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HIST 671 The Making of Istanbul
3 Credits
A research seminar combining visual materials with
textual sources. Periods and topics dealt with, and
which students may choose to concentrate
upon, include : (1) The Byzantine past;
rituals and monuments in the making of a city.
(2) Early Ottoman land tenure in and around
Istanbul : tahrirs and Imperial vakıfs, kanun
and canon. (3) Istanbul as a distinctive "local
culture" within the Ottoman Empire. (4) Istanbul
as a locus of social unrest.
(5) Late Ottoman Istanbul : its changing topography;
its diverging tastes and identities (or : the
emergence of sub-localities within a local culture).
(6) Republican Istanbul and the end of a city.
Requirements : a major research paper combining
multiple types of evidence. Counts towards fulfilling
the seminar requirement in History.
Prerequisite : An adequate command of Ottoman
Turkish, through TLL 501-502 or the equivalent,
and subject to the instructor's approval.
Last Offered Terms
Course Name
SU Credit
Fall 2019-2020
The Making of Istanbul
3
Fall 2014-2015
The Making of Istanbul
3
Fall 2006-2007
The Making of Istanbul
3
Spring 2003-2004
The Making of Istanbul
3
Spring 2001-2002
The Making of Istanbul
3
Prerequisite: __
Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements:
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| A research seminar combining visual materials with textual sources. Periods and topics dealt with, and which students may choose to concentrate upon, include : (1) The Byzantine past; rituals and monuments in the making of a city. (2) Early Ottoman land tenure in and around Istanbul : tahrirs and Imperial vakıfs, kanun and canon. (3) Istanbul as a distinctive "local culture" within the Ottoman Empire. (4) Istanbul as a locus of social unrest. (5) Late Ottoman Istanbul : its changing topography; its diverging tastes and identities (or : the emergence of sub-localities within a local culture). (6) Republican Istanbul and the end of a city. Requirements : a major research paper combining multiple types of evidence. Counts towards fulfilling the seminar requirement in History. Prerequisite : An adequate command of Ottoman Turkish, through TLL 501-502 or the equivalent, and subject to the instructor's approval. | |||||||||||||||||||
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