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“A landscape archaeology approach to the political geography of southern-central Anatolia, 1400-700 BCE”, Dr. Michele Massa
“A landscape archaeology approach to the political geography of southern-central Anatolia, 1400-700 BCE”, Dr. Michele Massa
By Dr. Michele Massa (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Mansueto Institute & Oriental Institute, University of Chicago “A landscape archaeology approach to the political geography of southern-central Anatolia, 1400-700 BCE” On Monday 28 March 2022 at 05:30 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract This paper discusses the geopolitical dynamics active in southern-central Anatolia between the apogee of the Hittite Empire and the establishment of […]
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“Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey”, Dr. Birgül Öğüt
“Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey”, Dr. Birgül Öğüt
By Dr. Birgül Öğüt (German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Orient Department, “Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey” Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 05:30 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe in south-eastern Turkey is predominantlyknown for its monumental round-oval buildings with monolithic T-pillars which provided the ground for speculations about ancient life, not only at this […]
“Predictivism and Model Selection”, Alireza Fathollahi
“Predictivism and Model Selection”, Alireza Fathollahi
Title: Predictivism and Model Selection By Alireza Fathollahi (Princeton, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday March 29, 2022 Time: 1730-1900 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: There has been an intense debate in the philosophy of science over predictivism – that prediction has epistemic advantage over mere accommodation of data. Despite predictivism’s strong intuitive appeal, its opponents argue that whether the data […]
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“Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude “, Aaron Wells
“Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude “, Aaron Wells
Title: Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude By Aaron Wells (Paderborn, Philosophy) Date: Thursday March 31, 2022 Time: 1530-1700 Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: For Kant, the possibility of “proper cognition of nature” requires that we try as far as we can to explain all material things, including organisms, in a mechanistic way. […]
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Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri
Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri
Bilkent Üniversitesi, Türk Edebiyatı Bölümü ve Oğuz Tansel Türk Edebiyatı Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Ortak Etkinliği Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri 1) 25 Mart 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 2) 1 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 3) 8 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 Yer: İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi Binası, H-232 Okunacak metinler: 1) Sabahattin Ali, “Yeni Dünya” hikayesi 2) Ernest Hemingway, “Cat […]
“Derek Jarman and Everything That is the Case”, Joshua Gang
“Derek Jarman and Everything That is the Case”, Joshua Gang
Topic: ELIT TALK - Joshua Gang / Andrea Selleri (Host) Time: Apr 1, 2022 06:45 PM - 08:00 PM Zoom Meeting Joshua Gang: "Derek Jarman and Everything That is the Case." Joshua Gang is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches courses in British and Irish literature, literature and philosophy, and critical […]
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“News from Somewhere: How Nineteenth-Century Writers Imagined Sustainability”, John Parham
“News from Somewhere: How Nineteenth-Century Writers Imagined Sustainability”, John Parham
Talk : John Parham, “News from Somewhere: How Nineteenth-Century Writers Imagined Sustainability" "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 talk series, “Literature and Sustainability.” The talks are open to the public. The first […]
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“Belief about Myself”, Stephen Voss
“Belief about Myself”, Stephen Voss
Title: Belief about Myself By Stephen Voss (Bogaziçi, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, April 7 Time: 15.30-17.00 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: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: My question is this. What is it to have a […]
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Bilkent Archaeology Day on The Environmental Challenge: Views and Lessons from Antiquity
Bilkent Archaeology Day on The Environmental Challenge: Views and Lessons from Antiquity
You are kindly invited to participate on Zoom to the Bilkent Archaeology Day on The Environmental Challenge: Views and Lessons from Antiquity on Friday 8 April at 13:30. Zoom Meeting We may reasonably expect that the pandemic is going to end, but the climate changes are getting more and more menacing and we see our planet exhausted by human actions. […]
Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri
Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri
Bilkent Üniversitesi, Türk Edebiyatı Bölümü ve Oğuz Tansel Türk Edebiyatı Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Ortak Etkinliği Fatih Özgüven ile Yaratıcı Okurluk Seminerleri 1) 25 Mart 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 2) 1 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 3) 8 Nisan 2022, Cuma, 14:30-16:20 Yer: İnsani Bilimler ve Edebiyat Fakültesi Binası, H-232 Okunacak metinler: 1) Sabahattin Ali, “Yeni Dünya” hikayesi 2) Ernest Hemingway, “Cat […]
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“Corporate Ignorance”, Anne Schwenkenbecher
“Corporate Ignorance”, Anne Schwenkenbecher
Title: Corporate Ignorance By Anne Schwenkenbecher (Murdoch, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 14, 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: The greater an organisation’s (or corporate agent’s) complexity, the greater is the potential for internal doxastic inconsistency. And there is a special corporate type of doxastic inconsistency that can only occur […]
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Translation & Media: Çeviri ve Basın
Translation & Media: Çeviri ve Basın
Title : Zoom Talk: Translation & Media: Çeviri ve Basın Dear Students, You are kindly invited to our talk on media and translation to explore the role of translators and translation in media. Our esteemed speakers will give us information about the importance of translators in communication through media while shedding light upon relevant workflows, terminology, language and […]
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“Can’t Kant Count: Innumerate Views and Saving the Many”, Sergio Tenenbaum
“Can’t Kant Count: Innumerate Views and Saving the Many”, Sergio Tenenbaum
Title: Can’t Kant Count: Innumerate Views and Saving the Many By Sergio Tenenbaum (Toronto, Philosophy) Date: Thursday April 21, 2022 This is an online event. All are welcome. Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr Abstract: here are many views that reject the idea of aggregating the value of persons’ lives (or well- being) when determining our duties to aid. The grounds can […]
“Life on the Rocks: Celia Thaxter on Ecological Memory”, Vesna Kuiken
“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 […]
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“Chinua Achebe & the Invention of Lagos,” Liam Kruger
“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 […]
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Student Poetry Competition: “The Nature of Bilkent”
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 […]
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“The Resurgence of Native Americans Today”, Richard Wandschneider
“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, […]
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“The Odyssey and the Environment”, Samuel Cooper
“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 […]
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“To Be Determined: On Literature’s Causes”, Andrea Gadberry
“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
“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, […]
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“The Victorian Sapphic Tradition”, Ceylan Köşker Bevington
“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 […]
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