The program for the inaugural symposium of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University is now available!
To learn about & join our network, visit swanalit.sites.uu.nl and feel free to contact
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social & @mervet.bsky.social at swanalit(at)uu(dot)nl
Join us in Utrecht on April 10th!
Freud on 🧿
We’re happy to share that our upcoming symposium, “Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa”, has received funding from OSL! 🎉✨ Join us in Utrecht on 10 April 2026 to rethink care, vulnerability, and solidarity beyond crisis.
www.oslit.nl/osl-academic...
Only one week remaining to submit your abstracts for the "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa" symposium. Selected abstracts will also be featured in an edited volume. Don't miss out!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
🚨 Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 🚨
⏳ Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa." Looking forward to your submissions!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
I wrote a piece for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social about the cover of Τhe Guardian Weekly, arguing that such publishing renders the multifaceted & civic character of the protests in Turkey invisible.
The Exotic Rebel: Western Fantasies and “Eastern” Realities
www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Ottoman History for four years.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
2024 has been the year I started appreciating Pink Floyd.
I’m really looking forward to diving into this one and engaging with it while teaching reproductive politics!
PEN International has launched an archive to commemorate the lives & work of the many writers so far killed in Gaza.
It is a detailed honouring of each person.
“I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...”
www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...
The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey. For more information please visit: northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Intermezzo is possibly my least favourite novel by Rooney. If I remember one scene from the novel, that would be when Ivan took Alexei back. There, I cried.
After waiting over a month, my Christmas read has finally arrived!
I'm continuing to update this stater pack which has now over 70 names listed. Please share and let me know if you would like to be on the list/have any suggestions. 📚
You have been added! :)
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's a reminder about the starter pack for literary theory and criticism.
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
Leila!
Brilliant!
Here’s a starter pack for those engaged in literary theory and criticism. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
of course!
I carry books back and forth between Turkey and the Netherlands. This time, some Tanpınars and Yakup Kadris are coming with me.
More crowded, diverse, and steadfast than I was expecting, it gave me hope—plus good Dutch practice: Doe het niet!
Meer dan 20.000 betogers die de #Eppocalyps willen afwenden op het Malieveld! #WOinActie
You’re already included on the list!
Here’s a starter pack for those engaged in literary theory and criticism. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
I am already excited about your next book!
And yes, the root cause of my reading slumps.
