Histoire du monde ottoman

The course will focus on: the structure of military and religious power, cultural and economic life, the organization of the provinces (with particular attention to the Arab provinces) and the reforms undertaken by the Sublime Porte in the 19th century (Tanzimâts). The course ends with the birth of nationalisms (Arab and Turkish) and the fall of the Empire.Session 1: General introduction to the course. Session 2. Political and social organization Session 3: Religion under the EmpireSession 4. Trade, merchants and craftsmen in Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire. Session 5. Ottoman institutions: the army and justiceSession 6. The "Capitulations"Session 7. La question d'OrientSession 8. The reforms. Session 9: Ottoman Arab citiesSession 10 Dislocation and the rise of nationalismsSession 11 - Pantourism and Turkish NationalismSession 12- General revision

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the history of the Ottoman Empire and its Arab provinces in particular. The course will approach the beginnings of the Ottoman empire, its political structure with an emphasis on the role of the Sultan, we will also analyse the question of religion and the different populations living in this vast empire. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand both Ottoman history and part of the history of the contemporary Arab world.

The first part is devoted to the theoretical course with classical note taking and text study. The second part of the session is devoted to presentations: students must present 20-30 minutes presentations on a topic that was not covered in the course or was only mentioned (Harem, Ottoman art, literature...).

Contribution to the teaching profile

This course provides an overview of the history of the Ottoman world from its birth to its fall, and the birth of the Nation-States in the Middle East. It is given in the form of ex-cathedra courses with a list of readings. Students are also encouraged to give presentations on topics not covered in class related to the Ottoman world.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Hitzel, Frédéric, L’Empire ottoman, XVe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 2001.Laurens, Henry, L’Orient arabe. Arabisme et islamisme de1798 à 1945, Armand Colin, Paris, 1993.Mantran, Robert, (dir.), Histoire de l’Empire Ottoman , Fayard, Paris,1989Veinstein, Gilles, ed., Syncrétismes et hérésies dans l’Orient seldjoukide et ottoman (XIVe-XVIIIe siècle), Paris-Louvain, 2005.

Contacts

Jihane Sfeirjsfeir@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

Students are assessed for their participation in the course, presentations and final oral exam.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Presence and participation (10%), oral presentations (40%) final exam (50%)