April 26, 2016 — May 2, 2016

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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!

SEMINARS

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.

FILMS

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.

TALKS

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.

WORKSHOPS

April 27-29

Illustration Workshop, by Uğur Altun, at FADA, Department of Graphic Design. Organized by GRA.

REMEMBRANCE

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.

PLAYS

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.

EXHIBITIONS

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.

LECTURES

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.

CONCERTS

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.

CONCERTS

Wednesday, April 27

“1st Student Colloquium in Modern European History,” at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Organized by HIST.