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Publication
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Education
1997 - 2003
1997 - 2003Doctorate
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Turkey
1993 - 1996
1993 - 1996Postgraduate
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Turkey
1985 - 1992
1985 - 1992Undergraduate
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg im Breisgau, Faculty of Philosophy, Germany
1985 - 1992
1985 - 1992Postgraduate
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg im Breisgau, Faculty Of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Germany
Dissertations
2003
2003Doctorate
Intertextuality and Gender Identity in the British Postmodern Novel
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı
1997
1997Postgraduate
Nationality and Poetic Identity: Douglas Dunn, a Scottish Poet
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı
1992
1992Postgraduate
Adalet Agaoglu: ‚Bir Dügun Gecesi', Pinar Kür: ‚Yarin, Yarin', Sevgi Soysal: ‚Safak': Drei ‚12.März-Romane'
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg im Breisgau, Faculty of Literature, İngiliz Dili Ve Edebiyatı
Foreign Languages
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedGerman
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedEnglish
Research Areas
Social Sciences and Humanities
Philology
Western Languages and Literatures
English Language and Literature
Comparative Literature
Academic Positions
2014 - Present
2014 - PresentAssociate Professor
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Batı Dilleri ve Edebiyatları Bölümü
2005 - Present
2005 - PresentAssistant Professor
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Batı Dilleri ve Edebiyatları Bölümü
1993 - 2005
1993 - 2005Research Assistant
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Batı Dilleri ve Edebiyatları Bölümü
Managerial Experience
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentEthics Committee Member
Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Batı Dilleri ve Edebiyatları Bölümü
Supervised Theses
in Progress
in ProgressDoctorate
Representations of the Body in Twentieth Century British Science Fiction
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
D.Ayyıldız(Student)
2023
2023Postgraduate
FROM POST-SUBCULTURE TO CYBERCULTURE: COLLECTIVE IDENTITY FORMATION IN GAUTAM MALKANI’S NOVELS
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
S.Dizard(Student)
2023
2023Doctorate
Representations of Trauma, Memory and Identity in Contemporary English Literature Concerning the Palestinian Conflict
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
N.Hammad(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
The representation of nature and non-human and the importance of literature: An ecocritical approach to Margaret Atwood's oryx and crake and jeanette winterson's The Stone Gods
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
G.NUR(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
Crossing borders in contemporary English fiction: Cross-cultural influence in The Buddha of Suburbia and White Teeth
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
R.OĞUZ(Student)
2022
2022Doctorate
Beyond the Neo-Baroque: "The New Red" aesthetics of Charles Stross' post-singularity fiction
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
O.EYÜP(Student)
2017
2017Postgraduate
The Problem of Identity and Cultural Belonging in Zadie Smith's Multicultural Novel On Beauty
ŞAVKAY C.
M.Senem(Student)
2016
2016Doctorate
Feminist Ethics and the Mother's Writing Process in Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook and Carol Shields's Unless
ŞAVKAY C.
S.Arslan(Student)
2015
2015Postgraduate
Gender identıty and the functıon of art in john fowle's the magus and the french lıeutenant's woman
ŞAVKAY C.
C.Bakır(Student)
2013
2013Postgraduate
“Deconstruction of the Self in Aldous Huxley’s Island and John Fowles’ The Magus”
ŞAVKAY C.
S.Erkoç(Student)
2013
2013Postgraduate
Iris Murdoch'un The Black Prince ile The Sea, The Sea adlı iki romanında karakterlerin kurgu dünyaları ve kimlik arayışları
Şavkay C. (Advisor)
B.SAYGINER(Student)
2010
2010Postgraduate
Totalitarian Practices and Ideological Apparatuses of the World State and the Party
ŞAVKAY C.
U.Gürel(Student)
2010
2010Postgraduate
Male Characters and Their Relation to Women in Brone's Jane Eyre and Shirley
ŞAVKAY C.
E.Kaymaz(Student)
2008
2008Postgraduate
Female Subjectivity in Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus, Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin and A.S. Byatt's Morpho Eugenia
ŞAVKAY C.
H.Yurttaş(Student)
Articles
All (9)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (1)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (2)
ESCI (1)
Scopus (2)
TRDizin (2)
Other Publications (5)
2025
20251. Death and Dying: The Revelatory Experience of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Nina Riggs' The Bright Hour
Şavkay C., Sabouri H., Khanbazian A.
International Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English , vol.3, no.1, pp.108-120, 2025 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2023
20232. Regaining the Lost Momentum toward Authenticity: Heideggerian Being in Fowles's The Magus and Golding's Free Fall
Sabouri H., ŞAVKAY C., Khanbazian A., Azar A. B.
Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures
, vol.15, no.4, pp.1297-1309, 2023 (ESCI)
2021
20213. İhsan Oktay Anar'ın Suskunlar adlı romanında sevginin yapısökücü gücü
Şavkay C.
Yeni Türk Edebiyatı Araştırmaları , vol.13, no.26, pp.205-230, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2019
20194. Myth and Fantasy in Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam Trilogy
Şavkay C.
Hacettepe University Journal of Faculty of Letters , vol.36, no.2, pp.244-252, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2019
20195. Ali Smith’in Rastlantısal Adlı Romanında Etik Sorunsalı ve Sanatın Önemi
ŞAVKAY C.
Roman Kahramanları , no.37, pp.36-50, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2012
20126. ETHICS AND THE THIRD PARTY IN IRIS MURDOCH'S THE GREEN KNIGHT
Savkay C.
PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
, vol.36, no.2, pp.347-362, 2012 (AHCI)
2010
20107. “Lessing’s Engagement with Platonic Idealism in Briefing for a Descent into Hell”
ŞAVKAY C.
Doris Lessing Studies , vol.29, no.1, pp.9-13, 2010 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2004
20048. Caryl Churchill'in Top Girls adlı oyununda yeni kadın imgesi
ŞAVKAY C.
Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi , no.4, pp.36-48, 2004 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2001
20019. Anne ile kız ilişkisinin yeniden değerlendirilmesi
ŞAVKAY C.
Artimento , no.8, pp.74-80, 2001 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2016
20161. Maternal Virtues and Political Resistance in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
ŞAVKAY C.
Languages, Cultures, and Gender, İzmir, Turkey, 11 - 13 May 2016, vol.1, pp.126-136, (Full Text)
2012
20122. Narcissism and Selfishness in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nocturnes
ŞAVKAY C.
Kazuo Ishiguro and His Work, Turkey, 1 - 04 November 2012, pp.119-126, (Full Text)
2009
20093. Food and Desire in Iris Murdoch's The Sea, The Sea
ŞAVKAY C.
Presentations of Food in British Literature, Turkey, 1 - 04 October 2009, pp.91-96, (Full Text)
2007
20074. Orhan Pamuk ve Sanatçı
ŞAVKAY C.
Akşit Göktürk Anma Toplantısı: Yazında Sanat ve Sanatçı, İstanbul, Turkey, 1 - 04 December 2007, pp.97-104, (Full Text)
2007
20075. The Necessity for Rethinking Western Concepts in Doris Lessing's Shikasta
ŞAVKAY C.
The Endangered Planet in Literature, Turkey, 1 - 04 November 2007, pp.73-80, (Full Text)
2003
20036. Dracula: The Resurrection of the Primal Father
ŞAVKAY C.
Evil in English Literature, Turkey, 1 - 04 December 2003, pp.113-119, (Full Text)
Books
2022
20221. Humanism, Masculinity and Global Violence in Doris Lessing’s Ben, In the World
Şavkay C.
in: Different Voices: Gender and Posthumanism, Paola Partenza,Özlem Karadağ,Emanuela Ettorre, Editor, V&R Unipress, Göttingen, pp.101-114, 2022
2022
20222. Killing, Death, and Becoming-Animal in Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk
Şavkay C.
in: (Non)Human Bodies: In Various Contexts, İnci Bilgin Tekin,Özden Sözalan, Editor, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., Berlin, pp.49-58, 2022
2020
20203. The Precarious Lives of Cats in Doris Lessing's On Cats
Şavkay C.
in: Environment and Fiction: Critical Readings, Özden Sözalan,İnci Bilgin Tekin, Editor, Peter Lang, Bern, pp.98-115, 2020
2019
20194. Human Violence, Nature and Poetry in Murathan Mungan's Şairin Romanı (The Poet's Novel)
ŞAVKAY C.
in: Animals, Plants and Landscapes: An Ecology of Turkish Literature and Film, Gürses, H. ve Ertuna Howison, I., Editor, Routledge, London/New York , New York, pp.58-81, 2019
2012
20125. Levinasian Ethics and the Failure to Forgive in Jean-Paul Sartre’s The Flies
ŞAVKAY C.
in: Mapping Forgiveness, Malika Rebai Maamri, Editor, Interdisciplinary Press, Oxford, pp.193-212, 2012
2012
20126. Social Morality as a Sign of Madness in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
ŞAVKAY C.
in: Madness in Context, Gonzalo Araoz, Editor, Interdisciplinary Press, Oxford, pp.101-120, 2012
2011
20117. Ethics, Self and the Other: A Levinasian Reading of the Postmodern Novel
ŞAVKAY C.
Authorhouse, Bloomington, 2011
Funded Projects
2010 - 2010
2010 - 2010Revenge as a Failed Form of Forgiveness in Jean-Paul Sartre?s The Flies
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other
ŞAVKAY C. (Executive)
2009 - 2009
2009 - 2009"Social Morality as a Sign of Madness in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus"
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other
ŞAVKAY C. (Executive)
2008 - 2008
2008 - 2008"Alterity and the East in Iris Murdoch's "The Green Knight" and Orhan Pamuk's "My Name is Red"
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other
ŞAVKAY C. (Executive)
Activities in Scientific Journals
2020 - Present
2020 - PresentSTUDIEN ZUR DEUTSCHEN SPRACHE UND LITERATUR-ALMAN DILI VE EDEBIYATI DERGISI
Publication Committee Member
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
April 2025
April 2025Litera: Dil, Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
May 2024
May 2024KADEM Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
January 2022
January 2022Litera: Dil, Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi (Online)
Other Indexed Journal
January 2022
January 2022Alman Dili ve Edebiyatı / Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur
Other Indexed Journal
Congress and Symposium Activities
01 May 2016 - 01 May 2016
01 May 2016 - 01 May 2016Maternal Values and Political Resistance in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
Attendee
İzmir-Turkey
01 July 2010 - 01 July 2010
01 July 2010 - 01 July 2010Levinasian Ethics and the Failure to Forgive in Jean-Paul Sartre's The Flies
Attendee
Oxford-United Kingdom
01 September 2009 - 01 September 2009
01 September 2009 - 01 September 2009Social Morality as a Sign of Madness in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus
Attendee
Oxford-United Kingdom
01 September 2008 - 01 September 2008
01 September 2008 - 01 September 2008Alterity and the EAlterity and the East in Iris Murdoch's The Green Knight and Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red
Attendee
London-United Kingdom
01 November 2007 - 01 November 2007
01 November 2007 - 01 November 2007Food and Desire in Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea
Attendee
İstanbul-Turkey
01 November 2005 - 01 November 2005
01 November 2005 - 01 November 2005The Necessity of Rethinking Western Concepts in Doris Lessing's Shikasta
Attendee
-Turkey
01 April 2002 - 01 April 2002
01 April 2002 - 01 April 2002