Sercan Doğan Arısoy graduated from Selçuk University Department of English Language and Literature. During his BA, he studied at İstanbul University for one year with student exchange program Farabi. He also studied one semester at Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz (KPSW) in Poland with the student exchange program Erasmus. He is currently doing his MA at Istanbul Aydın University. His most recent publication is called “Transhümanizm ve Karşılaştırmalı İzdüşümü” where he participates as a co-author focusing on Pop-Culture, Video Games and Transhumanism. His work in progress includes “The Effect of Reading and Linguistic Knowledge on Consciousness in Brave New World”, “Transhumanist Characters in Video Games: NieR Authomata, Detroit: Become Human and DeusEx: Mankind Devided”. He is also working on “Kratos’ Journey through Mythology in God of War through Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces” for his MA graduation thesis study. He currently works as a lecturer at Gelişim University School of Foreign Languages. His study fields are Video Games, Fantastic Literature, Science Fiction, Anime and Japanese Culture, Transhumanism and Post-modernism. Supervisors: Timuçin Buğra Edman and Sema Zafer SÜMER
Friedrich Nietzsche in his book of 1883: Thus Spoke Zarathustra discovers one of the most fascina... more Friedrich Nietzsche in his book of 1883: Thus Spoke Zarathustra discovers one of the most fascinating ideas in Philosophy, Übermensch (also known as Superman). Assuming that the human psychological evolution has not reached its peak yet, films like Moby Dick, Rope and Rebecca explores the moral borders and the structures of social conditioning. The characters in the given films challenge the 20th century understanding of morality by opposing logical and challenging oppositions. Übermensch characters are the most remembered and influential characters in their respective works.
This paper aims to analyse the dysfunctional family relations explored in Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Fam... more This paper aims to analyse the dysfunctional family relations explored in Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Family Supper". The symbolism and lines spoken by the characters are going to be analyzed in correlation with the elements of Japanese culture. The aim is to explore the possibility and the likeliness of the father character murdering his entire family and himself by serving poisonous 'fugu' fish at dinner.
Friedrich Nietzsche in his book of 1883: Thus Spoke Zarathustra discovers one of the most fascina... more Friedrich Nietzsche in his book of 1883: Thus Spoke Zarathustra discovers one of the most fascinating ideas in Philosophy, Übermensch (also known as Superman). Assuming that the human psychological evolution has not reached its peak yet, films like Moby Dick, Rope and Rebecca explores the moral borders and the structures of social conditioning. The characters in the given films challenge the 20th century understanding of morality by opposing logical and challenging oppositions. Übermensch characters are the most remembered and influential characters in their respective works.
This paper aims to analyse the dysfunctional family relations explored in Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Fam... more This paper aims to analyse the dysfunctional family relations explored in Kazuo Ishiguro's "A Family Supper". The symbolism and lines spoken by the characters are going to be analyzed in correlation with the elements of Japanese culture. The aim is to explore the possibility and the likeliness of the father character murdering his entire family and himself by serving poisonous 'fugu' fish at dinner.
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