One persistent myth in the history of world literature is the idea of a “philological revolution” around 1800, when “European” scholars supposedly discovered “non-Western” lit. traditions as “literature” (here, from Aamir Mufti-Orientalism and the Institution of World Literature)
Coming up on Friday, Oct 22 at the Adab Colloquium! We will be hearing about and discussing a recent article by @czargar called "Sober in Mecca, Drunk in Byzantium: Antinomian Space in the Poetry of ʿAṭṭār"
with @SarahRbinTyeer and Ali Altaf Mian https://t.co/nTezrCDNo1
Colour edition of an Azerbaijani folktale Məlik Məhəmməd (1926), retold by Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli - now in #openaccess on #MENAdoc.
https://t.co/PLjjSQoPWO
Interesting to see the persistance of Iranian illustration art in early Soviet publications.
Tomorrow at 16:00–17:00 CEST I will be talking at the 3rd ENSIE conference with Dimitris Giagtzoglou on “Ottoman Esotericism and its Social Contexts.” We will seek to explore the way Ottoman esotericism and occultism intermingled with different 1/2
https://t.co/BL9hkNiUOo
Luther’s Small Catechism in Latin and Arabic, translated and copied by Salomon Negri in Halle in 1716, from the collection of Frederik Rostgaard (1671-1745). Danish Royal Library, ms Rostg. 1 fol.
“Süleymân the Second and his time”, papers edited by Halil İnalcık and Cemal Kafadar (Istanbul: Isis Press 1993), now in #openaccess on #MENAdoc:
https://t.co/8PFnah9aFZ
#OttomanEmpire
Seems I just published my first popular piece! Didn't have much control over the process or final product, so beg my fellow specialists' indulgence, but thought it might be a tad timely:
https://t.co/QhOar0uHHB
SABANCI HISTORY WEBINAR
"Uyhgur Knowledge Production and Identity Construction in China in the Reform Era" by Ildikó Bellér-Hann (University of Copenhagen), Wednesday, May 26, 202115:00-16:30 (Istanbul time) Zoom: https://t.co/7ZFDy8mWQG ID: 991 6190 1267
https://t.co/Aa41n7jKvS
SABANCI HISTORY WEBINAR
"Uyhgur Knowledge Production and Identity Construction in China in the Reform Era" by Ildikó Bellér-Hann (University of Copenhagen), Wednesday, May 26, 202115:00-16:30 (Istanbul time) Zoom: https://t.co/7ZFDy8mWQG ID: 991 6190 1267
https://t.co/Aa41n7jKvS
A Turk’s discovery that Armenians once thrived in his hometown leads to a groundbreaking investigation into the local dynamics of genocide.
The Armenians of Aintab by @mitSelimKurt1 is available from your favorite bookseller.
https://t.co/fIsjTQQz0g
4/22: @HarvardWCFIA/@HarvardCMES presents Elizabeth Prodromou (@FletcherSchool@TuftsUniversity) on
"Monuments, Memory, and Minorities: A Case Study of Turkey"
4:30pm EDT; register: https://t.co/8CaCbKFOqi
https://t.co/qh5gUxgWn0
Ottoman Legal Texts Workshop starts on 17 March. For registration: / Osmanlı Hukuk Metinleri Atölyesi 17 Mart'ta başlıyor. Kayıt için: https://t.co/Dr0b6MU7Wk
“Webinar” https://t.co/V0Jvzkisce
Sabancı University History Webinar with Banu Turnaoğlu (University of Cambridge): "Positivism and Anti-imperialism in Ahmed Rıza," 31 March 2021, 15:00-16:30, Istanbul time
We are saddened to learn that Prof. Mehmet Genç, a great scholar in the field of Ottoman economic history, passed away. Ailesine ve sevenlerine başsağlığı diliyoruz.