Society/Politics Modern Turkey

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The Republic of Turkey has transformed itself from a remnant of the multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire into a nation-state. This course examines the major political, social, and cultural expressions of that transformation, in law, architecture, fiction, film, TV, and music. Readings focus on the First World War and the violence amidst which the Turkish state was first established, the state- and nation-building projects under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and on the struggles for empowermentof women, Kurds, and migrants.