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Hülya  Adak

hadak-sabanciuniv.edu

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Education

  • B.A. in Western Languages and Literature, Bosphorus University, 1993;
  • M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Chicago (USA), 1994, 2001, respectively.

Work Experience

  • Bosphorus University, 1994-1996;
  • University of Chicago (USA), 1993-2001.

Areas of Interest

  • Gender and women’s studies; theories of autobiography and the novel; nationalism and national myths; World War I and Ottoman Armenians in history and literature.

Memberships

  • Modern Language Association (MLA), Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO), The History Foundation (of Turkey), The Library of Women’s Works (in Turkey).

Awards

  • Internal Grant, Workshops on Sexuality in Turkey and Germany - Sabancı University  2009 - 2010
  • Wissenschaftskolleg, Postdoctoral Fellowship -  2002 - 2003
  • American Association of University Women Dissertation Award - American Association of University Women Dissertation  1999 - 2000
  • Department of Comparative Literature Fellowship - University of Chicago  1995 - 1997
  • University of Chicago, Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award - University of Chicago  1995