Research Fields
British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture
North American Language, Literature and Culture
Children's Literature
Young Adult Literature
Comparative and Transnational Literature
Popular and Genre Literature
Literary Studies (Other)
Radio-Television
Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Studies
Screen and Media Culture
Animation
Visual Arts (Other)
Interdisciplinary Art
Cinema Studies
Movie Review
Bio
Buket Akgün is an Assistant Professor of English at Istanbul University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Shakespeare adaptations, speculative fiction, literature and media (paintings, film, television series, comics, and anime) among other topics. She conducted a research project on the retellings of English literature in comics, manga, and anime at the Faculty/Graduate School of Manga at Kyoto Seika University. Her current studies focus on historical, mythological, and literary retellings in comics, anime, film and television series.
Institution
Istanbul University