Students in the Department of Comparative Literature are introduced to texts from a wide geography of literature, culture, and media and conduct theoretical and applied studies on interdisciplinary relations and intersections to make them think about various traditions, types, and languages of literature from around the world, as well as their value and function. They also learn to read literary works in a comparative context with cinema, philosophy, psychology, history, law and other fields. Through the literature, which is not limited to scientific facts but appeals to both the mind and emotions, they learn to take a critical approach towards texts and life. In addition, they learn creative thinking, effective communication, and translation and creative writing skills that give students the opportunity to work in different sectors including the social sciences, academics, publishing, advertising, corporate relations, banking, translation, and education in addition to the Department of Comparative Literature.

The Department of  Comparative Literature shows the human aspect of the global world, the global economy, global climate change, and other phenomena that are related to social disasters, in addition to ensuring that we criticize these phenomena from every aspect. The biggest advantage to studying in this department at Koç University is the variety of fields of interests members of the faculty have, as well as the support they provide to the students. I first heard about the concept of post-humanism at the school I attended as part of the Erasmus program, and I became interested in this topic when I was writing my dissertation for the Honors Program. I started to work on this subject thanks to the support and knowledge of my professors. This is how I got accepted into the graduate program of Comparative Literature Studies at Utrecht University. A leading figure in post-humanism, Rosi Braidotti is the founding director of that department, and I received the school’s Academic Excellence Scholarship. Studying in the Department of Comparative Literature at Koç University provides the opportunity to closely observe cultural evolution and helps us in the international field by allowing flexibility both within our discipline and through interdisciplinary studies.

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