2026 Humanities Lecture Series (HUM 102)
Week 1: “The Science of History and the City of the Ladies: Ibn Khaldun and Christine de Pizan”
Edward Moad (Habib University)
Albert Long Hall, 16 February 2026, 17:00
Week 2: “Threads on Canvas: How Turkish Visual Philosophy Influenced Renaissance Paintings”
Laurelie Rae (Boğaziçi University)
Albert Long Hall, 23 February 2026, 17:00
Week 3: “The Political Philosophy of Machiavelli”
Nedim Nomer (Boğaziçi University)
Albert Long Hall, 09 March 2026, 17:00
Week 4: “Evliya Çelebi and Travel: In Conversation with Prof. Suraiya Faroqhi”
Suraiya Faroqhi (Ibn Haldun University)
Albert Long Hall, 16 March 2026, 17:00
Week 5: “Kantian Ethics and The Enlightenment”
Lucas Thorpe (Boğaziçi University)
Albert Long Hall, 30 March 2026, 17:00
Week 6: “Commanding Heights Revisited: Rethinking the Role of the State in the Economy”
Mustafa Metin Başbay (Boğaziçi University)
Albert Long Hall, 13 April 2026, 17:00
Week 7: “Western Responses to Modernity: From the Emergence of Traditionalism to the Election of Trump and the Invasion of Ukraine”
Besnik Sinani (University of Tübingen)
Albert Long Hall, 27 April 2026, 17:00
Week 8: “Fighting for Dignity against White Supremacy”
Rasul Miller (University of California, Irvine)
Albert Long Hall, 04 May 2026, 17:00
