Work in progress: Turkey’s democratization process
Posted by KSSO in News on 23. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Work in progress: Turkey’s democratization process
Speaker: Ms Nicole Pope (author & journalist -former Turkey correspondent for the French daily Le Monde, columnist at the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman)
Date and Time: 1.12. 2011 @18:00pm
Venue: SOAS’ Phillips Building, Room 116, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Seen as a rising regional power in the light of the Arab awakening, can Turkey address domestic shortcomings to complete its own democratic transition? Read More…
Welcome to 7th London Kurdish Film Festival
Posted by KSSO in News on 15. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Welcome to the 7th London Kurdish Film Festival. As many of you know, we have been running this festival since 2001 and we are delighted again to bring you an exceptionally strong programme from around the world. This year’s programme includes 18 feature films, 30 documentaries and 55 short films, 20 of which will be competing in the 3rd Yılmaz Güney Short Film Competition.
We are extremely excited to have the brand new Picturehouse Hackney as the main venue for our festival which is providing digital technology to showcase Kurdish films… Read More
ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND TURKEY: THE CASE OF DERSIM AS A TABOO SUBJECT FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Posted by KSSO in Calender, News, Seminar on 12. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
[ November 21, 2011; 18:00 to 20:00. ] ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND TURKEY: THE CASE OF DERSIM AS A TABOO SUBJECT FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Speaker: Dr. Sukru ASLAN, Lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University/ Istanbul/Turkey Chaired: Ms Filiz Celik, PhD candidate at Swansea University
Date and Time: 21.11. 2011 @19:00pm Read More…
Urgent help needed for Kurdish earthquake survivors
Posted by KSSO in News on 26. Oct, 2011 | No Comments
Further information at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106653979446955
Kurdish Political Representation and Constitutional Reform in Turkey
Posted by KSSO in News on 30. Jun, 2011 | No Comments
Kurdish Political Representation and Constitutional Reform in Turkey
Speaker: Dr Tim Jacoby of Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester
Date and Time: 14.07. 2011 @ 18:00pm. Read More…
Seminar on Kurdish novel from Exile to Kurdistan: Identity, Home and Belonging
Posted by KSSO in News on 24. Jun, 2011 | No Comments
Kurdish novel from Exile to Kurdistan: Identity, Home and Belonging
Speaker: Ozlem Galip, Author, Journalist and PHD Student at Exeter University
Date and Time: 05.05. 2011 @ 19:00pm
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, B102 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0X
Organised by Kurdish Studies and Students Organization (KSSO) and Kurdish Society at SOAS (KSSOAS)
Seminar abstract
Kurds have always suffered from the tension between the central governments of the states where they reside and the passion of autonomy. Undoubtedly, in the struggle of autonomy, apart from thousand of death and losses, Kurdish narrative discourse and language is one of the most mobilized and influenced in the complex political and structure of four parts of Kurdistan…Read More
