Res. Assist. Emrah Atasoy E-Mail: [email protected]

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Res. Assist. Emrah Atasoy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Academic Titles
Research Assistant: 2011-…, English Language and Literature, Hacettepe University
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. (Joint)
: 2011-…, English Language and Literature, Hacettepe University
Dissertation Title
: “Journey to Experience in Twentieth Century Dystopian Works:
Katharine Burdekin’s Swastika Night, Anthony Burgess’ The Wanting
Seed, and P. D. James’s The Children of Men”
Bachelor of Arts
: 2011, English Language and Literature, Hacettepe University
Research Interests
Utopia, Anti-Utopia, Dystopia, Turkish Utopian / Dystopian Fiction, Twentieth Century
Literature, Travel Literature
Languages
English (Excellent), German (Average), Italian (Fair)
Conference Papers
1. Atasoy, Emrah. “Mechanic and Fixed World in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.”
Global Work and Play: Society for Utopian Studies 39th Annual Meeting. University of
Wisconsin UW Milwaukee & The Society for Utopian Studies. Montreal/Canada. 2326 Oct. 2014.
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2. Atasoy, Emrah. “Newspeak for Oldspeak in 1984 by George Orwell: Language Shaping
Citizens.” International Scientific Conference: Man in the Space of Language. Vilnius
University Kaunas Faculty of Humanities. Kaunas/Lithuania. 15-16 May 2014.
3. Atasoy, Emrah. “The Othered Mulatto in The Final Passage by Caryl Phillips.” 2nd
International Interdisciplinary Student Conference: “The Other: It’s not all Black and
White.” University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana/Slovenia. 14-16 Nov. 2013.
4. Atasoy, Emrah. “Rebellion of the Individual as a Woman against the Oppressive Norms
of Society in Jeanette Winterson’s Novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.” Central
Europe and the English-Speaking World: An International Conference.
Debrecen/Hungary. 29 July-2 Aug. 2013.
5. Atasoy, Emrah. “The Problematic Point View of the Coloniser in Shooting an Elephant
by George Orwell: A Foucauldian Perspective.” Point of View as Challenge: XXXIII.
International VAKKI Symposium, Vaasa/Finland. 7-8 Feb. 2013.
6. Atasoy, Emrah. “Rhinocerisation in Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco.” Four-Footed
Actors: Live Animals on the Stage, Valencia/Spain, 12-14 Dec. 2012.
7. Atasoy, Emrah. “An Escape from Modern Life: Alienation in Matthew Arnold’s The
Scholar Gypsy.” Across Borders: V. International Conference on Culture, Language
and Literature, Sarospatak/Hungary, 12-14 Oct. 2012.
Professional Memberships
The Society for Utopian Studies: Member, 2014-…
Administrative Duties
2013-…
: Departmental Erasmus+ Internship Coordinator, English Language and
Literature, Hacettepe University
2013-…
: Departmental Erasmus+ Assistant Coordinator, English Language and
Literature, Hacettepe University
Awards
2010-2011
: Ihsan Doğramacı Excellence Award
2010-2011
: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, First Place Award
2010-2011
: Hacettepe University, Department of English Language and Literature, First
Place Award
2007-2008
: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, Zeynep Nur Gürsoy Award