[Bilimsel Haber] FW: An Interview with Prof. Donald Quataert on Academic Freedom, the Armenian Issue and Turkish Studies SSF Think-tank

[tugrulk at vt.edu]

Osmanli tarihcisi Prof. Donald Quataert ile yaptigim ve Sociologists Without
Borders'ta yayinlanan roportaji asagidaki internet sayfasindan okuyabilirsiniz.
esenlikle, tugrul keskin

Dear all,

As you all know, academic freedom is a very important subject for all of us and
it should be protected by the university community. On the other hand, some
issues are very problematic  and controversial in academia because of
non-academic institutional involvement, such as in the case of the Armenian
issue. Non-academic actors (governments, special interests groups and lobbies
in Washington DC) have been manipulating the current discussion on the Armenian
issue since the 1990s and are pouring millions dollars into this every year.
Unfortunately, this issue has also become a business sector for some
academicians in the US. This issue is very similar to "The Militarization of US
Higher Education after 9/11;" also a case in which it was shown that the
government was able to influence and control academic thought.

I recently interviewed one of the most renowned scholars on Ottoman and Turkish
Studies, Prof. Donald Quataert on the subject of academic freedom, the Armenian
issue and Turkish studies. Please see the link to the interview at the SSF
think-tank homepage:

http://www.ssfthinktank.org/

Best to all,

--
Tugrul Keskin

Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern Studies
And Center for Turkish Studies
Portland State University
International Studies-INTL
East Hall 309
632 SW Hall Street
Portland, OR 97201 - USA
Office: 503-725-3495

Editor of Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies
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