Women in the Public Sphere
This panel will offer a conversation on the role of women in the public sphere in contemporary Turkey. Turkey, a country of nearly 80 million offers a case study on the role of Islam, multiculturalism, minorities, diversity and the role/s of women within these contexts. Despite turmoil in the country and the Middle East region more
broadly, women in Turkey continue to play a vital role in the public sphere.
The panelists bring various perspectives to this thematic conversation, one which will focus on women’s roles vis-à-vis Islam, LGBTQ rights and activities, minorities, and similar topics.
Panelists:
miriam cooke, Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures, Duke University
Meyda Yeğenoğlu, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Social Research, University of Tampere in Finland
Ebru Nihan Celkan, founder of BuluTiyatro and author
Özge Ertem, PhD, former editor and Head Librarian of ANAMED, and actress at BuluTiyatro
Özlem Karadağ, Assistant Professor of English, Istanbul University and translator for BuluTiyatro
Moderators:
Heidi Madden, PhD, Librarian for Western European and Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Sean Swanick, Librarian for Middle East & Islamic Studies, Duke University
Time and Place:
Friday, November 9, 2018
12:00 Noon in 249 Rubenstein Library
The event includes a light lunch
The images represent highlights from the Turkish Collection in the Rubenstein Library. A catalog of the exhibit Yasak = Banned: political cartoons from late Ottoman and republican Turkey is available online.
