Joint Poetry Reading by Students and Staff
In celebration of National Poetry Month in the US and as part of Bilkent’s Spring Fest, the Department of American Culture and Literature and the Department of English Literature are hosting a student-staff poetry reading on Thursday, April 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. in AZ-31.
The event will feature students reading their original poetry in English, with guest appearances by faculty readers, including William Cocker (CCI), Daniel Leonard (CCI), Jennifer Reimer (AMER) and Heather Yeung (ELIT). Everyone is welcome, and refreshments will be served!
Friday, April 29
“Innovation Race Under Revenue and Technology Uncertainty Where the Winner Does Not Take All,” by Refik Güllü (Boğaziçi University), at EA-409, 1:30 p.m. Organized by IE.
Friday, April 29
UNAM Nanocolloquium Seminar: “Responsive Soft Materials by Self-Assembly,” by Prof. Bart Jan Ravoo (Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat), at the UNAM Conference Room, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.
Wednesday, May 4
“The Human Face of Big Data” (in English, with Turkish subtitles), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Organized by Bilkent University – TÜSİAD Information Society Forum and Analytics Center. Reception and registration: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.btf.bilkent.edu.tr.
Tuesday, April 26
Talk with Uğur Altan (GRA/’12), at FADA, FB-309, 1:30 p.m. Organized by GRA.
Thursday, April 28
“From Fetish to Idol: Figurism and Humanist Ideology in Charles de Brosses’s ‘On the Worship of Fetish Gods,'” by Asst. Prof. Daniel Leonard (Bilkent University), at the Bilkent Library Orientation Room, 4:40 p.m. Organized by CCI.
Tuesday, May 3
“To What Extent Does Metaphysics Depend on Representationalism?,” by Prof. Jonathan Knowles (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), at G-160, 3:40 p.m. Organized by PHIL.
April 27-29
Illustration Workshop, by Uğur Altun, at FADA, Department of Graphic Design. Organized by GRA.
Friday, April 29
“Türkiye’de Holokost’u Tartışmak: Bellek, Farkındalık ve Eğitim,” at FEASS, A-130, 6-9 p.m. Organized by POLS.
Includes screening of the documentary “Watchers in the Sky” (in English; 2014).
Panel: Suavi Aydın (Hacettepe University), İlker Aytürk (Bilkent University) and Pınar Dost Niyego (Bilgi University); live connection with Alfred Münzer (Holocaust witness) from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Tuesday-Wednesday,
April 26, 27
Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” directed by Assoc. Prof. Don Randall (ELIT), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium,
5:30 p.m. Organized by ELIT.
April 26, 27, 28
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at the Bilkent Theater Hall, 8 p.m.
Until May 11
“Challenging Gravity,” by Aynur Pehlivanlı, Banu Taylan, Çiğdem Bucak, Emel Yalın, Kadir Öztoprak, Murat Polat and Nur Ünlü, at the Library Art Gallery, 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 28
“Excavations at Tell Tayinat (Hatay): The Iron Age,” by Elif Denel (ARIT), at FEASS, H-132, 5:40 p.m. Organized by HART.
Tuesday, April 26
Recital by Peter Körner’s and Julian Lupu’s classes, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27
Recital by Aksel Başaran, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29
Recital by İlkyaz Pınar, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 29
Recital by Kağan Aygün, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 29
“Welcome, Mr. Zimmermann,” at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Christoph Mathias Mueller, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Bartok, Concerto for Violin No. 2
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica”
Saturday, April 30
CRR Concert Series, at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Christoph Mathias Mueller, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Kaleli, 2015 MIAM Composition Award, world premiere
Bartok, Concerto for Violin No. 2
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Saturday, April 30
Recital by Omid Mousavi, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27
“1st Student Colloquium in Modern European History,” at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Organized by HIST.