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141160 VU M1 - VU Contemporary Research and Methods in Ottoman Studies (2025W)
5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikawissenschaften, Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismusk
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 01.09.2025 00:00 to Sa 04.10.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 38 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 01.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- N Monday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
- Monday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course will offer an overview of recent scholarship about the Ottoman Empire. Current fields and objectives of research as well as methods will be presented with a special focus on historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods. Moreover, selected publications will be discussed.
Assessment and permitted materials
Active participation, discussion of texts, writing of summaries and a review to be delivered in the last unit.
Please comply with the plagiarism regulations of the University of Vienna.
Please comply with the plagiarism regulations of the University of Vienna.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Regular attendance is mandatory (being absent three times is tolerated).
A sound knowledge of English is required.
Participants are required to actively take part in the course and to hand in written materials by the given deadlines.
The final mark is composed of
participation (25%)
summaries (50%)
review (25%)
A sound knowledge of English is required.
Participants are required to actively take part in the course and to hand in written materials by the given deadlines.
The final mark is composed of
participation (25%)
summaries (50%)
review (25%)
Examination topics
The weekly portions of reading (in English and German) are part of the exam materials. A list of texts to be summarized and reviewed will be available on Moodle.
Reading list
Virginia H. Aksan, "What’s Up in Ottoman Studies?", Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, Volume 1, Numbers 1-2, 2014, pp. 3-21.Weitere Literaturliste sowie Unterlagen werden auf Moodle bereitgestellt.
Association in the course directory
MA-TU: M1
Last modified: Su 05.10.2025 14:26