Gender equality and sustainability—two challenges that might seem separate at first but are deeply connected. Over time, I’ve come to realise that many people don’t see this connection. Often, sustainability is seen purely in environmental terms, leaving out its social and governance dimensions. But these factors are tightly intertwined. Advancing one often supports progress in…
Author: Serra Akcay
Limbo, Canan Tolon @Cocoon, Fişekhane
Bu hafta, Contemporary Istanbul Vakfı’nın Fişekhane’deki Cocoon’da ev sahipliği yaptığı Canan Tolon’un eseri “Limbo”yu ziyaret ettim. Eserin küratörlüğünü Ayça Okay üstleniyor. Aklıma gelen ilk soru: “Limbo” nedir? Enstalasyonunun fotoğrafını ilk gördüğümde bu kelimenin yaşamın akışı ve döngüselliği ile ilgili olduğunu düşünmüştüm. Limbo; araf, geçiş, kontrol edilemeyen ve ilerleme sağlanamayan belirsizlik durumu anlamlarına gelen yabancı bir…
A Game-Changer in the heart of London: Unit London and the Private View, Peter Gronquist, Shape Shifter
I am in love with galleries, I can spend hours, losing myself in them. For me, a gallery is not only a space for showcase but a space for interaction. It is a way of exploring and understanding life, love, and myself. A well-established gallery is like sipping a good wine, red, white or sometimes…
Yeterince iyi misin?
Sürekli bu soru akıllarda… Yeterince iyi misin? Yeterince iyi miyim? Nedir bu kendimize ve kimseye yetemeyişimiz ? Yeterli kelimesindeki eksiklik hissi neden? Ben hep söylerim, kendini kimi zaman yetersiz görenlerdenim ama buna çözüm olarak da kendimi, herkesi ve her şeyi olduğu gibi kabul etmeye adamış bir insanım. Güzel, çirkin, iyi, kötü, yeterli, yetersiz gibi etiketler…
İnsan nasıl bulur kendini?
İnsan nasıl bulur kendini? Hiç gitmediği yerlere gidince mi yoksa olduğu yerde kaybolunca mı? Nefret ettiğini sevince mi yoksa korktuğunu yaşayınca mı? Pek düşünmeden mi yoksa durup düşünerek mi? İnsan nasıl bulur kendini? Sarhoş olup ayılınca mı yoksa rüyaya dalınca mı? Dua edip susunca mı yoksa durmadan anlatınca mı? İçine doğan olunca mı yoksa hiç…
Google #IamRemarkable
#IamRemarkable is an initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. As a facilitator my role involves hosting workshops and being an ambassador for #IamRemarkable within my personal and professional networks. To learn more and join the initiative visit:…
Main Characteristics of Democracy and Its Practice
Throughout the history with the industrial developments and revolutions, many forms of power have been practiced including systems such as capitalism, feudalism, secularism, communism, liberal democracy, totalitarianism and democracy; yet in all forms, democracy has nearly proved itself to be at least the best we have. Democracy as a word and a concept takes it…
Why is the Concept of Rights Central to Politics?
Rights are embodiments of liberties and freedom and are fundamental for individuals to live together. Throughout history, explorations, Magna Carta, revolutions, social classes and political influencers aroused the concept of rights. Rights have been declared through various institutions such as the UN, UE and also in American Declaration of Independence, or local constitutions, all of…
Google RARE
A lack of diversity has been proven to fundamentally hold back creativity and innovation, and many organisations are missing out on both talent and opportunity. Rare Leadership Accelerator puts underrepresented talent at the heart of the story, ensuring they thrive today, and lead tomorrow.
Surveillance System in the Series “Omniscient”
During the Coronavirus crisis, day after day, cafes were closed, concerts were cancelled, flights between the countries were stopped; and, more people started to stay at home and work from home. Being at home mean spending time with family, working from home, watching Netflix, other platforms or TV, socializing through social media and video calls….
Secure Communication Ways @Digital World
Recently I have joined a webinar about “Digital Tolls, Apps and Websites for Safety” by Common Knowledge and Communication Association (CKCA) . Their aim is to “defend human and privacy rights and works for conveying correctly new media and computer literacy to all parts of society.” You can find some below. DijitalGüvenlik.org Project: https://www.dijitalguvenlik.org Is this…
Sweet Dreams
What is a dream? How do we dream? Do we dream with images or words? Are our dreams limited? They say that dreams are limitless. I do not agree with them. I feel like my mind is controlled, my words have their meanings, and all the cartoons and fairy tales I have watched and listened…
I am intertextual.
I am intertextual. I have no originality; therefore, please do not look for anything original. We all define each other with words and rewrite. I am just a rewriting of the people and things I have known and experienced so far. I am interwoven with the air I have breathed, the soil I have set…
Holocaust, Muteness, Patriarchy, and Language: ‘Daddy’ by Sylvia Plath
The use of holocaust image to reflect the muteness caused by the patriarchal authority, especially from the language aspect in the poem ‘Daddy’ by Sylvia Plath. The persona in the poem ‘Daddy’ by Sylvia Plath uses a collected metaphor of herself as a Jewish victim to reflect her struggle as a female figure against patriarchal authority….
“Women as a Flower” Wanders Around the Lines of the Poem “Patterns”
FASHION and LITERATURE on Fashion and Poetry of 1900s In 1900s, women were treated as flowers- highly decorated like an object. Long skirts and dresses with a train brushing the floor were the main clothing. Use of very long and narrow sleeves, extremely high stand-up collars, trains, hip-hugging skirts fanning out toward the ground; styled…
Fashion Styling Tips
UNIVERSITY OF ARTS- CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS Fashion Styling Fundamentals by KRISTINE KILTY STEP 1: CREATE A MOOD BOARD Harmonious arrangement of images, colours, textures, fonts to be used as a reference to the overall styling, poses, location, etc. This mood board was created by the team I was in. Before preparing the mood board, we…
Who is gonna save us right now? Technology? But we should be careful about it.
March 27, 2020, Turkey 47.823 tests, 5.698 active ,42 recovered, 92 died. Who is gonna save us right now? Technology? But we should be careful about it. Think simple: Where did we use technology in our lives until the plague? Until the plague, most of us were opposed to robots, but now we all want…
A Freudian And Jungian Psychoanalytic Analysis of the Motifs in the Fairytale “The Bluebeard”
Abstract: This paper aims at analyzing the use of psychoanalysis in literature. The motifs in fairytale ‘The Bluebeard’ is analyzed by both Freudian and Jungian readings. Freudian model of psyche is studied regarding to conscious, pre-conscious, unconscious; id, superego, ego. Jungian concepts are studied regarding to the ego, the personal unconscious, the collective unconscious, archetypes…
Cultural Studies: Meaning of Culture
In 2014, Merriam-Webster announced that the word ‘culture’ is their Word of the Year. People searched for the word’s meaning the most in their website. This reveals the truth that people have confusion in defining the word ‘culture’. In this essay, I would like to express my own opinions on the word’s meaning and why…
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