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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New free eBook! The Institute proudly presents a short collection of essays marking the tenth anniversary of the Dangerous Women Project. "Lioness, Captive, Visionary" is available as a free eBook here (PDF, 51 pages): www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/lioness...

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Lioness, Captive, Visionary: what does it mean to be a dangerous woman? | IASH

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One week left to apply to be our 2027 playwright-in-residence! The IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship is a £12,000 commission with a private office in Edinburgh for 10 months, plus dramaturgical support from @traversetheatre.bsky.social Find out more: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iashtraverse...

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IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship | IASH

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Want to be our playwright-in-residence? The 2027 IASH / @traversetheatre.bsky.social Creative Fellowship is open now for applications! * £12,000 commission * Private office at IASH for 10 months * Dramaturgical support * Closing date: Fri 2 Oct, 17:00 UK time www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/apply-n...

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Apply now to be our 2027 playwright-in-residence | IASH

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 10/08/2026

CFP: Ali Smith & Her Work The 28th METU British Novelists International Conference 3–4 Dec 2026, Ankara, Turkey Submissions are invited on any aspect of Ali Smith’s work from any theoretical perspective. Proposals by graduate students also welcome. Deadline 31 Aug britishnovelists.metu.edu.tr/en

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MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

28th METU BRITISH NOVELISTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

ALI SMITH And Her Work

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
PROF. MARK CURRIE, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
3–4 DECEMBER 2026
METU CULTURE AND CONVENTION CENTER
ANKARA, TURKEY

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another article published today in our series-The Literary Encyclopedia: George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London by Ozan Aydın www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.p... Editor of Utopian/Dystopian Studies, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Series Emrah Atasoy @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

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Down and Out in Paris and London

To understand Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), one must first...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I am looking for contributors to the utopian & dystopian studies, speculative fiction, and science fiction section of The Literary Encyclopedia. Please lmk if you are interested in contributing! @sfrareview.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @essenglish.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.... Eco-Anarchism and Posthumanism in Contemporary Utopian Fiction written by Javier Alvarez (University of Zaragoza) and edited by me in The Literary Encyclopedia has been published. @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Eco-Anarchism and Posthumanism in Contemporary Utopian Fiction

Utopia After the Crisis of Progress The first decades of the 21st...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Delighted to have presented at the Speculative Narratives Conference at the University of Aveiro, Portugal @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Looking forward to attending the interdisciplinary conference at the University of Aveiro, Portugal next week! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Introducing the IASH Fellows for 2026-27: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...

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Introducing the 2026-27 Fellows | IASH

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ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Call for Papers. H.G. Wells and Modernity: Texts, Contexts, (Re)visions. Host and dates: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland | 22-24 October 2026. Extended deadline for submissions: 10 September 2026. #essecfp. 👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Narratives of the Future II panel happening at The University of Edinburgh’s IASH next Friday (12 June)! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Online attendance is possible! www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat...

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Narratives of the Future II | IASH

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Delighted to host the second interdisciplinary panel: Narratives of the Future II at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social IASH on 12 June 2026. Online audience is possible. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat... @technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Herkese sağlıklı, huzurlu ve mutlu bir bayram dilerim. Bayramınız kutlu olsun.

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It was great to meet Prof Lyman Tower Sargent in Edinburgh today after 7 years. Lyman has been a leading figure within utopian&dystopia studies for a long time. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We're proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged authority. We recently caught up with the series editors to find out more. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04... @tedvallance.bsky.social

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We have a whole host of events this month, all free! Last few tickets left for the book launch & reception this Thursday at 5pm - "The Book that Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared: Shere Hite and The Hite Report" by @rosavcampbell.bsky.social 📖 rosacampbell.eventbrite.co.uk 1/4

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Book Launch: The Book that Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared

Come and meet Shere Hite — the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage, and the female orgasm…

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ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Evant: Narratives of the Future II. Event date: Friday 12 June Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Location: IASH Seminar Room, first floor, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW and online via Teams Organiser: Dr Emrah Atasoy Register on Eventbrite here: lnkd.in/e8XgjfED Details www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It was a privilege to organise the interdisciplinary panel ‘Narratives of the Future’ at the University of Edinburgh on 1 May as well as giving a talk. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social My guest blog about the panel: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/narrati...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our second panel Narratives of the Future II happening at the University of Edinburgh’s @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social IASH @iashedinburgh.bsky.social on 12 June! Hybrid audience is possible. Register via the Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives.... @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Narratives of the Future panel taking place at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social The University of Edinburgh @iashedinburgh.bsky.social The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities today between 13:30-15:30! Online attendance is possible! lnkd.in/en-7qgBS

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ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Interdisciplinary panel ‘Narratives of the Future’ at the University of Edinburgh on 1st May 2026: Event date: Friday 1 May Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Location: IASH Seminar Room, first floor, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW and online via Teams 👉 www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Hosting the Narratives of the Future Panel at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social on 1st May! @iashedinburgh.bsky.social www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat... We will explore how we imagine the future through literary, cultural and political perspectives. Hybrid audience. @sfrareview.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It was a great privilege to deliver a talk on Rethinking Future Possibilities: Utopia, and Dystopia at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social‘s (The University of Edinburgh) @iashedinburgh.bsky.social yesterday. We had a fruitful Q&A session on transformative futures and dystopian and utopian thinking.

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Happening at The University of Edinburgh today! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Giving a talk on Rethinking Future Possibilities: Utopia, Dystopia, and Beyond! Hybrid audience possible. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/dr-emr...

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Dr Emrah Atasoy: "Rethinking Future Possibilities: Utopia, Dystopia, and Beyond" | IASH

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Publication day! It was an honour to work with such an amazing group of scholars for this (list in the comments below). Please consider ordering to your institutional library or purchasing the ebook. More affordable paperback is heading your way in 6 months. sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast...

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Wastelands and Wonderlands

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Edinburgh Futures Institute @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

In his inaugural lecture, held at Edinburgh Futures Institute, Professor Simon Cox explores what research into brain and cognitive ageing has revealed — and what it has not. 📅 Wed 1 April 🕓 17:15pm 📍 Room 0.01, Edinburgh Futures Institute 🎟️ Free @schoolofppls.bsky.social

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Inaugural Lecture of Professor Simon Cox

Fool’s Gold, Marginal Gains, and Magic Bullets (in neurocognitive ageing research)

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/dr-emr... Giving a talk on rethinking future possibilities at The University of Edinburgh @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social next Wednesday (1 April)! Hybrid audience! @eutopiauni.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Delighted to be giving a talk at the University of Edinburgh’s IASH @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social next Wednesday (1 April)! “Rethinking Future Possibilities: Utopia, Dystopia, and Beyond" @edinburghup.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/dr-emr...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

'The University of Leicester is to close its film studies and modern languages degree courses to new students.' 'The university has confirmed the courses would cease, but declined to comment on the number of prospective students affected, saying the figure was "commercially sensitive".' 1/2

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University of Leicester to cut film and modern languages courses

A union claims up to 300 students will see offers withdrawn as a result of the decision.

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

From today’s “ADecade of Dangerous Women” hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social I had the opportunity to be introduced to ‘dangerous’ women from different cultures.

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We’re now sold out, but you can still register to watch online! Link for webinar in Eventbrite below.

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It was a pleasure to deliver a talk on the narratives of the future at Istanbul’s Galatasaray University, Turkey @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @iaswarwick.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

It's new episode day! Episode 20 is here featuring Taylor Cavallo and Mark Gatto. We discuss links between business and organisational studies, parents at work, gender, and dystopia, particularly in relation to The Handmaid's Tale, Severance, and Children of Men. open.spotify.com/episode/2JU5...

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Episode 20: Taylor Cavallo and Mark Gatto, Work Dystopias and the Business of Gender

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

My latest, on Kafka in China (cameos by Yu Hua, Xue Yiwei, Kundera, Murakami & others, including an extended one by Orwell) engelsbergideas.com/essays/kafka... cc @parisreview.bsky.social

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Kafka goes to China

The journey of Franz Kafka’s works from Europe to Mao-era China shaped generations of writers.

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I am looking forward to talking about utopian & dystopian narratives and interdisciplinarity at Istanbul’s Galatasaray University next Monday! @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @eehnetwork.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Webinar: "Towards gender equality: transforming leadership and career development in industry and politics" Monday 23 February, 9am-11:30am GMT Register free at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/10d0ce...

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