Ottoman History Podcast
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Kocalarını Zehirleyen Osmanlı Kadınları | Ebru Aykut
E164 | Tanzimat’in ilanıyla beraber gündelik hayatın pekçok alanına nüfuz etmeyi hedefleyen yasal uygulamalar eczane ve attar dükkanlarının tozlu raflarına kadar ulaşmayı başarmıştı. Bu bölümde Ebru Aykut, Tanzimat sonrası Osmanlı’
EspÃas y el mundo mediterráneo | Emrah Safa Gürkan
E163 | Traductores, diplomáticos, comerciantes, asà como otras personalidades que generalmente caracterizan los contactos entre las diversas entidades polÃticas del mundo mediterráneo, sólo representan una de las muchas formas de interacción polÃti
Between Sultans and Kings | Claire Gilbert
E162 | With increased connections between polities on all sides of the Mediterranean during the early modern period, the importance of translators and translation grew to facilitate diplomatic and economic relations. In this episode, Claire Gilbert explor
Reconstituting the Stuff of the Nation | Lerna Ekmekçioğlu
E161 | The World War I period irrevocably changed the life of Ottoman Armenians and ultimately heralded the end of Christian communities throughout most of Anatolia. However, following the Ottoman defeat in the war, the brief Armistice period witnessed ef
"Little Pitchers Have Big Ears" | Children and the First World War
E160 | This episode offers a brief overview of some of the ongoing research in the study of children and childhood in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as well as some comments by Nazan Maksudyan and Yahya Araz, organizers of a workshop entitl
Study Sounds | St. James Stroll
E05 | London is home to many green spaces, but few match St. James's Park in terms of its avian soundscape. Take walk through the park and listen to pigeons, seagulls, and crows as they vie for bread in the heart of the city.
Osmanlı'da Mecnun Olmak | Fatih Artvinli
E159 | Yüzyıllar boyunca Tanrı’nın kimi zaman gizemi kimi zaman gazabı varsayılan delilik ve deliler, ondokuzuncu yüzyıl modernleşme düşüncesi ve pratikleri ile tıbbın ve psikiyatrinin temel konusu oldu. Deliliğin modern anlamda biyolojik
Study Sounds | Sacred Soundscapes
E04 | The Kadisha Valley of Mount Lebanon, the name of which means "holy" in Aramaic, has long been home to monasteries and played an important role in the spiritual and social life of the Maronite community. It is also one of the best spots in Lebanon fo
Inside Ottoman Prisons | Kent Schull
E158 | While humans have devised no shortage of ways to punish each other throughout history, the rise of the prison and incarceration as a method for dealing with crime is primarily a nineteenth century phenomenon. In this episode, Kent Schull discusses
Imperial Architecture and Urban Experience in Ottoman Aleppo | Heghnar Watenpaugh
E157 | While architectural historians are often concerned with the design, inception, and construction of buildings and objects, writing the history of architecture also includes the study of renovations, modifications, and changes in use of such spaces e