is the sun" is supposed to be a "pregnant" metaphor, ready at any moment to beget a sprawling heap of adorable semantic puppies. […]
Department of Archaeology Newsletter Fall 2022
Department of Archaeology Newsletter Fall 2022 Thanks to student interest and energy, our second Archaeology Department's Newsletter has been published. It is now posted online: http://arkeo.bilkent.edu.tr/newsletter_9-2022.pdf We are grateful to the students, alumni, instructors and friends of the department who have shared their interests, research, memories or hobbies.