rojda îdîl arslan

PhD Candidate in Literatures, Cultures, and Languages @UConn

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

If these are questions you explore in your own work, we'd love for you to consider proposing a paper! Proposals are open through September 22, 2026.

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

I'm happy to share the call for proposals for a seminar I'm co-organizing for the in-person component of American Comparative Literature Association 2027 Annual Meeting in Houston (May 20–23).

You can find the full call for papers on the ACLA site here: https://t.co/Ru2INDFB2N

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

The seminar will look at human rights and personhood in literatures of the Global South, and how these concepts get reimagined in literary works. What do “human rights,” “human" and "personhood" mean in different cultural contexts, and why does that matter right now?

[The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social @TheMarkazReview]

Zehra Doğan makes her paintings out of whatever is at hand — coffee, turmeric, cigarette ash, her own blood — blurring the line between the abject and the sublime.

>Discover Rojda Idil Arslan’s (@rojdaidilarslan) piece: https://t.co/a9zj5AI6gS

#TMR60 #TheMarkazReview #Kurdish #Kurdistan #SWANA #Literature #Art #ZehraDoğan

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Happening tomorrow! :)

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Happy to share the program and registration info for our conference "Refusal(s) and Kurdish Literature."

We will be gathering online on May 21–22 2026 to think together about refusal, its forms, its politics and its creative force!

Info & Registration: https://t.co/9wrOODatPm

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Happy to share the program and registration info for our conference "Refusal(s) and Kurdish Literature."

We will be gathering online on May 21–22 2026 to think together about refusal, its forms, its politics and its creative force!

Info & Registration: https://t.co/9wrOODatPm

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

@Piryonesi Refusal of AI is certainly one angle someone could explore! :)

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Deadline for proposals for Refusal(s) and Kurdish Literature Conference is two weeks away!

We’ve got a lovely webpage with all the details and submission info.
https://t.co/vNoyMxc2h2

If this speaks to you (or someone you know), take a look and reach out with any questions!

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

I am very happy to share the Call for Papers for our upcoming conference, Refusal(s) and Kurdish Literature!

Virtual | May 21–22, 2026 Hosted by @UConn

Submission deadline: November 30, 2025
Submit here: https://t.co/e4SXDvroXF

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Please help us spread the word and share the CFP with anyone in your network who may be interested.

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Back home, we like to joke that when you bake a cake for guests, it never rises because it somehow knows it’s being made for an occasion. But when you bake it just because, it rises beautifully. We’ll see if this Substack behaves the same way.

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

I’ve started a small Substack project to see what writing feels like when it's not for a class. I hope to post once a month.

Here's my first post: https://t.co/cQxOhZTHmG

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

As a grad student with a lot of ground still to cover, this was a much-needed nudge forward. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible and I look forward to a future conference. Gelek spas û serkeftin! ☀️

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Over the past two days, I had the pleasure of hearing incredible speakers at this conference. I learned so much about Kurdish literary and cultural studies and also something more personal…

[Ali Yaycıoğlu @ayayciog]

Join us for the first ever conference of Kurdish Literature at Stanford!

Kî ne em?, Who are we?, could be asked in many different ways: ئێمە کێین؟ (Soranî, transliteration Ême kêyin?), Ma ka mî? (Zazakî), Ême kênmê? (Hewramî), Îme kêyî min? (Kelhurrî/Lekî), Ême kîn? (Ardalanî), Îme kîn? (Şêxbizinî). Taking our lead from this plurality of Kurdish and Kurdishes, we will hear from scholars, authors, poets, translators, and publishers to investigate the role of Kurdish cultural and literary production.
First, we will learn how scholars have defined their canon(s) of Kurdish literature and how they are studying it; we will have the pleasure to hear from authors, poets, translators, and publishers about their experiences and enjoy multiple readings both of original and translated texts; and lastly, scholars of other disciplines of Kurdish Studies will speak on their research, allowing us to collectively investigate the place of Kurdish Literature and its Studies within Kurdish Studies writ large.
The conference will consist of three sections:
Kurdish Literary Studies: Taking Inventory of Creative Production and Scholarly Engagement
Creative Production: A Creative Roundtable with Authors, Translators, and Publishers
Kurdish Studies: An Emergent Field Beyond Literary Studies

https://t.co/koFx0ZSM5z

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

…that my feelings of solitude in academia while searching for the “right fit,” were never truly justified. Everything I was looking for had been there all along; I just needed to stumble upon it and carve my path through encounters like these.

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

My article, “Nation and Self: Towards Kurdish Subjectivity in Mehmed Uzun’s Novels,” is now out in Middle Eastern Literatures! (@MELiteratures)

Thank you to everyone to who helped me improve this paper along the way.

https://t.co/wzXECEQJiw

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

Looking forward to it! 🍀

[Tufts Graduate Humanities Conference @Tufts_English]

Introducing the schedule for the 11th annual TGHC! For anyone in the Boston area, please join us on Friday October 25th. There will be exciting panels, free food, and an opportunity for you to get copies of "Confessions of the Fox" signed by our keynote, Jordy Rosenberg!

[rojda îdîl arslan @rojdaidilarslan]

@atypicalSJW Heyyy! So good meeting you at the grad networking event. On my way to pick up those ponies we chatted about yesterday. So excited! 😁🦄 #4C24