Call For Papers

 The 2nd Annual Undergraduate Conference in English Studies

Hacettepe University

Department of English Language and Literature,

Faculty of Letters, Çankaya-ANKARA

20-21 April 2026

“Post- in Literature”

“A certain fragility has been discovered in the very bedrock of existence” - Michel Foucault 

Post- is indefinable on its own. The importance of it lies in its fragile instability. It resists and rejects any closure or definite lines. Instead, it creates a fruitful ground for other ideologies, movements and genres to bloom. Apart from the idea of anaftermath, it demands a critical outlook for the accepted but not explained or understood concepts in the former paradigm. Though it stands on/against an established tradition, it does not stray away from its roots. Post- does not necessarily mean that the earlier movement or the earlier school of thinking is over. Rather, it establishes itself as the continuation of thinking in another mode. Post-, by definition, implies a paradox. It suggests the paradigm moved beyond the boundaries of the former model, yet it is still defined in relation to the previous paradigm. This Janus-faced nature of Post- allows its adherents to evaluate literary works in relation to the past and the contemporary paradigms together. 

The Department of English Language and Literature, Hacettepe University proudly presents its 2nd Annual Undergraduate Conference in English Studies to create an opportunity for undergraduate students to explore, discuss, and develop their interpretations of “Post- in Literature”. The aim of the Undergraduate Conference in English Studies organised by the students of the Department of English Language and Literature for the undergraduate students in Turkey is to create an environment for prospective scholars of the field to develop fruitful networks, share their perspectives, and display their talents.

Hence, the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Conference in English Studies opens the floor to papers that explore “Post- in Literature” amongst undergraduate students of English Language and Literature, American Culture and Literature, and up to 5 participants from all disciplines.

The potential subjects include but are surely not limited to the following:

• Post-apocalyptic literature

• Postcolonialism in literature

• Post-conflict in literature

• Postcritique in literature

• Post-feminism in literature

• Post-gender theory in literature

• Post-genre in literature

• Posthumanism in literature

• Posthumanitarianism in literature

• Post-individualism in literature

• Postmodernist literature

• Postmodernism in literature

• Post-narrative in literature

• Post-racial in literature

• Post-realism in literature

• Post-structuralism in literature

• Post-truth in literature

• Post-theory in literature 

Please send your abstracts of 200-250 words and a short BIO* (50-100 words) to idekonferans@gmail.com by 01 January 2026.

Accepted papers will be announced on 15 March 2026. Please note that the language of the conference is English, and the presentations should not exceed 15 minutes (1600-2000 words).

The Conference will be held in-person only in Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hall, Beytepe Campus, HacettepeUniversity- Ankara.

1* Short Bio should include the following information: 

• Your affiliated university and department 

• Your year of studies 

• Your research interests 

• Your previous alma mater (if any)