Turkey Under Siege
To better understand the political crisis that Turkey has fallen into today, one must go back to 2015. In June 2015, the AKP (Justice and...
Arda Tunca
Mar 30, 20255 min read
19th-Century Orientalism and Goethe: Exoticism vs. Dialogue
The Orientalist trend in the late 19th century was driven by a combination of imperial expansion, technological advancements, artistic...
Arda Tunca
Mar 29, 20255 min read
Goethe’s Weltliteratur vs. Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk
If we compare Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk (Total Artwork) to Goethe’s Weltliteratur (World Literature) , we find two artistic visions that...
Arda Tunca
Mar 18, 20255 min read
A Danish Musician Who Deeply Influenced Bach: Buxtehude
Denmark has produced several noteworthy classical music composers, spanning different eras. However, Dieterich Buxtehude’s place in the...
Arda Tunca
Mar 15, 20253 min read
History, Economics, and the Unlearned Lessons of the 1930s
Recent global developments have led many to draw parallels between our current era and the 1930s. The rise of nationalism, economic...
Arda Tunca
Mar 9, 20254 min read
