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Lale EskicioÄŸlu

2022 Cultural Mediations Graduate, Part-Time Professor (ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University)

Degrees:B.Sc. (METU), M.A. (Ottawa U), Ph.D. (ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´)

Dr. Lale EskicioÄŸlu,ÌýCultural Mediations PhD (2022).ÌýBeyond Postcolonialism: Urban and Social Realist Turn in Indian and Nigerian LiteraturesÌý(Supervisor: ProfessorÌýSarah Phillips Casteel).

Lale’s discipline is Global Contemporary Literatures, and her research focuses on the twenty-first century city narratives of Lagos, Nigeria and Mumbai, India. Her other research interests include postcoloniality and decolonization in literature, graphic novels in a global context, and science and technology in literature. Having lived in Turkey, Germany, France, India and Canada, she embraces diversity and multiculturalism. In a previous life, Lale was an electrical engineer and had worked in the information technology industry for fifteen years. She admits that two good things came out of having received a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering: a soul mate, and a science fiction course design. She is happier in her new role as a researcher, learner and educator. At parties, she loves explaining the difference between World Literature and Global Literature. Emails about anything above are welcome: laleeskicioglu@cmail.carleton.ca.ÌýYou may also find me on Twitter . If you wish to chat about the role of literature in decolonizing urban centres, I will buy the drinks.

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