Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-493 | History, as HIST-493
Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 493 [ME] and ASLC 493 [WA].) Turkey has a particularly complex relationship with the Ottoman Empire. On the one hand, the establishment of Turkey as a secular republic following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire after World War I marked a watershed between empire and republic, sultan and president, subject and citizen. On the other hand, significant areas of continuity persisted. This seminar focuses on areas of rupture and continuity in order to shed light on the way that these tensions continue to impact contemporary debates surrounding secularism and the place of religion, nationalism and minority rights, and the tensions between authoritarianism and democracy. We will pay particular attention to the intellectual, social and cultural construction of modernity and to the ongoing contestations over historical memory and the Ottoman past. Students will work in consultation with the instructor on developing, articulating and researching a seminar-length (20 pp) research paper. Two class meetings per week.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Fall semester. Professor Ringer.
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CHAP 101
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CHAP 101
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birds Without Wings | Louis De Bruniere | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey | Soner Cagaptay | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Ataturk: New Intellectual Biography | Sokru Hanioglu | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Streets of Memory | Amy Mills | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Secularism Confronts Islam | Olivier Roy | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Secular State and Religious Society | Berna Turam, ed. | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.