Selvin Yaltır

Selvin Yaltır is a Lecturer in the Department of Advanced English at Boğaziçi University. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in English Literature from Boğaziçi University (2019), complemented by an Erasmus exchange at the University of Kent (2015-2016). He also holds an M.A. in Literary Studies from Utrecht University (2007) and a B.A. in Western Languages and Literatures from Boğaziçi University (2005).

Research interests center on literary modernism and interdisciplinary intersections, with specialized focus areas including:

• Samuel Beckett's literary legacy
• Critical theory applications in literature
• Philosophy-literature dialogues
• Affect theory in narrative structures
• Modernist conceptualizations of art

Conference engagements demonstrate active scholarly discourse, including presentations at ACLA (2017) on Beckett's philosophical dimensions and SLSA (2019) exploring experimental writing methodologies. Organizational roles include co-hosting the Samuel Beckett and World Literature symposium at Kent (2016).

Publications consistently explore Beckett through multidisciplinary lenses — spanning cinema, philosophy, and visual art — with recurring examinations of existential humor, conceptual art parallels, and critical reinterpretations of modernist tropes.