Murat KARAKAŞ

Murat KARAKAŞ is a Lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages at Karabük University, Türkiye, where he has held a full-time academic position since 2013. His research and teaching focus on English and American literature, postcolonial theory, and feminist criticism.

• PhD: English Language and Literature (Karabük University, 2019)
• MSc: English Language and Literature (Karabük University, 2014-2019)
• BA: American Culture and Literature (Hacettepe University, 2006-2010)

His research explores themes such as modernist literature, postcolonial identity, and gender dynamics in literary works. He has presented conference papers on texts ranging from T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark, with a focus on intertextuality, ethical dilemmas, and cultural hybridity.

Recent trends in his publications include postcolonial reinterpretations, Shakespearean parallels, and feminist analyses of modernist narratives. He has also contributed to studies on gothic fiction and gender politics in works like Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse.

Scientific Awards

• Year of the Teacher Award (2021, EAQUALS)
• Education Scholarship Award (2021, EAQUALS)

Murat Karakaş has delivered courses such as Introduction to American Literature and Basic English, and participated in international projects like the Erasmus Teaching Mobility (2022) and the British Council Hopes Project (2024). His work bridges comparative literature, postcolonial theory, and feminist discourse.