Ottoman History Podcast

Ottoman History Podcast


Latest Episodes

The Lives of Ottoman Children | Nazan Maksudyan
March 22, 2014

Much has been written about shifts in the concept of childhood and the structure of families, particularly for the period following industrialization. However, seldom do the voices and experiences of children find their way into historical narratives. In

The Lives of Ottoman Children | Nazan Maksudyan
March 21, 2014

E150 | Much has been written about shifts in the concept of childhood and the structure of families, particularly for the period following industrialization. However, seldom do the voices and experiences of children find their way into historical narrativ

Berber and Arabic in Morocco | Mike Turner
March 16, 2014

E05 | There are many varieties of Arabic and Berber languages spoken in Morocco. In this episode, Mike Turner examines these language varieties in contact, discusses current education and language reform programs in Morocco, and provides some insights int

Common Ground and Imagined Communities | Daniel Pontillo
March 16, 2014

The study of discourse already occupies a prominent place within the humanities, but what can the study of a much different defined discourse in the study of language offer to fields such as history? In this episode, we attempt to bridge the gap between l

Common Ground and Imagined Communities | Daniel Pontillo
March 16, 2014

E149 | The study of discourse already occupies a prominent place within the humanities, but what can the study of a much different defined discourse in the study of language offer to fields such as history? In this episode, we attempt to bridge the gap be

Beyond Heterodoxy | Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
March 08, 2014

The history of Anatolia's Alevi or Kizilbash community has long been written by outsiders who have variously portrayed them as mysterious, heretical, heterodox, or uncivilized. Alevism has been often juxtaposed with the high religion would-be orthodox Sun

Beyond Heterodoxy: Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia | Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
March 08, 2014

E148 | The history of Anatolia's Alevi or Kizilbash community has long been written by outsiders who have variously portrayed them as mysterious, heretical, heterodox, or uncivilized. Alevism has been often juxtaposed with the high religion would-be ortho