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Researchers and cooperation partners of the institute describe the development and findings of their projects and the delights and challenges of conducting research in the humanities. The contributors share an interest in the history, social realities, linguistic, and cultural expressions of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and its neighboring countries.
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Nematollahy, Kamyar “The Young Generation of Iranian Composers in the Digital Era”
5 March 2021 Dr. des. Kamyar Nematollahy is a musician and ethnomusicologist from the University of Cologne where he defended his Ph.D. thesis in 2020. Since September 2019, he has been working in the BMBF-funded initiative “Iran and Beyond – Breaking the Ground for Sustainable Scholarly Collaboration (IRSSC). Performance of Culture, Religion and Body as Strategies of…
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CMO Brings Together Music Editors of the Hampartsum Notation in a Virtual Event – Author: Nevin Şahin
CMO Brings Together Music Editors of the Hampartsum Notation in a Virtual Event Author: Nevin Şahin 29 January 2021 The long-term project Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae, after having initiated the online publication platform www.corpus-musicae-ottomanicae.de in 2018, is now happy to publish the pre-prints of the first music and text editions of the project on music sources…
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Melissa Bilal: Stimmen von armenischen Kriegsgefangenen in deutschen Lagern während des Ersten Weltkrieges -Autor: Martin Greve
16. Oktober 2020 | Autor: Martin GreveEs muss eine eigenartige Situation gewesen sein: Mitten im Ersten Weltkrieg, gefangen von den Deutschen, in ein Lager verschleppt, irgendwo im fernen Deutschland; und dann erscheinen plötzlich diese deutschen Professoren und stellen einen Kasten mit einer Art Hörrohr vor den Männern auf.
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Blue mohawk and the whirling dervish: a glimpse into contemporary Mevlevi soundscapes – Author: Nevin Şahin
Blue mohawk and the whirling dervish: a glimpse into contemporary Mevlevi soundscapes Author: Nevin Şahin 25 September 2020 Authenticity in the performance of Mevlevi whirling rituals has long been discussed and for a few decades, a new tradition of commemorating Mevlana Rumi (1207-73) has been established. With the foundation of state ensembles solely for performing…
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„Sonic Rituals“ trotz Pandemie – Einblicke, Eindrücke, Fragen – Autorin: Margret Scharrer
18. September 2020 | Autorin: Margret ScharrerAls unser Team (bestehend aus Judith I. Haug, Istanbul, Tül Demirbaş und Margret Scharrer, beide Bern) sich den ersten Vorbereitungen für den Workshop „Sonic Rituals: Ottoman, Habsburg & Burgundian Festivities (15th – 17th Centuries) From an Intermedial Perspective“ widmete, war von Corona noch keine Rede.
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Dr. Philip Mansel: Friend or foe? The Ottoman Empire and Europe, from Mehmed II to Wilhelm II
Lecture at the Orient-Institut Istanbul, October 24, 2013 The Ottoman Empire rose with the help of European allies, such as Genoa; it fell partly due to entering the First World War on the side of another ally, Germany. Using pictures and diplomatic documents, Dr Philip Mansel shows how the Ottoman Empire interlocked for more than…
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Traugott Fuchs – ein Leben als Migrant in Istanbul – Autorin: Karin Schweißgut
11. September 2020 | Autorin: Karin SchweißgutTraugott Fuchs, 1906 im Elsass geboren und 1997 in Istanbul verstorben, war Literaturprofessor, Germanist, Romanist, Übersetzer, Maler und einer der Intellektuellen, die 1934 Nazi-Deutschland verließen und in die Türkei auswanderten.