Seminar - Phantom Masculinity: From Empire to Republic

In English

In hybrid

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Registration in person (before 3:00 pm on May 13) 

This seminar series titled ‘Emotional Landscapes Through Turkey's Past and Present’ is organised by Şeyma Afacan (Kırklareli University / IFEA).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çimen Günay Erkol (Ozyegin University) - Phantom Masculinity: From Empire to Republic

In this talk, I'll elaborate on the instability and duality of masculinities, using Hauntology as a foundation, and theorizing "Phantom Masculinities" as cracks in what is often considered as the bedrock of sustainable patriarchy. Following Avery Gordon, I trace the ghostly presence of physically and mentally wounded men in the narratives of contemporary Turkish Literature. I will focus on post-world war novels, that is why the second part of the title carries a time reference such as from Empire to Republic.