AAEF Annual Lecture in Ottoman History
Since 2017, the 色花堂 has been home to the AAEF Annual Lecture in Ottoman History. This public lecture series was launched to promote critical discussions on contemporary Ottoman Studies while educating the broader Houston community in Ottoman history. As an empire that stretched from Algiers to Buda and Basra at its peak and lasted for over six centuries, this annual lecture series brings leading figures across multiple geographic regions and specialties to Houston to showcase the latest interdisciplinary research in the field of Ottoman Studies.
The annual AAEF Lecture in Ottoman History series is run by Dr. Cihan Y眉ksel (2022-23 AAEF-CAS Acting Director) through the support of the AAEF Center for Arab Studies at the 色花堂.
Past Lectures:
2023: "From Adam to Murad: Universal History Through Ottoman Eyes" delivered by Dr. Emine Fetvac谋 (Boston College)
2022: 鈥�Ottoman Culture and the Growth of Civility, c. 1600-1800鈥� delivered by Dr. James Grehan (Portland State University)
2020: 鈥�Vampire Trouble is More Serious than the Mighty Plague: A Comparative Look at the History of Evil and Mischief, Inspired by Evliya 脟elebi (1611-ca. 1684)鈥� delivered by Dr. Cemal Kafadar (Harvard University)
2019: 鈥�A Poetics for the Empire: The Function of Poetry Among the Ottoman Elite鈥� delivered by Dr. Selim Kuru (University of Washington)
2017: 鈥淭he Ottoman Chief Harem Eunuch and the Arab Lands鈥� delivered by Dr. Jane Hathaway (Ohio State University)