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Fall 2007 Middle Eastern Studies Courses |
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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES FOR SPRING 2007 |
| Turkey: Orientalism, Nationalism & Modernity |
| ANTH 374 |
| Sue Ann McCarty |
| Many people-Turkish citizens, Orientalists, writers, scholars and others-have reflected on the idea of Turkey as a flexible zone between an imagined "East" and "West," with all of the stereotypes that those categories imply. This class challenges those categories by exploring various themes in Turkish life from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present. As its name implies, the class is divided into three sections. It begins in the late Ottoman period with the writings of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Evliya Celebi and their impact on European Orientalists, as well as readings from Edward Said's Orientalism. The second part of the class explores the dramatic changes that took place in everyday Turkish life as a result of the reforms introduced by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic. The final part of the class explores the long-term impact of these changes and the way they shape the experience and practice of Turkish modernity. Using novels by Turkish authors, films and academic texts, we explore themes including the contemporary urban-rural divide, issues of class and gender, urban squatter settlements, and Turkey's current effort to join the European Union. |
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