{"id":20329,"date":"2026-04-02T16:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/?page_id=20329"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:18:50","slug":"bfb-my-name-is-red","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wll\/news\/bfb-my-name-is-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fat Books: My Name is Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/span><\/strong>The Eighth Annual Boston University<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cBig Fat Books\u201d Symposium<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

On Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

took place on April 10th, 2026, <\/span>9:30am-5:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n

The Howard Thurman Center<\/span><\/p>\n

808 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red<\/em> is a richly layered exploration of artistic, epistemology, and cultural encounter in the late Ottoman world. Through its polyphonic structure and mediation on visual representation, the novel interrogates the relationship between aesthetic tradition, individuality, and power.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuing WLL’s Big Fat Books tradition, we are delighted to welcome Professor Erda\u011f G\u00f6knar as keynote speaker. The symposium will explore themes of art, cultural tension, the novel’s reception in East Asia and its place in World Literature.<\/b><\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities and the Department of World Languages & Literatures<\/span><\/p>\n

Symposium Schedule:<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

9:30-9:45 Breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:45-10:00 Welcome Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n