Organization
Graduate School of Humanities Department of Humanities Associate professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Humanities
Undergraduate School
School of Humanities
Title
Associate professor
TOMKINSON Fiona gail
Degree 4
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PhD in Philosophy （ 2008.6 Bogazici University ）
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Master in Philosophy （ 2000.6 Bogazici University ）
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Master in English Literature （ 1991.6 Oxford University ）
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BA in English Language and Literature （ 1987.6 Oxford University ）
Research Interests 7
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intertextuality
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Phenomenology and literature
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Romantic poetry
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Eastern religion and mythology
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Ted Hughes
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Lawrence Durrell
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Iris Murdoch
Research Areas 1
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Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language / English Literature, Philosophy
Current Research Project and SDGs 1
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Iris Murdoch, Ted Hughes, Lawrence Durrell, Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, shamanism, myth, intertextuality
Research History 1
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Yeditepe University Department of English Language and Literature Associate Professor
1997.9 - 2017.1
Country：Turkey
Education 2
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Bogazici University Graduate School, Division of Philosophy
- 2008.6
Country： Turkey
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University of Oxford Faculty of Literature
- 1987.6
Country： United Kingdom
Professional Memberships 3
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Iris Murdoch Society
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Iris Murdoch Society in Japan
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International Lawrence Durrell Society Member at Large
Committee Memberships 2
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Septet, Yeditepe University Journal Consulting editor
Committee type：Academic society
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Global Conversations: An International Journal in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture Consulting editor
Committee type：Academic society
ISSN 2434-5687. http://philogc.org/journal/
Papers 15
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‘Lawrence Durrell’s Tibetan Exile: Connections between the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Theme of Exile in The Alexandria Quartet’’ Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson
Deus Loci The Lawrence Durrell Journal ( NS16 ) page： 71 - 84 2020
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Fiona Tomkinson
Global Conversations: An International Journal in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture, The Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation page： 60 - 70 2019
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Murdoch’s Japanese Foxes: Kitsunē Myth, Shintoism and Zen Buddhism’ Reviewed International journal
Fiona Tomkinson
The Iris Murdoch Review, Centenary Edition ( 10 ) page： 49 - 62 2019
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`Stevie Smith's Myth-Kitty',
Fiona Tomkinson
Women A Cultural Review Special Issue on Stevie Smith, ed. Noreen Masud and Frances White, 2018. page： 1-16 2018.12
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Three Types of Infinite Autonomy The Philosophy of Anne Conway
Tomkinson Fiona
WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS ON AUTONOMY: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES page： 77 - 93 2018
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“These fragments I have shored against my ruins”: poetry, multiplicity and Being-towards-Death in The Time of the Angels and A Word Child’ Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson
Studies in the Literary Imagination (SLI), Georgia State University, Department of English Vol. 51 ( 2 ) page： 57 - 78 2018
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Elizabeth's Pious Pilgrimage; or the Ghost in the Garden
Tomkinson Fiona
WOMEN-A CULTURAL REVIEW Vol. 28 ( 1-2 ) page： 101-114 2017
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The Myth of Ptah and the Structure of 'The Avignon Quintet'
Fiona Tomkinson
Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal NS Vol. 13 page： 75-83 2012
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Images of blankness in Joseph Conrad's 'The Warrior's Soul', 'Prince Roman' and 'The Tale'
Fiona Tomkinson
JSSE (Journal of the Short Story in English), Université d'Angers, Angers Vol. 57 page： 15-25 2011
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`Nature, self and metaphor in the work of Jane Griffiths'
Fiona Tomkinson
The Romanian Journal of English Studies, Editura Universitâţii de Vest, Timişoara Vol. 6 page： 273-282 2009
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`Ricoeur'ün Eğrilme Kavramı' (`Ricoeur's theory of metaphor')
Fiona Tomkinson
Cogito Vol. 56 page： 161-191 2008.10
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From Ricoeur's Theory of Metaphoric Reference towards a Phenomenological Ontology of Metaphor
Fiona Tomkinson
Bogazici University PhD dissertation page： 1-327 2008.6
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`The Question of Register in Poetic Translation: the Eminescu translations of Leon Leviţchi and Andrei Bantaş'
Fiona Tomkinson
British and American Studies (BAS), Editura Universitâţii de Vest, Timişoara Vol. XIII page： 197-211 2007
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`Olivia Manning: A Female Voice as Critique of Utopian Socialism'
Fiona Tomkinson
Gender Studies, Editura Universitâţii de Vest, Timişoara Vol. 1 ( 4 ) page： 147-155 2005
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`Thinking (about) plurality: Arendt and Merleau-Ponty' Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson
Yeditepe'de Felsefe. A Refereed Yearbook, Yeditepe University Press, Istanbul page： 261-279 2003.7
Books 8
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‘Iris Murdoch and The Tale of Genji’ Chapter 6 in Iris Murdoch and the Literary Imagination, ed. Miles Leeson and Frances White Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Joint author , Chapter 6）
London: Palgrave Macmillan 2023
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‘The Aesthetics of Perfection and Imperfection in Iris Murdoch’s An Accidental Man’ in Imperfectionist Aesthetics in Art and Everyday Life ed. Peter Cheyne Reviewed International journal
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Joint author）
New York: Routledge 2022
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‘Murdoch’s Question of the Work of Art: The Dialogue Between Western and Japanese Conceptions of Unity (MGM Chapters 1 and 8),’ in Reading Iris Murdoch’s Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, ed. Nora Hämäläinen and Gillian Dooley Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Sole author , Chapter 4）
Palgrave Macmillan 2019
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'Three types of infinite autonomy: The Philosophy of Anne Conway' Chapter 6 in Women Philosophers on Autonomy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, Edited by Sandrine Berges and Alberto Siani (Routledge, 2018)
Fiona Tomkinson （ Role： Sole author）
Routledge 2018.6 （ ISBN:113873747X ）
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`Arnold Bennett: poet and phenomenologist of lived space' in The Arnold Bennett Companion Volume 2
Fiona Tomkinson （ Role： Sole author）
Churnet Valley Press 2017.9
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`Incongruent counterparts in Under the Net', in Iris Murdoch: Philosopher Meets Novelist, ed. Sofia de Melo Araújo and Fátima Vieira
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Sole author）
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2011.5
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''Poem in Space and Time': Durrell at the crossroads of the arts and sciences', in Durrell at the Crossroads of the Arts and Sciences, ed. Corinne Alexandre-Garner
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Sole author）
Presses Universitaires de France, Paris 2010
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`Crossing the boundaries of flesh and narrative' in PALA Papers 2: Challenging the Boundaries, ed. Işıl Baş and Donald C. Freeman
Fiona Tomkinson（ Role： Sole author）
Rodopi, Amsterdam/New York 2007
MISC 3
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Report on the 22nd Conference of the Iris Murdoch Society of Japan, 26 November 2022 in The Iris Murdoch Review No 14 2023
Fiona Tomkinson with Chiho Omichi
The Iris Murdoch Review Vol. 14 page： 110 - 111 2023.11
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‘Uzungüneş’s Poems of Anatolia (in English)’ Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson
Profesör Süheyla Artemel’e Armağan/ Tribute to Professor Süheyla Artemel, ed. Nedret Kuran-Burçoğlu, Aslı Tekinay, Özlem Yazıcıoğlu, Cafer Sarıkaya page： 100 - 102 2019
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‘Review of Gillian Alban, The Medusa Gaze in Contemporary Women’s Fiction: Petrifying, Maternal, Redemptive’ Reviewed
Fiona Tomkinson
The Iris Murdoch Review, Centenary Edition ( 10 ) page： 77 - 79 2019
Presentations 25
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‘“Mishima’s Dog Blocking the waterfall”: Iris Murdoch and Yukio Mishima’s The Sea of Fertility’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The 23rd Iris Murdoch Society of Japan conference 2023.11.4 Iris Murdoch Society of Japan
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‘Chinese History of Colden Water: Ted Hughes and Buddhist Texts’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
ICAS 2023- 11th International Conference on Asian Studies:‘Asian Dynamism- Peace, Security and Growth" 2023.10.23 ICAS 2023- 11th International Conference on Asian Studies
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‘Hidden Buddhism in Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet’ Invited International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
Invited talk at the American University of Cairo 2023.9.20 University of Cairo
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‘Iris Murdoch and Yukio Mishima’ International coauthorship International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The 3rd International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture of the Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation: ‘Cultural Encounters: Impacts and Inspirations’ 2023.6.8 The Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation
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‘Mount Vulture and the Road to Angkor Wat’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
ICAS Asian Studies Conference 2022.10.20 International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS)
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‘Durrell’s Hidden Buddhist Heterotopias’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
On Miracle Ground XXI, “Mysticisms, Heresies, and Heterotopias” (Online conference) 2022.6.11 International Lawrence Durrell Society, hosted by the Université de Toulouse Jean Jaures, France.
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‘The politics and poetics of space in Arnold Bennett’s hotels and boarding houses’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
International Symposium Literary Hotels (Hybrid conference; my presentation was made online.) 2021.9.9 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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‘Only Connect Merleau-Ponty with The Faerie Queene: linking the Ontology of Vision and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics in Nuns and Soldiers’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
Online Conference of the Iris Murdoch Society 2021.7.15 Iris Murdoch Society
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‘Intercultural Philosophy: Iris Murdoch and Katsuki Sekida’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
1st ALAFI International Intercultural Conference “Philosophy as Intercultural Communication’’ 2019.10 University of Sao Paulo
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‘Infinity and the Meaning of Life’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The Second Conference on Philosophy and the Meaning of Life 2019.10 Waseda University
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‘Beyond the Japanese cat: Murdoch and Genji Monogatari.’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
Iris Murdoch Centenary Conference 2019.7 Oxford University (St Anne's College and Somerville College)
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‘Beyond Orientalist holism? The influence of East and Central Asian Thought on British Literature in the Twentieth Century’ International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture, ‘Home and Journey around the Globe’ of the Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation at Ala-Too International University/University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek 2019.5.31 Ala-Too International University/University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
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`Between symbolism and realism: death, rebirth andintertextuality in The Book and the Brotherhood' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The Twentieth Conferenceof the Iris Murdoch Society in Japan
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`Iris Murdoch: (Im)perfection and Japanese aesthetics' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
JSA (Japanese Society for Aesthetics) 2018 International Symposium: Philosophy, Art, Culture
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`Total War and the Eschatology of Peace: Tolkien between Hegel and Levinas' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The Tolkien Society
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`The Golden Lotus: TedHughes and Buddhism' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
`Poetry in the Making', 8th International Ted Hughes Conference
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`Meaning in/of life and theunity of the artwork: the dialogue between Western and Japanese conceptions of artistic unity in Iris Murdoch's Metaphysics as a Guideto Morals'
Fiona Tomkinson
The First International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life
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Durrell's Tibetan Exile: Connections Between the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Theme of Exile in Durrell International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
Exile, Survival, Dissent On Miracle Ground XX
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`Iris Murdoch's Japanese Gothic' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The Gothic in Japan Symposium
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`Versions of the Japanese cat': Iris Murdoch and Genji Monogatari' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
The Nineteenth Conference of the Iris Murdoch Society of Japan
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'Anne Conway: Autonomy, Infinity and Gender' Invited International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
invited talk at the Department of Philosophy, Boğaziçi University
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`Iris Murdoch's Japanese foxes' International conference
Eighth International Iris Murdoch Society Conference
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`Iris Murdoch's Wordsworth' International conference
Wordsworth Summer Conference
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`The aesthetics of perfection and imperfection in Iris Murdoch's An Accidental Man' International conference
Aesthetics of Perfection and Imperfection East & West
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`Stevie's Myth-Kitty: Modernist Aspects of Smith' at `We All Have These Thoughts Sometimes' International conference
Fiona Tomkinson
A conference on Stevie Smith, Jesus College, Oxford, March 10th-March 11th, 2016.
Other research activities 2
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‘The Sacred and Profane Love Machine: Myth and Intertext’
2020.3 -
‘Murdoch and the classics: a reading of An Accidental Man’
2019.10
KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 1
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The influence of Eastern religion on selected British authors International coauthorship
Grant number：19K00416 2019.4 - 2025.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Fiona Tomkinson
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\4290000 （ Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost：\990000 ）
Teaching Experience (On-campus) 11
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Survey on English and American Literature a (Lecture)
2018
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Survey on English and American Literature b (Lecture)
2018
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Studies in English and American Literature IIa (Seminar)
2018
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Studies in English and American Literature IIb (Seminar)
2018
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Academic English Basic
2018
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Academic English Intermediate
2018
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Academic English Communication
2018
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Academic English Advanced
2018
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Academic Reading 1
2018
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Academic English Seminar
2018
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Special English Seminar (Writing) 1
2018
Academic Activities 1
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Supervising a thesis on Iris Murdoch for a PhD student at Yeditepe University, Turkey International contribution
Role(s)：Review, evaluation, Peer review
Co-supervisor 2020.1