Introduction

Hulya Yagcioglu has earned her PhD degree in English Literature from Bogazici University, Turkey and works as an Assistant Professor at the English and Writing Studies Department at Zayed University, UAE. She also holds a B.A. degree in English literature and an M.A. degree in Cultural Studies. Before coming to UAE, she taught in the universities in Turkey and Oman. A member of ACLA, BCLA and NCSA, she presented papers in many international conferences in Canada, Germany, Oman, Turkey, UK, and USA. She published book chapters and articles in the field of comparative literature, specifically on the interaction between material culture and literature. Her research areas include comparative literature, literary criticism, cultural studies, and modern Turkish and world fiction.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in English Language and Literature, Bogazici University, 2005
• TESOL Diploma, Bogazici University, The Dept. of English Foreign Language Teaching, 2005.
• M.Sc. in Cultural Studies, Istanbul Bilgi University, 2008
• Ph.D. in English Literature, Bogazici University, 2015.

Teaching Areas

• English Composition and Rhetoric
• English Literature
• Literary Criticism

Memberships

• ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association)
• NCSA (Nineteenth Century Studies Association)
• BCLA (The British Comparative Literature Association)
• GAPS Gesellschaft für Anglophone Postkoloniale Studien (Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies)