Dr Emrah Atasoy
@atasoyemrah.bsky.social
IASH Research Fellow and EFI Affiliate at the University of Edinburgh. Associate Fellow at the Uni of Warwick. Assoc Prof of Anglophone Literature and Culture. Former researcher at Harvard, Oxford, and Penn State Universities. RTs/likes not endorsements.
One week left to apply to be our 2027 playwright-in-residence! The IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship is a £12,000 commission with a private office in Edinburgh for 10 months, plus dramaturgical support from @traversetheatre.bsky.social Find out more: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iashtraverse...
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Want to be our playwright-in-residence? The 2027 IASH / @traversetheatre.bsky.social Creative Fellowship is open now for applications! * £12,000 commission * Private office at IASH for 10 months * Dramaturgical support * Closing date: Fri 2 Oct, 17:00 UK time www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/apply-n...
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CFP: Ali Smith & Her Work The 28th METU British Novelists International Conference 3–4 Dec 2026, Ankara, Turkey Submissions are invited on any aspect of Ali Smith’s work from any theoretical perspective. Proposals by graduate students also welcome. Deadline 31 Aug britishnovelists.metu.edu.tr/en
Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown Entangled Futurities Edited By Heather Alberro, Emrah Atasoy, Nora Castle, Rhiannon Firth, Conrad Scott Routledge open access 2025 www.routledge.com/Utopian-and-... @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown: Entangled Futurities
This edited collection, which is situated within the environmental humanities and environmental social sciences, brings together utopian and dystopian representations of pandemics from across literatu...
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Another article published today in our series-The Literary Encyclopedia: George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London by Ozan Aydın www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.p... Editor of Utopian/Dystopian Studies, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Series Emrah Atasoy @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Down and Out in Paris and London
To understand Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), one must first...
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I am looking for contributors to the utopian & dystopian studies, speculative fiction, and science fiction section of The Literary Encyclopedia. Please lmk if you are interested in contributing! @sfrareview.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @essenglish.bsky.social
Another article on hope in speculative fiction by @pedromrez.bsky.social published in our series on The Literary Encyclopedia www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.... @sfrareview.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @utopia nstudpsu.bsky.social
Hope in Speculative Fiction
I: Hopeful Futures Speculative fiction has created over the years an...
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www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.... Eco-Anarchism and Posthumanism in Contemporary Utopian Fiction written by Javier Alvarez (University of Zaragoza) and edited by me in The Literary Encyclopedia has been published. @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social
Eco-Anarchism and Posthumanism in Contemporary Utopian Fiction
Utopia After the Crisis of Progress The first decades of the 21st...
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Delighted to have presented at the Speculative Narratives Conference at the University of Aveiro, Portugal @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social
Looking forward to attending the interdisciplinary conference at the University of Aveiro, Portugal next week! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social
Call for Papers. H.G. Wells and Modernity: Texts, Contexts, (Re)visions. Host and dates: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland | 22-24 October 2026. Extended deadline for submissions: 10 September 2026. #essecfp. 👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
It was a pleasure to host the interdisciplinary panel Narratives of the Future II at the University of Edinburgh yesterday. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social
Narratives of the Future II panel taking place at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social today! @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Narratives of the Future II panel happening at The University of Edinburgh’s IASH next Friday (12 June)! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Online attendance is possible! www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat...
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Delighted to host the second interdisciplinary panel: Narratives of the Future II at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social IASH on 12 June 2026. Online audience is possible. www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat... @technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
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It was great to meet Prof Lyman Tower Sargent in Edinburgh today after 7 years. Lyman has been a leading figure within utopian&dystopia studies for a long time. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social
We're proud to launch Radical Histories, a new series dedicated to the individuals, movements and ideas that have challenged authority. We recently caught up with the series editors to find out more. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04... @tedvallance.bsky.social
We have a whole host of events this month, all free! Last few tickets left for the book launch & reception this Thursday at 5pm - "The Book that Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared: Shere Hite and The Hite Report" by @rosavcampbell.bsky.social 📖 rosacampbell.eventbrite.co.uk 1/4
Book Launch: The Book that Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared
Come and meet Shere Hite — the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage, and the female orgasm…
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Evant: Narratives of the Future II. Event date: Friday 12 June Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Location: IASH Seminar Room, first floor, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW and online via Teams Organiser: Dr Emrah Atasoy Register on Eventbrite here: lnkd.in/e8XgjfED Details www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
It was a privilege to organise the interdisciplinary panel ‘Narratives of the Future’ at the University of Edinburgh on 1 May as well as giving a talk. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social My guest blog about the panel: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/narrati...
Our second panel Narratives of the Future II happening at the University of Edinburgh’s @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social IASH @iashedinburgh.bsky.social on 12 June! Hybrid audience is possible. Register via the Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives.... @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Narratives of the Future panel taking place at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social The University of Edinburgh @iashedinburgh.bsky.social The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities today between 13:30-15:30! Online attendance is possible! lnkd.in/en-7qgBS
Happening next Friday (1 May) at The University of Edinburgh! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @eutopiauni.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Online registration is still possible!
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ESSE@essenglish.bsky.social · 6mo agoInterdisciplinary panel ‘Narratives of the Future’ at the University of Edinburgh on 1st May 2026: Event date: Friday 1 May Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Location: IASH Seminar Room, first floor, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW and online via Teams 👉 www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat...
Interdisciplinary panel ‘Narratives of the Future’ at the University of Edinburgh on 1st May 2026: Event date: Friday 1 May Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Location: IASH Seminar Room, first floor, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW and online via Teams 👉 www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat...
Hosting the Narratives of the Future Panel at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social on 1st May! @iashedinburgh.bsky.social www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/narrat... We will explore how we imagine the future through literary, cultural and political perspectives. Hybrid audience. @sfrareview.bsky.social
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It was a great privilege to deliver a talk on Rethinking Future Possibilities: Utopia, and Dystopia at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social‘s (The University of Edinburgh) @iashedinburgh.bsky.social yesterday. We had a fruitful Q&A session on transformative futures and dystopian and utopian thinking.
