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Hans-Lukas Kieser, Khatchig Mouradian – The I.B. Tauris Handbook of the Late Ottoman Empire

Hans-Lukas Kieser (Anthology Editor) , Khatchig Mouradian (Anthology Editor), The I.B. Tauris Handbook of the Late Ottoman Empire. History and legacy, Bloomsbury Publishing, I B Tauris Handbooks, 2025, 792 p., £94.50

Description

Drawing on contributions from fifty established and emerging academics, The I.B. Tauris Handbook of the Late Ottoman Empire explores the scholarship that has emerged in recent decades on the Late Ottoman period and its legacies.
Seven chronological sections, featuring thirty-four chapters and eight supplementary essays, guides the reader from the late eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century.

The first two sections cover the Ottoman Empire before the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. Section III addresses diachronic topics from Arab and Kurdish nationalism to missionaries and Zionism. Sections IV and V examine the post-1908 period, marked by the Young Turks’ rise (specifically the Committee of Union and Progress), the Great War, and mass violence. Section VI discusses the post-Great War treaty system and its lasting impact, while Section VII explores post-Ottoman realities entangled with the late Ottoman legacy.

The volume includes two bibliographies, a chronology of political events, and an incisive afterword on the state of the field. Surveying scholarship and its interdisciplinary dimensions, and highlighting mass violence as a formative force in the region’s history, this handbook serves as a reference for researchers, diplomats, students, and general readers.

Table of Contents

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“Cretan Tragedy”: Ideas and Networks of an Ottoman Imperial Provincial Elite at the Turn of 20th century by Antonis NASIS (CETOBaC & Université de Crète)

Date : Lundi 16 juin 2025 à 13h30
Lieu : EHESS, 54 boulevard Raspail, salle A07_37, Paris
Distanciel : https://bbb.ehess.fr/b/mar-gmv-hb9-onc

Jury :
Marc Aymes, CNRS/EHESS, directeur
Elias Kolovos, Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, directeur
Merih Erol, Özyeğin Üniversitesi, Istanbul
Murat Şiviloğlu, Trinity College, Dublin
Eleftheria Zei, Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης, Rethymno

Call for Papers Central European History Conference (“ASEEES in Europe”) / Appel à communications Conférence sur l’histoire de l’Europe centrale (“ASEEES en Europe”))

Central European History Convention
July 17th—19th 2025, University of Vienna / in person (not hybrid)
Further information: ceh-c.univie.ac.at
Deadline for proposals: January 31st 2025

Notification: February 24th 2025

In July 2025 the University of Vienna and the Institute of Austrian Historical Research will host the first Central European History Convention (CEH-C). This event is dedicated to providing a platform for exchange on Central European History from the late medieval period to the mid-20th century, with a focus on the lands of the former Habsburg Empire and its neighbors (including the territories of the former Ottoman empire).

We want to create a space in Europe where colleagues from many different parts of the world can share and discuss findings, methodologies, and ideas across regions, disciplines, and national/language traditions. We invite scholars from all historically oriented fields at any point in their academic career to submit a paper proposal and/or attend. We particularly encourage PhD students to apply. The goal of this convention is to facilitate international dialogue about the history of this region, with a special focus on building networks and frameworks for comparative research.

Submissions should be done on an individual basis. The Program Committee will organize the panels with an eye toward fostering new networks and conversations.
This convention requires no participation fees and offers extremely economically viable housing costs, with financial support for travel and housing available for those in need.
This year’s three-day conference will feature a keynote by Professor Tara Zahra (University of Chicago) and a panel discussion on the work and influence of Professor Pieter Judson (European University Institute, retired).

English will be the spoken language of conference presentations, but scholars from all linguistic backgrounds are welcome to participate.
The CEH-C invites proposals for contributions on, but not limited to, new approaches to the following subjects as they pertain to Central European Studies:
• Cultural History
• Economic History
• Global History
• Intellectual History
• Political History
• Social History
• Administrative/
Bureaucratic History

• Business History
• History of Diplomacy
• Dynastic History
• Environmental History
• History of Gender and
Sexuality
• Legal History
• Media and Communication

• Military History
• History of Science &
Technology
• Urban History
• Digital Humanities
• Memory Culture

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Ph.D. Research Grant Announcement 2025/26

The Orient-Institut Istanbul is pleased to invite applications for Ph.D. research grants for 2025/26. The purpose of the grant is to provide support for research in Turkey to Ph.D. candidates not living in Turkey.

During the duration of the scholarship no other scholarship may be obtained, and no paid employment positions may be taken.

Grants are preferably available to support research in one of the institute’s research areas, https://oiist.org/en/research-profile/  namely

  1. Musicological research on the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
  2. Narrative sources on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire
  3. Past and contemporary forms of religious expression in the regions investigated at the OII (since the 11th century)
  4. Turkology (Linguistics and Literary Studies)
  5. Iran
  6. Entanglements between Turkish or Ottoman society, culture and literatures on the one, and Southeast Europe, the Mediterranean, Iran, The Caucasus and Eastern Europe on the other side. The migration of academics and artists is part of this field
  7. Ottoman modernities
  8. Science, Technology, and Society with a topic relating to Turkey

The research grant consists of a monthly stipend of € 1,200 for the duration of usually ten to twelve months. Short term grants of up to 90 days may also be made available. Travel expenses of a journey to and from Turkey will be reimbursed. Start of the scholarship should be at the earliest February 15th, 2025 and at latest September 15th, 2025.

Prospective applicants are expected to hold an M.A. degree in a related academic discipline. As a rule, a complete application is to demonstrate the necessity of conducting research in Istanbul or Turkey at large. If, in exceptional cases, the fellowship is not, or only partially, spent in Istanbul, a close connection to the institute is required. Upon consultation this may also be arranged through supervision by members of the Orient-Institut’s Scientific Advisory Board or other scholars associated with the institute.

Good command of Turkish or another source language necessary for the proposed project is obligatory. As the Orient-Institut Istanbul aims at creating an open and supportive academic environment, grant holders are expected to attend colloquia and conferences organised by the institute and to give a presentation of their own research. Research stays outside Istanbul must be cleared with the institute’s director.

Applications to Prof. Dr. Christoph K. Neumann
Director of the Orient-Institut Istanbul must be submitted via our online application form by January 2nd, 2025. For the reference letter, please share the link https://oiist.org/referenzschreiben-formular/ with the academic supervisor you have asked for a reference letter to upload the reference letter there.

Complete applications must include the following:

  • Cover letter with indication of the desired period of the fellowship
  • CV
  • Outline of the Ph.D./ research project
  • Explanatory statement and research schedule for the stay in Istanbul/Turkey
  • Letter of recommendation written and uploaded by an academic supervisor
  • Copy of M.A. diploma
  • Documentation of proficiency in Turkish or another relevant source language

Call for Applications – Winter School | Reading and Analysing Ottoman Manuscript Sources

Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2024
The winter school will take place between March 17 and 21, 2025

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We invite students to participate in an international winter school devoted to reading and analysing Ottoman manuscript sources, with a particular focus on archival documents. This is the seventh edition of this format, following the summer schools of 2016 in Amman (Jordan), 2017 in Beirut (Lebanon), 2018 in Aix-en-Provence (France) and Ankara (Turkey), 2022 in Wittenberg-Berlin (Germany), and 2024 in Cairo (Egypt).
The 2025 winter school is organised by the Institute for Mediterranean Studies/FORTH, in cooperation with the Islamic Studies Department of the University of Halle-Wittenberg, the French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo), the Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan and Central Asian Studies (CETOBaC), the Institute of Research and Study on the Arab and Islamic Worlds (IREMAM), the Seminar für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients, Abteilung Islamwissenschaft at Universität Heidelberg, the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBÜ) and the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB).
The winter school aims to overcome the initial difficulties researchers often face when working with archival documents from the Ottoman period, one of which has to do with technical terminologies no longer in use today. Today, early-career scholars often feel helpless when faced with Ottoman archival material in Ottoman Turkish or other languages used in the Empire, and they need to develop their skills in palaeography and philology. Besides, dialogue and exchange remain limited between the different schools of Ottoman history, particularly between scholars focusing on the analysis of imperial dynamics (who are generally specialists in the Ottoman language) and those who concentrate on the provinces of the Empire and who therefore work on sources produced in local languages.
Application Guidelines
In order to be considered, applications must include:
  • a proposal outlining the candidate’s research project (maximum 600 words)
  • a curriculum vitae, mentioning language skills (two pages maximum)
  • name and contact of two referees that may be contacted for a recommendation.
The applications must be submitted in English.
Applications should be filled in online via the application form accessible through the following link: https://forms.gle/jQoyL2uU2LSuBqLUA 
For further questions please use the following e-mail address: contact@ottomanuschool.org
Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2024.
Reply from the organising committee will be forwarded before mid-January 2025.

Soutenance de thèse de Meriç Tanik (CETOBaC)

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Y a-t-il une science ottomane ? Circulation des savoirs et fabrique des disciplines agronomique, forestière et vétérinaire (1840-1940)

Soutenance de thèse de Meriç Tanik (CETOBaC).
Mercredi 3 juillet 2024, 9h30 | En hybride.

Présentiel : Collège de France, 52 rue du Cardinal Lemoine 75005 Paris, salle Françoise Héritier. En raison des restrictions d’entrée au bâtiment, celles et ceux qui souhaiteraient assister à la soutenance, sont priés de contacter la candidate. Lien pour le distanciel également auprès de la candidate.

Membres du jury :

Marc Aymes (Centre national de la recherche scientifique / École des hautes études en sciences sociales, co-directeur de thèse)
Olivier Bouquet (Université Paris Cité / Institut universitaire de France)
Michel Espagne (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, co-directeur de thèse)
Aleksandra Kobiljski (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)
Harun Küçük (University of Pennsylvania)
Darina Martykánová (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Stéphane Van Damme (Ecole normale supérieure – Paris Sciences et Lettres)

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Soutenance de thèse de Irvin Cemil Schick (CETOBaC)

The Legitimation of Esoteric Practices of Dubious Orthodoxy : Magic and Divination as Textual Practices in Early Modern Ottoman Islam

TALHA TOLUNALP

Soutenance de thèse de Irvin Cemil Schick (CETOBaC).
Mardi 9 juillet 2024, 14h | En hybride.
Présentiel : 54 boulevard Raspail – 75006 Paris, salle AS1_08. Contacter Nathalie Clayer pour assister.
Distanciel : Se rapprocher du candidat.

 

Membres du jury :

Mme Nathalie Clayer (Directrice de thèse), EHESS
Mme Amila Buturovic, York University, Toronto
M. Jean-Charles Coulon, CNRS
M. Pierre Lory, EPHE
M. Alexandre Papas, CNRS
M. Marinos Sariyannis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Crète

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Parution – Les Tsiganes des Balkans (1280-1914). Documents rassemblés, traduits et commentés par Bernard Lory

Les Tsiganes (Rroms) et leur histoire sont très largement méconnus et font l’objet de nombreux stéréotypes qui contribuent à donner d’eux une vision intemporelle, comme s’ils ne s’étaient pas adaptés aux évolutions de leur temps et n’avaient pas interagi avec les sociétés au contact desquelles ils se sont trouvés. Cette vision des Tsiganes vivant dans une bulle immuable et anhistorique est erronée : au cours des siècles, ils ont modifié leurs activités économiques, leurs pratiques langagières, leur style de vie.

Dans le présent ouvrage, Bernard Lory reprend l’enquête historique à sa base, par la collecte de sources primaires aussi variées que possible, écrites entre la fin du XIIIe siècle et le début du XXe siècle. Spécialiste de l’histoire des Balkans, il a limité son étude au Sud-Est de l’Europe (Grèce, Albanie, Bulgarie, Turquie d’Europe, Macédoine, Serbie, Kosovo, Monténégro, Croatie et Bosnie-Herzégovine), vaste territoire où les populations tsiganes sont nombreuses. Cette approche géographique est largement conditionnée par le facteur ottoman, puisqu’elle concerne des territoires qui furent sous son administration directe et prolongée.

Au total, ce sont 157 documents traduits du grec byzantin, du slavon, du turc ottoman, du latin, de l’allemand, de l’anglais, du serbo-croate, du bulgare ou du macédonien. Chaque texte est introduit, pourvu des notes explicatives indispensables, commenté et mis en rapport avec d’autres sources au contenu voisin. Le lecteur se rendra compte qu’il n’y est pas question de roulottes et fort peu de musique ou de bonne aventure. En revanche le métier de forgeron est central, les questions de fiscalité sont omniprésentes et les relations complexes entre Tsiganes et Gadjos se déclinent avec beaucoup de subtilité.

Les Tsiganes des Balkans (1280-1914), Documents rassemblés, traduits et commentés par Bernard Lory, Les Belles Lettres, 2024 (688 p., 55€)