Müge Özoğlu
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University
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Müge Özoğlu
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Reading for the future: İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, a collection without origin
www.tandfonline.com
For my first post, I wanted to share my latest publication on Reşad Ekrem Koçu’s İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, where I explore the intricate histories of Istanbul and how the Derridean spectres of the past insinuate themselves into the text.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Question: Do you use Southwest Asia and North Africa as the default term over the Middle East in your writing? If yes, how do you handle earlier scholarship that uses “Middle East”? Do you keep the original terminology from the source? Curious to know how others navigate this.
July 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Question: Do you use Southwest Asia and North Africa as the default term over the Middle East in your writing? If yes, how do you handle earlier scholarship that uses “Middle East”? Do you keep the original terminology from the source? Curious to know how others navigate this.
This weekend, I will teach myself how to use Obsidian. Who even am I now?
May 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
This weekend, I will teach myself how to use Obsidian. Who even am I now?
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The program for the inaugural symposium of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University is now available!
To learn about & join our network, visit swanalit.sites.uu.nl and feel free to contact
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social & @mervet.bsky.social at swanalit(at)uu(dot)nl
To learn about & join our network, visit swanalit.sites.uu.nl and feel free to contact
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social & @mervet.bsky.social at swanalit(at)uu(dot)nl
March 31, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The program for the inaugural symposium of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University is now available!
To learn about & join our network, visit swanalit.sites.uu.nl and feel free to contact
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social & @mervet.bsky.social at swanalit(at)uu(dot)nl
To learn about & join our network, visit swanalit.sites.uu.nl and feel free to contact
@mugeozoglu.bsky.social & @mervet.bsky.social at swanalit(at)uu(dot)nl
Join us in Utrecht on April 10th!
February 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Join us in Utrecht on April 10th!
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We’re happy to share that our upcoming symposium, “Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa”, has received funding from OSL! 🎉✨ Join us in Utrecht on 10 April 2026 to rethink care, vulnerability, and solidarity beyond crisis.
www.oslit.nl/osl-academic...
www.oslit.nl/osl-academic...
OSL Academic Programme 2025-2026 - Netherlands Research School for Literary Studies (OSL)
The first overview of the OSL academic program for 2025-2026 is now available! For most of the activities taking place in Semester 1, registration will open on September 4th, 2025 (more details will b...
www.oslit.nl
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
We’re happy to share that our upcoming symposium, “Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa”, has received funding from OSL! 🎉✨ Join us in Utrecht on 10 April 2026 to rethink care, vulnerability, and solidarity beyond crisis.
www.oslit.nl/osl-academic...
www.oslit.nl/osl-academic...
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Only one week remaining to submit your abstracts for the "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa" symposium. Selected abstracts will also be featured in an edited volume. Don't miss out!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
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Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa The twenty-first century continues to unfold as an era mar...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl
June 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Only one week remaining to submit your abstracts for the "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa" symposium. Selected abstracts will also be featured in an edited volume. Don't miss out!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
🚨 Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 🚨
⏳ Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa." Looking forward to your submissions!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
⏳ Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa." Looking forward to your submissions!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
News and Events
Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa The twenty-first century continues to unfold as an era mar...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl
June 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🚨 Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 🚨
⏳ Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa." Looking forward to your submissions!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
⏳ Less than two weeks left to submit your abstracts for "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa." Looking forward to your submissions!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
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🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
News and Events
Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa The twenty-first century continues to unfold as an era mar...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl
May 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
News and Events
Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa The twenty-first century continues to unfold as an era mar...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl
May 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🥁🥁 @mervet.bsky.social and I are excited to share the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network at Utrecht University! Please check the CfP for our inaugural symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
swanalit.sites.uu.nl/news-and-eve...
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oh this postdoc position at uva sounds great: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3507...
Postdoc Visual Art & Third-World Solidarities in 20th-Century Liberation Movements in Middle East
How did visual artists in the Arab liberation movements visualize, entangle, and transform their own visions of freedom in dialogue with those of the wider Third World during 20th-century decolonisati...
www.academictransfer.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
oh this postdoc position at uva sounds great: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3507...
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I wrote a piece for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social about the cover of Τhe Guardian Weekly, arguing that such publishing renders the multifaceted & civic character of the protests in Turkey invisible.
The Exotic Rebel: Western Fantasies and “Eastern” Realities
www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Exotic Rebel: Western Fantasies and “Eastern” Realities
www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/t...
April 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I wrote a piece for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social about the cover of Τhe Guardian Weekly, arguing that such publishing renders the multifaceted & civic character of the protests in Turkey invisible.
The Exotic Rebel: Western Fantasies and “Eastern” Realities
www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Exotic Rebel: Western Fantasies and “Eastern” Realities
www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Ottoman History for four years.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher in Ottoman History
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Ottoman History for four years (0.9 FTE). This position is part of the project Daily Br...
werkenbij.uva.nl
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Ottoman History for four years.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
2024 has been the year I started appreciating Pink Floyd.
December 31, 2024 at 12:58 PM
2024 has been the year I started appreciating Pink Floyd.
I’m really looking forward to diving into this one and engaging with it while teaching reproductive politics!
December 9, 2024 at 9:50 AM
I’m really looking forward to diving into this one and engaging with it while teaching reproductive politics!
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PEN International has launched an archive to commemorate the lives & work of the many writers so far killed in Gaza.
It is a detailed honouring of each person.
“I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...”
www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...
It is a detailed honouring of each person.
“I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...”
www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...
War on Writers: A look at writers killed in Gaza — PEN International
www.pen-international.org
December 6, 2024 at 8:33 PM
PEN International has launched an archive to commemorate the lives & work of the many writers so far killed in Gaza.
It is a detailed honouring of each person.
“I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...”
www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...
It is a detailed honouring of each person.
“I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...”
www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...
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The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey. For more information please visit: northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program 2025-2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program 2025-2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:44 PM
The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey. For more information please visit: northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Intermezzo is possibly my least favourite novel by Rooney. If I remember one scene from the novel, that would be when Ivan took Alexei back. There, I cried.
December 5, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Intermezzo is possibly my least favourite novel by Rooney. If I remember one scene from the novel, that would be when Ivan took Alexei back. There, I cried.
After waiting over a month, my Christmas read has finally arrived!
December 5, 2024 at 3:42 PM
After waiting over a month, my Christmas read has finally arrived!
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I'm continuing to update this stater pack which has now over 70 names listed. Please share and let me know if you would like to be on the list/have any suggestions. 📚
December 4, 2024 at 11:21 AM
I'm continuing to update this stater pack which has now over 70 names listed. Please share and let me know if you would like to be on the list/have any suggestions. 📚
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's a reminder about the starter pack for literary theory and criticism.
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
December 2, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's a reminder about the starter pack for literary theory and criticism.
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
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Here’s a starter pack for those engaged in literary theory and criticism. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
November 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Here’s a starter pack for those engaged in literary theory and criticism. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
go.bsky.app/FwHzUwR
I carry books back and forth between Turkey and the Netherlands. This time, some Tanpınars and Yakup Kadris are coming with me.
November 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM
I carry books back and forth between Turkey and the Netherlands. This time, some Tanpınars and Yakup Kadris are coming with me.
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More crowded, diverse, and steadfast than I was expecting, it gave me hope—plus good Dutch practice: Doe het niet!
November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
More crowded, diverse, and steadfast than I was expecting, it gave me hope—plus good Dutch practice: Doe het niet!
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Meer dan 20.000 betogers die de #Eppocalyps willen afwenden op het Malieveld! #WOinActie
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Meer dan 20.000 betogers die de #Eppocalyps willen afwenden op het Malieveld! #WOinActie