Defne Suman

Defne Süman's work delves into the intricate themes of collective forgetting and remembering, trauma, and the repression and uncovering of truth on both personal and societal levels. She explores questions of identity, notably the connection between language and identity, covert identities, and their malleability. Her narratives often confront a pluralistic notion of selfhood against monolithically constructed national identities, intertwining paradigms of exile and displacement with speaking from minority positions. Süman's writing discerns the philosophical core of human existence through profound analysis of the psyche and social dynamics.