معرفی
Erdag Göknar is an Associate Professor of Turkish in Duke University's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, with cross-appointments in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His scholarship bridges literary and cultural studies, focusing on Turkey's Ottoman legacies in contemporary fiction, historiography, and secularism debates. A celebrated translator, he explores intersections of Turkish literature with global modernity and political discourse.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Washington (2004)
- M.A., University of Washington (1998)
- B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1988)
His research spans Turkish secularism, post-imperial trauma, and literary representations of political conspiracies. Recent grant projects include Legal and Affective Archives of Atrocity (2022-2023) at the National Humanities Center. Publications analyze Orhan Pamuk's Nobel-winning work, Turkish feminist thought, and Ottoman modernity's contested legacy.
Scientific awards highlight his translation excellence, particularly Pamuk's works. Professional activities include editorial roles in Journal of Turkish Literature and NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction. Teaching covers Ottoman-to-EU transitions, geopolitics of Islamophobia, and Pamuk's novels.
