Hosted by Hacettepe University between 13 and 15 May 2026, the 18th International IDEA Conference brought together scholars working in the field of English studies.

Members of the Department of English Language and Literature at Erzurum Technical University participated in the conference and presented their academic papers.

Presented Papers:

Dr. Vahit Yaşayan
“Militarized Histories and Postmemorial Narration in Grace M. Cho’s Tastes Like War”

Mehtap Tunahan
“Corporeal Expatriation: Liminality and Unhomeliness in Hanif Kureishi’s The Body”

Ali Bal
“From Pearls to Pus: Staging Kristevan Abjection through Freak Show Aesthetics in Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness!”

We congratulate our department members on their academic contributions and wish them continued success in their scholarly work.