Gulsin Ciftci
@gulsinciftci.bsky.social
PhD candidate, lit theory • research on reading • lecturer of American literature
One of the things that keep me going in this dreary winter is the poetry readings I am lucky to be part of. The first of these is with Tracy Fuad, and I am super excited for December to come & to be in convo with her 😍
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
One of the things that keep me going in this dreary winter is the poetry readings I am lucky to be part of. The first of these is with Tracy Fuad, and I am super excited for December to come & to be in convo with her 😍
& I hope you too are as happy as I am now <3
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
& I hope you too are as happy as I am now <3
Thrilled that my chapter on digital poetry is out in The Handbook of Poetic Forms! It’s in great company, and I’m humbled to have been invited to contribute. Huge congrats to the editors, who’ve done a majestic job.
October 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thrilled that my chapter on digital poetry is out in The Handbook of Poetic Forms! It’s in great company, and I’m humbled to have been invited to contribute. Huge congrats to the editors, who’ve done a majestic job.
This morning’s reading had me lol.
October 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This morning’s reading had me lol.
Preparing for tomorrow‘s class and thinking about bringing these three images to my students alongside Berlant & Warner‘s „Sex in Public“. I am curious to see what will unfold in the room.
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Preparing for tomorrow‘s class and thinking about bringing these three images to my students alongside Berlant & Warner‘s „Sex in Public“. I am curious to see what will unfold in the room.
Today I am revisiting this wonderful Forum publication since my before-sleep Google search activity (don’t ask) brought me back to it last night.
Absolutely recommended!
amst.winter-verlag.de/article/amst...
Absolutely recommended!
amst.winter-verlag.de/article/amst...
December 4, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Today I am revisiting this wonderful Forum publication since my before-sleep Google search activity (don’t ask) brought me back to it last night.
Absolutely recommended!
amst.winter-verlag.de/article/amst...
Absolutely recommended!
amst.winter-verlag.de/article/amst...
“A Meeting by the Archive– American Studies, History, and Literature”
Mahshid Mayar & my CfP for the German American Studies Association annual conference is up—consider submitting an abstract ✨
Full CfP: dgfa.de/wp-content/u...
Mahshid Mayar & my CfP for the German American Studies Association annual conference is up—consider submitting an abstract ✨
Full CfP: dgfa.de/wp-content/u...
November 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM
“A Meeting by the Archive– American Studies, History, and Literature”
Mahshid Mayar & my CfP for the German American Studies Association annual conference is up—consider submitting an abstract ✨
Full CfP: dgfa.de/wp-content/u...
Mahshid Mayar & my CfP for the German American Studies Association annual conference is up—consider submitting an abstract ✨
Full CfP: dgfa.de/wp-content/u...
Marry my mind, Mr. Miller.
November 23, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Marry my mind, Mr. Miller.
Project “Reading Reading” continues.
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday!
November 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Project “Reading Reading” continues.
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday!
Came home from this year’s PGF conference on affective spaces to find The Affect Theory Reader in my mailbox. The level of excitement is simply too high!!!
November 12, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Came home from this year’s PGF conference on affective spaces to find The Affect Theory Reader in my mailbox. The level of excitement is simply too high!!!
I think it was the jet lag. It still is…
October 14, 2023 at 8:53 PM
I think it was the jet lag. It still is…
Procrastinating & designing posters instead of actually preparing the lecture.
October 14, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Procrastinating & designing posters instead of actually preparing the lecture.
Arrived, taught, took care of pressing admin, & now taking care of myself.
October 13, 2023 at 1:12 PM
Arrived, taught, took care of pressing admin, & now taking care of myself.
Looking forward to #ASAP14 kicking off today in Seattle & our panel “The Politics of Flight Mode: Fugitive Reading Practices” scheduled for Saturday.
My first ASAP ever 😱 I fee like I’m going to a school reunion of a class I wasn’t part of 😬
My first ASAP ever 😱 I fee like I’m going to a school reunion of a class I wasn’t part of 😬
October 4, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Looking forward to #ASAP14 kicking off today in Seattle & our panel “The Politics of Flight Mode: Fugitive Reading Practices” scheduled for Saturday.
My first ASAP ever 😱 I fee like I’m going to a school reunion of a class I wasn’t part of 😬
My first ASAP ever 😱 I fee like I’m going to a school reunion of a class I wasn’t part of 😬
I can’t believe this day is real: I’ve been listening to Percival Everett, dg nanouk okpik, Ling Ma, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, & many more inspiring authors and poets in conversation.
Aaaagh! 🥹😍
Aaaagh! 🥹😍
September 21, 2023 at 7:23 PM
I can’t believe this day is real: I’ve been listening to Percival Everett, dg nanouk okpik, Ling Ma, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, & many more inspiring authors and poets in conversation.
Aaaagh! 🥹😍
Aaaagh! 🥹😍
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book forever. Why is it not Feb yet 😭
September 20, 2023 at 7:33 PM
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book forever. Why is it not Feb yet 😭
I had a non-academic, beautiful evening in the *wilds* of Connecticut.
September 20, 2023 at 1:31 PM
I had a non-academic, beautiful evening in the *wilds* of Connecticut.
This must be one of my best & the most unexpected Goodwill finds ever.
September 17, 2023 at 7:33 PM
This must be one of my best & the most unexpected Goodwill finds ever.
Next up.
Been meaning to start this, so taking a break from my not-boyfriend Barthes.
Been meaning to start this, so taking a break from my not-boyfriend Barthes.
September 16, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Next up.
Been meaning to start this, so taking a break from my not-boyfriend Barthes.
Been meaning to start this, so taking a break from my not-boyfriend Barthes.
Re-reading S/Z today. Let’s go.
September 16, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Re-reading S/Z today. Let’s go.
My recent purchases from New Haven secondhand bookstore scene.
At least I’ve got books.
At least I’ve got books.
September 13, 2023 at 1:16 AM
My recent purchases from New Haven secondhand bookstore scene.
At least I’ve got books.
At least I’ve got books.
A very naughty morning of grading in New Haven.
September 3, 2023 at 10:10 AM
A very naughty morning of grading in New Haven.
🚨 CfP Alert
THE FORMS OF ACADEMIC WORK, edited by The Working Group on Academic Forms.
Send us your ideas (see the CfP for more details) for this special issue of Postmodern Culture by October 1, 2023.
📍DM me if you have any questions.
THE FORMS OF ACADEMIC WORK, edited by The Working Group on Academic Forms.
Send us your ideas (see the CfP for more details) for this special issue of Postmodern Culture by October 1, 2023.
📍DM me if you have any questions.
August 21, 2023 at 4:49 PM
🚨 CfP Alert
THE FORMS OF ACADEMIC WORK, edited by The Working Group on Academic Forms.
Send us your ideas (see the CfP for more details) for this special issue of Postmodern Culture by October 1, 2023.
📍DM me if you have any questions.
THE FORMS OF ACADEMIC WORK, edited by The Working Group on Academic Forms.
Send us your ideas (see the CfP for more details) for this special issue of Postmodern Culture by October 1, 2023.
📍DM me if you have any questions.
It finally feels like the summer break has started. This summer’s readings are on Blackness and fugitivity—always open for recs!
August 2, 2023 at 6:07 AM
It finally feels like the summer break has started. This summer’s readings are on Blackness and fugitivity—always open for recs!