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Symposium: Framing Turkish Memory

A photo of a Turkish flag and a mosque.
Photo: Meg Jerrard/Unsplash

Welcome to a symposium at CMES on Turkish nationalism on 1 June! Please register to attend in-person or online.

Warmly welcome to a mini-symposium arranged within the MECW project Beyond Sacred/Secular Cities: Exploring Politics of Memory, Space, and Religion in Middle Eastern Nationalisms, with three timely talks on Turkish nationalism and Republican imaginaries:

  • Biray Kollouglu, Bogaziçi University: “Urban Memory and Izmir: The Making of a Republican City”
  • Elif Gezgin, Kadir Has University and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University: ”A Discussion on the Neoliberal Re-Imagination of Turkish Nationalism and Contesting Historical Narratives”
  • Canan Nese Kınıkoglu, Medeniyet University: ”Representations of Republican National Days in Advertisements and Their Reception”
  • Chair and discussant: Torsten Janson, Lund University

Where: CMES seminar room (Finngatan 16) and on Zoom

When: 1 June, 13:15-17:00

Language: English

Target audience: All are welcome, but registration is required to attend.

Registration

Coffee, tea and pastries will be served!