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Die Universität Duisburg-Essen sucht am Campus Essen in der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften, an der Academy in Exile, wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in (w/m/d) an Universitäten (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L) Sie werden in einem internationalen Umfeld im Rahmen des Drittmittelprojekts der Academy in Exile in einem dynamischen Team tätig … more infoRadio Interview with Kader Konuk by Deutschlandfunk
Kader Konuk, the director of Academy in Exile, spoke on the program “Lesart” of Deutschlandfunk about the conference “Archivasyl” of the German Literature Archive in Marbach am Neckar. In it, she explores the question of who should archive the work of exiled authors and how, … more info
Opening Ceremony for the Erich Auerbach Institute for Advanced Studies
Cologne, May 16, 2022
Prof. Dr. Kader Konuk, Director of the Academy in Exile and Associate Chair of the Institute for Turkish Studies at the Universität Duisburg-Essen, gave the keynote speech at the foundation conference of the Erich Auerbach Institute for Advanced Studies at the … more infoMarius Brereton: „Wir schaffen das – We’ll Make It“, Lübeck: Sefa Verlag, 2021
Vanessa Agnew, Academy in Exile Council Member and Director of the Critical Thinking Program at Freie Universität Berlin, has released the children’s book “Wir schaffen das – We’ll make it” under the pen name Marius Brereton.
This is the story of a child fleeing with his … more info
EXILE: FEAR, CREATIVITY, NEW DISSIDENCE? Academy in Exile Discussion
June 9, 2021 | 18:00 – 20:00 | Virtual Discussion
What is the significance of exile today? For the refugees themselves, exile is first and foremost a brutal form of punishment. Yet in spite of all the anxiety and pain, many victims of forced exile … more infoVanessa Agnew, Kader Konuk, Jane O. Newman (eds.), Refugee Routes: Telling, Looking, Protesting, Redressing
Available here.Available with open access here.
Abstract
The displaced are often rendered silent and invisible as they journey in search of refuge. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, Iraq, Syria, UK, Germany, France, the Balkan Peninsula, US, Canada, Australia, and … more info
Gender Studies in Turkey (lead Prof. Dr. Gülay Toksöz, FU; language: Turkish)
This course was developed by four AiE fellows, Assistant Professor Dr. Ayşe Dayı, Dr. Ezgi Pınar, Assistant Professor Dr. Mehmet Şiray, Professor Dr. Gülay Toksöz, and AiE Director Professor Dr. Kader Konuk in collaboration with scholars from Turkey.
This course is open to enrollment for … more infoInterview with Kader Konuk, the director of the Academy in Exile, by the Volkswagen Foundation
The interview can be accessed here. … more info