“Modernist Writing and the Ottoman Empire” gathers scholarly works that delve into modernist narrative discourses concerning the Ottoman Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By underscoring the often-overlooked nexus between modernism and the Ottoman Empire and emphasizing Turkey’s contributions to modernist thought, the symposium will foster discussions on how modernist narratives and practices engage with themes of “otherness,” the Orient, and the Ottoman Empire.

Speakers

Presentations by Ceyhun Arslan (Comparative Literature, Koç University), Katharina Herold-Zanker (English, Durham University), Demet Karabulut Dede (English, Princeton University; American Culture and Literature, Haliç University), Barry McCrea (novelist; Comparative Literature and Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame), Douglas Mao (English, John Hopkins University), Kaitlin Staudt (English, Union College).

Keynote by Zeynep Çelik (History, Columbia University). Respondent: M. Christine Boyer (Architecture, Princeton University).

Read the symposium program and more about the speakers.

Sponsored by the Department of English, Department of Comparative Literature, and Department of Near Eastern Studies, with the added support of the Humanities Council.