AH527 CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
| Course Code: |
8010527 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
History Of Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Masters |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This is a one-semester survey course designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to understand and interpret some of the major aspects of Ottoman cultural production and its history throughout the six centuries of Ottoman Empire. Emphasis is placed upon certain objects -- including buildings, illustrated books, paintings, photographs, calligraphy, postcards, and domestic furnishing-- chosen to explore the dynamics of cross-cultural contacts, the mobility of artworks, networks of artists and patrons, and multiple sites of production, circulation, and reception. The secondary readings, organised in a loosely chronological narrative, are selected to introduce students to the wide range of approaches, methodologies, and sources in the study of Ottoman cultural history, exploring the complex and multi-layered interactions between Ottoman cultural production and its regional and historical contexts in a comparative network.
