THE HISTORY FOUNDATION’S THURSDAY TALKS SERIES EXPLORES THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Women’s Experiences of Citizenship in Wartime: Women’s petitions in the First World War
The History Foundation’s Thursday Talks series, focusing on the First World War in the spring semester, will continue with its second meeting on March 6. Following the first talk, in which Mehmet Beşikçi addressed the topic of mobilization, in this meeting Zeynep Kutluata will concentrate on how the First World War was experienced by women.
Submitted by Peter Clasen on Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Small house available for rental in Fener, Istanbul. 1000 Euros a month not including bills. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, study, and cellar fit for parties. Recently redecorated.
Fener is within the historic city walls, in a traditionally Greek neighbourhood now slowly gentrifying. Ideal for someone wanting to immerse themselves in Turkish speaking environment, but also easily accessible to Beyoglu.
Preferred contact address for photos etc.: peter_clasen@mac.com (because other email registered years ago with H-TURK and now otherwise obsolete).
Please find below the announcement for the Levantine Conference in Istanbul, with links and contact information. If interested in participating, you can use the contact information below, or email me at acorlu@umw.edu.
Submitted by Anna Jüschke on Monday, March 3, 2014
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY FOR DOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
As a member-institute of the Max Weber Foundation – German Humanities Institutes Abroad, the Orient-Institut Beirut along with the Forum Transregionale Studien would like to invite scholars from the fields of Literature, Philology, History, Art History, Cultural Anthropology, History of Science and Musicology to apply for an international Summer Academy that will convene from 11 to 19 September 2014 in Beirut on the topic: Language, Science and Aesthetics – Articulations of Subjectivity and Objectivity in the Modern Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia
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