Beyazit Akman

Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Welles Hall 218D
585-245-5244
akman@geneseo.edu

Beyazit Akman specializes on the image of Islam in the Western discourse. He teaches courses on Global Literature, Post-1700 British Literature, and Humanities sequences. He is also a published novelist of historical fiction.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D., Illinois State University, 2012

  • M.A., Illinois State University, 2006 (Fulbright Scholarship)

  • B.A., Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2003

More About Me

Office Hours Fall 2012:

MWF: 2.30-3.30

& by appointment

Welles 218D

akman@geneseo.edu

585 245 5244

Research Interests:

Ottomanism & Neo-Orientalism

The image of the Turk in Western discourse

Global Literatures & Islam

Post-9/11 Literature

Global eighteenth century studies