"Education, Administrative Discipline, and the Rise of the Modern State in the Ottoman Empire" with Seyfi Kenan

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST
Johnson Center, Meeting Room D, 3rd Floor

Dr. Kenan's lecture is based on his current research that investigates the formation of the modern state during the late Ottoman period with a focus on such institutional traits as rationalism, public service, inspection and control in the field of education.

Seyfi Kenan received his PhD from Columbia university in 2003 and is currently an associate professor at Marmara University, Istanbul. He formerly worked at the Center for Islamic Studies in Istanbul and taught at Renmin University of China. He specializes in the history of education in the Ottoman Empire and Turkish modernization. He edited The Ottomans and Europe: Travel, Encounter and Interaction, (İstanbul: İSAM Yayınları, 2010) and extensively published in the field including articles in the Encyclopedia of Islam. He is also the vice editor of the Journal of Ottoman Studies.