[Discussion] Osmanli Balkanlarinda Kadinlar

[Gonul Pultar]

Call for Papers:
WOMEN IN THE OTTOMAN BALKANS

Submissions are invited for an edited interdisciplinary volume on women
in
the Ottoman Balkans.

The volume will investigate the intersection of gender, culture,
ethnicity,
nationhood, and religion in the context of the multi-ethnic and
multi-confessional Ottoman Balkans. It will cover diverse subjects such
as
law, religion, economic life, social life, art and culture, public and
private life, politics and nation building, and other relevant topics.
It
will draw upon multiple fields and disciplines, including history,
cultural
studies, literature and linguistics, religious studies, sociology,
women¹s
studies, and folklore.

The projected volume aims to represent all relevant ethnic and religious
groups, including Albanians, Bosnians (Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim),
Bulgarians, Greeks, Jews, Macedonians, Roma, Romanians, Serbs and
Montenegrins, Turks, and Vlachs.

Studies of Ottoman women have so far been concerned primarily with the
central lands and particularly with Istanbul and environs, as well as
with
the Arabic-speaking provinces. Intended to broaden the scope of such
studies, this volume will examine the Ottoman Balkans, highlighting the
inter-penetration of religions and ethnicities, and acculturation across
religious and ethnic boundaries, as they inflected gender relations and
the
daily lives of women. Its historical scope will cover the period between
the
consolidation of the Ottoman rule in the Balkans and the establishment
of
the successor states, including the processes of Ottomanization and
de-Ottomanization.

Those interested in contributing to this volume are invited to send a
300-400 word ABSTRACT ‹by post, fax, or e-mail‹by 31 August 2003 to:

Prof. Amila Buturovic
Division of Humanities, York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3
Canada
E-mail: amilab@yorku.ca
Fax +416-736-5460

The deadline for submitting completed papers is 31 January 2004.

An editorial committee will assess each contribution.

If there is sufficient interest, a conference or symposium may be
organized
on this topic. 

Please feel free to forward this message to all groups and individuals
that
you may deem interested in this project. Thank you.