Daniel Just

Associate Professor Daniel Just holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from New York University (2005). He is affiliated with Bilkent University, where he focuses on literature and politics, social theory, and narrative studies. His research explores the intersection of literature with ethics, decolonization, and personal transformation.

Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, New York University (2005).

Research Interests:
- Literature’s role in political discourse and social critique
- Theoretical frameworks linking narrative to self-understanding and ethics
- Modern and postmodern authors such as Raymond Carver, Witold Gombrowicz, and Milan Kundera
- Literary responses to historical events like decolonization and communism.

Recent Publications:
- Transformative Fictions: World Literature and Personal Change (Routledge, 2022)
- Literature, Ethics, and Decolonization in Postwar France (Cambridge University Press, 2015)
- Articles in SubStance, Modern Philology, and Philosophy and Literature.

Grants & Advising:
- No grants explicitly mentioned in texts. Advising records unavailable.

Labs/Teams:
- No dedicated lab mentioned. Active in Bilkent’s POLS department professional development initiatives.