06 October 2026
Our Students' Conference Participation
Our department students Sinem Çay, Pınar Çakmak, and Şevval Özdamar presented their papers at the "1st Student Conference: Literature and Identity" organised by Doğuş University.
Held by the Department of English Language and Literature at Doğuş University on October 2, 2026, the "1st Student Conference: Literature and Identity" proudly featured presentations by our students Sinem Çay, Pınar Çakmak, and Şevval Özdamar.
At the conference, which explored the relationship between literature and identity across different eras and theoretical frameworks:
Sinem Çay presented her paper titled "Trapped by Society and Space: Borderline Personality Traits in Wuthering Heights and Aşk-ı Memnu"; Pınar Çakmak presented her paper titled "The Enemy as Mirror: Fluid Identity and the Collapse of the Other in Shingeki no Kyojin"; and Şevval Özdamar presented her paper titled "The Mirror Between Life and Art: Identity in 19th-Century Detective Fiction".
You can access the conference abstract booklet containing details of our students' papers here.
We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Ayşe Didem Uslu for accompanying and supporting our students throughout the conference.
We congratulate our students and wish them continued success.
