Mapping Two Anatolian Epics: Dede Korkut and Digenis Akritas

Anatolia has been a prominent center in terms of having epics from the Hittites to the Seljuks, the Romans to the Ottomans. These epics are significant in a variety of ways; they essentially display the ways of communication between different cultures and societies alongside their struggle for ultimate and complete domination over Asia Minor. In this sense, two epics emerge to grasp …

On the verge of dismantling: Spain in the 17th century

This paper is written for HIST 241 (The History of Early Modern Europe) class for Prof. Peter Robert Campbell. He wrote a wide range of articles about the Early Modern French History. He also published a variety of books like  Louis XIV (1661-1715) in 1993 and Power and Politics in Old Regime France (1720-1745) in 1996.  He currently gives lectures on …

Motorcycle Diaries: A Different Representation of Che Guevara

I wrote this short analysis for ENGL 111.03 class homework. I will upload more film reviews soon. Original title: Diarios de motocicleta (Spanish with English subtitles) Year: 2004 Director: Walter Salles IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/ (7.8/10) Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal (Ernesto Che Guevara) and Rodrigo De la Sarna (Alberto) Motorcycle Diaries’ goal is to reveal how Ernesto Guevara shifted from an …

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