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Busra I. C.

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Western University, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. Research on boredom in modern literature. post45.org/sections/contemporaries-…

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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ode to autumn. Cute little story about my fave season by my fave writer, Robert Walser. “I like Autumn. The air is fresher, the things on the earth look different all of a sudden, the mornings sparkle & are very beautiful & the nights are so wonderfully chilly.& we still take walks until very late.”
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm revamping my syllabus and looking for good articles/book chapters/essays on digital writing and/or writing for digital media platforms.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"I’m so lonely I befriended a cockroach" www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Japan’s PM: I’m so lonely I befriended a cockroach
Leader known for working long hours shares her sense of isolation in social media posts
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Link to my seminar, "Narratives of Loneliness": www.acla.org/seminar/e824...
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View Seminar | American Comparative Literature Association
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Self-help literature;Aesthetics&politics of loneliness; Loneliness&related states such as boredom, idleness, anxiety;Productivity&work culture;Consumer society;Narratives of pain; Intimacy, friendship, vulnerability, care; Marriage&family;Trauma&memory; Solitude vs loneliness. (3/)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Papers from any linguistic, national, historical, or theoretical traditions are welcome. Potential topics to explore include but are not limited to: (2/)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For those interested in presenting a paper on loneliness, submit your abstract to the virtual ACLA panel I'm organizing. Briefly, this seminar invites papers that explore depictions of loneliness in literature, film, television, and visual culture. (1/) +
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
TT job in Media Studies: www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
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HUMS 250-115 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Just came back here to say that i’ve read it & think it’s weirdly overhyped. I liked the first 2 chapters, the closing chapter was a disappointment & couldn’t care less about it - i just skimmed it. & i think your assessment—that he has a lot to say about the small world around him etc—is spot on
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The fact that Walser was read and admired by Turkish modernist writers is not something that Walser scholars know, I think. My diss advisor, who wrote a book about Walser, was surpised by that. In fact, I was introduced to Walser (one of my fave authors) by Ozlu’s letters
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I believe Pavese was one of her favorite writers. The published letters between Ozlu and Ferit Edgu her fellow writer/ friend/publisher, they talk a great deal about European writers and translating them. Robert Walser was another one of the writers she admired.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I clicked on an IG profile on my computer a few days after I deactivated my IG and without activating my account, and a friend told me that my IG was active and I did not receive any email about activating my IG before this. 3/
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
But literally seconds after I deactivated my FB and used the Messenger, I got an email saying my account has been reactivated. Something similar happened with Instagram. 2/
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
i.e., does the full time research experience mean having a job like as a research assistant (RA) or postdoc or just doing research on your own? what if one has PhD but has been teaching as part time lecturer since earning the PhD but has not held an RA etc position? (2/)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Peter Toohey's "A History of Boredom" will soon be available in Turkish with a new translation.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
*I meant features praise and take down
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I love how this is simultaneously praise and sort of a take down also, lol. I was wondering if this was being overhyped, but now i’ll read it.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I love this good enough category!
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Is it good (as in enjoyable in the same that F1 is)?
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
New Nuri Bilge Ceylan just dropped - almost: thefilmstage.com/nuri-bilge-c...
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan Sets Summer Shoot for New Film Pale Sun
Nuri Bilge Ceylan usually takes more than a few years between films as of late, and thus we've been waiting to hear what might be next. The Turkish filmmaker has now unveiled his latest feature, follo...
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 16/03/2026
New research from School of Humanities @uofgartshums.bsky.social shows 90% of Humanities alumni now work in mid–senior roles across 24 sectors, with 91.7% reporting high career fulfilment. Read More: gla.ac/3Nr1Ewf
Pictured at the McMillan Reading Room, University of Glasgow Library - Jodie Pike (report author and Humanities student intern) 
Dr Tanya Cheadle (event co ordinator and Director of Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at the School of Humanities) and Tessa Carroll (Humanities student intern). Photo Credit: Martin Shields
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Watched it twice and cried at the end each time. Joachim Trier has been my favorite for years & I oddly want everyone to see it (along w/ Sirat). I also started learning Norwegian on DuoLingo recently bc of this film, lol. This awards season features exceptional films categorized as international.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The entire diary, imo, is about the inability of a family to share their loneliness w/each other. a study in the melancholia of (intergenerational and interpersonal) loneliness
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Joan Didion uses Times New Roman for her notes. (From Notes to John)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I watched Sentimental Value twice. The final moment between Skarsgard & Nora makes me cry everytime. I liked One Battle After Another, lol, esp. the way it uses music & how it shows excess of our times. The Secret Agent is hyped a lot, imo. I liked it but… I like Pictures of Ghosts better
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
And I teach on Tuesday mornings, which means I start making my slides in a panic mode on Monday evenings. Another time, hopefully
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I wish I could come!!! (I live in London, ON, 2,5 - 3 hrs away by bus)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This film made me want to watch more films & should be mandatory viewing in film history classes. So many good references. Btw, the actors (besides the dad&the kid) are all non professional&were found in real raves, across Europe (fun fact: his ex wife did the casting—who is a raver— & costumes)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Apparently, he & Kanding Ray worked on the music before they began shooting, for almost a year, so Kanding Ray composed the music based on the script. &the sound design team worked on the sound for 9 months (they gave an interview, it’s somewhere on YouTube). behind the scenes craft is v impressive
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
He mentions these in his interviews. I got the Mad Max reference but didn’t know about the others. He also mentions Sorcerer, The Wages of Fear (watched those after he mentioned them), & Tarkovsky — he was on a podcast talking about his fave films&images in Tarkovsky 1/
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I really like Laxe’s aesthetic sensibilities and his storytelling— i like stories that evoke a feel, and is emotive, i don’t like it when films poke me in the eye with a message. I’ve listened to his interviews, too he is v charismatic & philosophical & revels in being ambiguous 3/3
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
In the way it depicts shocking events. Harsh but true. The film has very non-western sensibilities in its approach to existential questions too. If it comes to the theatres again here i’ll watch it again just for the images and sound and to go through the cinematic experience. 2/
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I have been waiting for your review! I watched this in october & still think about it. it does a great job of evoking a certain feel about life, being nothing, & acceptance. I love how ambiguous, yet powerful & meaningful the ending is. I think it’s actually v realistic 1/
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Noooo not in Canada (I’ll check again but it wasn’t when I looked it up last month) 😭
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I wish streaming platforms or theatres would show Laxe’s Fire Will Come bc even the synopsis and trailer did something to me and I’m dying to see it. I’m also curious about his You Are All Captains — the premise is very intriguing.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I missed The Secret Agent when screened in my small town for a limited time. I loved Sentimental Value. I also wanted to see It Was Just an Accident, but missed it. Sirat has been getting mixed reactions but i think it does a good job of evoking, rather than poking you in the eye w/ a message. 1/2
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Lol, love the category of trash. Idk why Brad Pitt is still acting and why ppl pay him to act. Although he is handsome (which is why I watched most of his films), I stopped wasting my time watching anything he is in as the lead (so still haven’t seen Sirat then?)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
there is an essay for and about everything @atpost45.bsky.social and @post45.bsky.social. Today, as I was looking for sources on blurb economy, I found this: post45.org/2018/11/the-...
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The Literary Blurb Economy – Post45
Michael Maguire
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
revisiting this post as i do research for a bday gift for me. i want to spend my modest income to give myself the gift of watching a good film for pleasure & do nothing. is this worth spending money on to see in theaters or is it OK to wait for it to become available for streaming in a few months?
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The cute little square-ish style reminded me of the English edition of one of my favorite author Robert Walser’s The Assistant 💛
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Got your book through interlibrary loans today! The size is so cute!!! @seeshespeak.bsky.social
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
According to the Internet, it should be in theaters in 2026. I have a feeling that it might be true bc it’s gaining traction I believe. The sound design is phenomenal, among other things.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Wanted to share this bc I've been doing research on Laxe bc I'm touched by his cinematic vision. He is getting a TIFF retrospective&all 4 showings are SOLD OUT! I've read about his other films & am most curious about FIRE WILL COME, which is streaming nowhere 😭 tiff.net/press/news/t...
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TIFF Lightbox 2026 January/February programming highlights
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Oh and this is the trailer to watch bc it also captures the techno music at the heart of the film. The other trailer does not include the OST. Laxe blends sound with images in a way that is difficult to forget: youtu.be/ww-IXHXvS70?...
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Sirât - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
You should (must) watch SIRAT to purge and for a truly cathartic, magnificent, and real cinematic experience (don’t read or watch anything about it — you will get hit with major spoilers. The official trailer is safe tho.)
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... "Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions."
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‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
just watched episode 7 of Pluribus - i think it's one of the best explorations of deep loneliness depicted in and through silence. i think anyone (or only those who have) who has experienced it that deeply in their everyday life would appreciate it.
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Busra I. C. @buscopur.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Looking for recommendations while I have limited discount subscription: Any good Apple TV series? So far watched Severance, The Studio, Down Cemetery Road, Pluribus, Slow Horses, Silo and loved them.
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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
AI and LLMs trend towards sameness of expression - it might just make us all more boring! www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-...
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Is AI Making Us Boring?
AI works by predicting the most likely next thing, but in doing so, it risks becoming predictable and monotonous—and so do we if we rely too much on the tool.
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PVermeulen @pverm23.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
With Alex Dunst, I edited a special issue on the question of literary value. Silkworms, angels, utopias, Edouard Louis, Thomas Pynchon, and much more. www.boundary2.org/2025/12/alex...
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Alexander Dunst and Pieter Vermeulen–The Question of Literary Value: An Introduction
This article is part of the b2o: an online journal special issue “The Question of Literary Value”, edited by Alexander Dunst and Pieter Vermeulen. The Question of Literary Value: An Introduction Alexa...
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