Conveners
S.4.5. Reframing Knowledge: Critical Approaches to Historiography, Evidence, and Representation
- Utku Can Akın (University of Toronto)
- Andre Araujo (University of Brasilia)
- Gül Kale (Carleton University)
Description
Chair: Kaan Üçsu
This paper provides an in-depth examination of the narrative surrounding “Ottoman materialism” in late Ottoman historiography, focusing particularly on the common assumptions clustered around the Ṭıbbiyye (Medical School) students. While mainstream accounts often conceptualise the so-called “Ottoman modernisation” by contending that institutions such as the Ḥarbiyye (Military Academy), the...
This paper explores the collective and material construction of historical knowledge in the Early Modern period, a dimension often neglected in historiography. While traditional studies emphasize epistemological foundations and the uses of history, this research highlights the collaborative processes underlying the production of printed artifacts. It argues that historical knowledge emerged...
This paper will look at the intersection between architecture and the history of science in the Islamic world, focusing on the early modern Ottoman empire. It will particularly discuss the role of mathematical sciences in relation to architectural practices. Whereas geometry and arithmetic were important in various artistic practices, their use constantly changed, altering architectural...
