Dr.
Esra
Akkaya
Comparative Literature
Women’s Writing
Jewish Literatures
French, Portuguese & Turkish Literatures
Cultural and Literary History
Current Project
My current research is dedicated to the writings of Beki L. Bahar (1926–2011), a prolific Sephardic Turkish writer. This project is part of a larger research in which I am examining 20th century Jewish women’s writing.
Curriculum Vitae
Fellowships and Grants (selection)
2022-23 Ursula Lachnit-Fixon Research Fellow
2019-22 Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk Research Fellow
Education
2019–2023 – PhD, Romance Philology, Freie Universität Berlin
2014-2016 – M.A., Joint Degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia and The University of Sheffield
2010-2014 –B.A., Philosophy, English & American Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum