Congist'26: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Crisis

Session

Session 1.1 (Day 3)

D3-S1-A6

15 May 2026, 10:00

A6 (Istanbul University Faculty of Letters)

Conveners

Session 1.1 (Day 3): Edebiyat Bilimi / Literary Studies

• Erika Verešová (İstanbul University)

Impossible Genesis: The Analysis of Crises in Turkic Myths of Ergenekon and Asena (D3-S1-A6)

Yusuf Aybars Elçi (Middle East Technical University)

15/05/2026, 10:00

Oral Presentation

Turkic mythology contains an extensive list of creation and succession myths, each supporting a diverse array of alternative retellings depending on the sociological and geographical context. The Epic of Ergenekon and the mythic tale of Asena are two such myths that contain crises of eradication at the core of their narratives. Utilising themes of extreme risk and scarcity of resources, the...

Gender, Crisis and Early Feminism: Comparative Perspectives from Ottoman-Turkish and Italian Contexts (19th-20th Centuries) (D3-S1-A6)

Barbara Dell’Abate Çelebi (İstanbul University)

15/05/2026, 10:20

Oral Presentation

Political, social, and cultural crises have historically acted as catalysts for change. However, wars, revolutions, and the founding of new nations often feature men as the main protagonists, leaving women relegated to the margins. Yet, crises can create opportunities for pioneering women to assert their agency and challenge the patriarchal structures of the society in which they live. This is...

Reading a Crisis of Immunization in Miyase Sertbarut’s Çöp Plaza (D3-S1-A6)

Suzan Deniz (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University)

15/05/2026, 10:40

Oral Presentation

The recent pandemic of our time, Covid-19, has highlighted not only a crisis in global medical sciences but also an immunization crisis among individuals. Today treated similarly to common cold, Covid-19 had devastating effects globally in terms of medicine, economics, societal dynamics, and workings of states. The term immunity, as perceived by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito,...