Mehmet Yıldız

I received my PhD in Comparative Literature, from Harvard University in 2024, working in English, German, French, and Spanish; and my BA in Philosophy, and Comparative Literature, from Yale University in 2018. My research focuses on world literature and metaphysics of fiction, with a particular emphasis on the contemporary Anglophone novel. I also work in the fields of translation studies, media archaeology, and digital humanities.

 

I am currently at work on several manuscripts that examine themes across world literature and serve as a Managing Editor of the Journal of World Literature. I am also developing a monograph on the influence of logical positivism on the study of English literature since the early twentieth century, where I argue that the distinction between analytic and synthetic statements continues to serve as an unquestionable foundation that dominate the question of meaning both in interpretation and translation.

 

My additional interests include the narrative functions of video games, the impact of emerging technologies on intellectual exchange, and the treatments of reality in documentary fictions.

 

For my doctoral work and teaching, I received several fellowships and awards, including Douglas Dillon Fellowship (from GSAS, Harvard University) and Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (from Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning).