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The Effect of Adapting Stories into Comics with AI on Reading Comprehension and Reading Motivation
(Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2026) Emine DEMİR; Yabancı Diller Eğitimi
This study examines the effects of AI-generated comic adaptations of literary texts on pre-service English teachers’ reading comprehension and reading motivation in an EFL context. Employing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, the study first analyzed quantitative data and subsequently used qualitative data to further elucidate the findings. The participants were 43 first-year pre-service English teachers enrolled in a Reading Skills I course at a state university in Türkiye, assigned to an experimental group (n = 23) and a control group (n = 20). Over a five-week period, the control group read authentic short stories in plain-text format, while the experimental group engaged with AI-adapted comic versions of the same texts. Reading comprehension and reading motivation were measured through pre- and post-test administrations, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with experimental group participants to enrich the quantitative results. ANCOVA findings indicated no statistically significant between-group differences in reading comprehension, although within-group gains were observed for the experimental group. Similarly, mixed ANOVA results revealed no significant effect of AI-generated comics on reading motivation. In contrast, qualitative findings suggested that participants perceived improvements in both reading comprehension and motivation, pointing to a divergence between measured outcomes and learner perceptions.
Minor Literature in Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Republic of Imagination, and Read Dangerously
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2025) Tataroğlu, Büşra; Amerikan Kültürü ve Edebiyatı
Following the 1979 Revolution, the shifting sociopolitical conditions and the growing need for self
expression amid repression led to a significant rise in the genre of life writing during the post-Revolutionary
era in Iran. Free from the constraints of censorship, women writers, particularly those in the diaspora,
intertwined their personal stories with broader societal issues, and found a voice through life writing in a
language other than their native tongue. Thus, life writing emerged as a vital platform for these writers to
engage in political and cultural debate. In this context, Azar Nafisi’s autobiographical works can be situated
within Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of “minor literature.” Defined by its emergence within a major
language, minor literature is marked by the deterritorialization of language, the inseparability of the
personal and the political, and resonance that speaks to a collective experience. Nafisi’s bibliomemoirs,
Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003), The Republic of Imagination (2014), and Read Dangerously (2022),
embody these traits through their fusion of literary criticism with autobiographical reflection.
Complementing this outline, Gillian Whitlock’s concept of “soft power” illuminates how Nafisi’s works
act as cultural tools that amplify suppressed narratives through their political depth. Writing from an exilic
position, Nafisi engages in intertextual dialogues with canonical authors, transforming literature into a site
of political resistance, identity reconstruction, and cross-cultural solidarity. This thesis argues that Nafisi’s
bibliomemoirs embody the dynamics of minor literature and serve as tools of “soft power” through the
transformative power of life writing.
Countercultural Archive and Thirdspace: An Examination of Allen Ginsberg’s Recordings
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2025) Monus Çevik, Oya Gülin; Amerikan Kültürü ve Edebiyatı
As a central figure among the Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg became one of the most politically active
creative artists during the rapidly changing sociopolitical atmosphere of the second half of the twentieth
century. Along with other Beats, Ginsberg’s mission was to experiment and explore his artistic abilities in
light of evolving conventions. Ginsberg, with his notable works, presents complex and rich content to
analyze and comment on through the lenses of spatial and social critical theories as his ideas and art
manifest the time’s evolving views, providing an archive of counterculture. This thesis aims to examine the
aesthetic and political implications of Ginsberg’s conscious impulse to record his poetry during his
performances, which in time accumulated to be an unofficial archive of his poetic accomplishments as well
as the countercultural moment he is a part of. This thesis further proposes that the archival space can also
be interpreted as a Thirdspace in Edward Soja’s sense of the term, where space is considered with its
historical and social dimensions. In the context of this analysis, the archival thirdspace is produced by
Ginsberg’s conscious effort to record his own and the affiliated poet-friends’ performances. The immediacy
of the poet’s voice preserved in the audio archive not only offers the poem as performance but also leads
to a consideration of an interactive experience with its past and future audiences.
Sosyal Kaygı, Deneyimsel Kaçınma, Reddedilme Duyarlılığı ve Yalnızlık Arasındaki Boylamsal İlişkiler: Çocukluk Çağı Travmalarının Rolü
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2025) Gök, Battal Göktürk; Psikoloji
Current study consists of two stages. In the first phase, in order to measure social anxiety in Türkiye with
effective and reliable instruments, the long and short variants of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS)
and the Social Phobia Scale (SPS) were adapted into Turkish with data collected from 523 participants in
clinical and general population samples. In the second stage, short-term longitudinal associations between
childhood trauma, social anxiety, loneliness, rejection sensitivity, and experiential avoidance in Canada and
Türkiye were tested using cross-lagged panel models with measures taken at three different time points at
three-month intervals over six months. The Time 1 sample consisted of a total of 1735 participants from
both countries, with 341 participants at Time 2 and 293 participants at Time 3. Two-way MANCOVA and
ANCOVA analyses were conducted to identify possible cross-cultural and gender differences using the
data obtained at Time 1. Canadian participants scored significantly higher than Turkish participants on all
of the main variables. At Time 1, the direct effects of being young in Canada, being female, childhood
trauma, rejection sensitivity, experiential avoidance, and loneliness on social anxiety were significant. In
Türkiye, the direct effects of being young, emotional neglect, sub-dimensions of childhood traumas,
rejection sensitivity, experiential avoidance and loneliness on social anxiety were significant at Time1.
Female participants scored higher than males on all main variables in both countries. Only in the physical
abuse sub-dimension of childhood trauma, men reported higher scores than women. From a temporal
perspective, social anxiety significantly increased rejection sensitivity and experiential avoidance in
Türkiye, and loneliness significantly increased social anxiety, rejection sensitivity and experiential
avoidance in Canada. All variables had high autoregressive effects and exhibited temporal stability.
Clinically, the chronic course of the variables indicates the need for early diagnosis and long-term
intervention.
“Film Mirasım” Görsel-İşitsel Arşivinde Ulusal Belleğin Temsili
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2025) Yıldız, Saliha; Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi
This study aims to analyze how Türkiye’s national memory is represented through state-produced visual
narratives, based on the audiovisual materials from the period 1918–1960 available in the Film Heritage
(Film Mirasım) digital archive, developed by the Directorate General of Cinema of the Republic of Türkiye
Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A total of 117 sound videos from the archive were transcribed using
automatic speech recognition, and the resulting texts were systematically examined through qualitative
analysis techniques. In the content analysis conducted with the support of ATLAS.ti software, initial codes
were identified, similar codes were grouped under categories, and four main themes were derived from
these categories: Public Policies, International Relations, Independence and National Identity, and
Political Structure.
The code-level analysis revealed that the themes of industry and national values were predominant during
the 1918–1938 period; defense and macroeconomic policies in the 1938–1950 period; and energy and
foreign affairs in the 1950–1960 period. The discourses of four political leaders followed a similar pattern:
Atatürk emphasized industry and national values; İnönü focused on defense and party structures; while
Bayar and Menderes prioritized development and foreign policy. Furthermore, a three-tiered social network
analysis was conducted. First, a thematic network analysis was used to map the relationships between major
themes and codes. Second, a temporal network analysis examined the evolution of thematic structures over
time. Finally, a leader-code analysis compared the thematic emphases in the speeches of Atatürk, İnönü,
Bayar, and Menderes.
According to the findings, Public Policies and International Relations consistently occupied central
positions across all three periods, whereas the theme of Independence and National Identity demonstrated
more limited connectivity. The thematic network analysis covering the 1918–1960 period indicates that the
early years were characterized by a smaller number of highly interconnected themes, whereas the 1950
1960 period exhibited an increase in the number of nodes, but a decrease in connection density. Among the
leaders, Menderes and Bayar stood out through their emphasis on economic themes, İnönü played a
bridging role, and Atatürk appeared as a guiding figure.
In conclusion, this study reveals how the state-sponsored audiovisual content in the Film Heritage archive
constructs the discourses that shape Türkiye’s national memory, through both content-based and relational
analyses. The combined use of content analysis and social network analysis enhances the methodological
originality of the research, and offers insights for improving the representational capacity, accessibility, and
content structuring of digital archives.