CITIZENSHIP IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
April 9-10, 1999
Organized by:
Department of History and
Middle East and North African Program (MENA)
Binghamton University
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
New York University
Sponsored by:
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
New York University
Office of the Provost
Binghamton University
Binghamton University
All sessions are held in the Public Service Program Center.
Friday, April 9
9:00-10 Registration
10-12:30 Welcome
Donald Quataert (MENA)
Ariel Salzmann (New York Univ.)
SESSION I, Rights of Minorities and
Foreigners
Chair: Caglar Keyder (Binghamton Univ.)
Aram Arkun (New York Univ.)
"Ottoman Citizenship and the
Armenians in the Pre-World War I
Young Turk Period"
Fariba Zarinebaf Shahr (Univ. of
Chicago)
"Iranians in the Ottoman Empire"
Discussant: Ariel Salzmann
12:30 - 2 Lunch
2 - 5 SESSION II, Political Community
Chair: Ariel Salzmann
Engin Akarli (Brown Univ.)
"Instances of Citizenship Notions
from Late Ottoman History"
Selim Deringil (Bogaziçi Univ.)
"Conversion to Islam and Apostasy
during the Tanzimat: A
Reformulation of State-subject
Relationship"
Reinhard Schulze (Univ. Bern)
"On Conceptualizing Subject and
Citizen in Eighteenth-Century
Ottoman Culture"
Discussant: Elizabeth Thompson
(Univ. of Virginia)
7:30 pm Dinner
The Roaring Fork, Vestal Plaza
$25 by pre-reservation only
Saturday, April 10
9:30-12:30 SESSION III, Citizenship in
Comparative Perspective
Chair: Rifa'at Abou-El-Haj
(Binghamton Univ.)
Warren Rosenblum (Binghamton Univ.)
"Citizenship in the Second Reich"
Alexander Kitroeff (Haverford
College)
"Nationality and Citizenship in
Nineteenth-Century Greece"
Michael Hanagan (New School for Social Research)
"Western European Citizenship"
12:30-2 Lunch at Public Service Programs Center Dining Room
$8.00 by pre-reservation only
2 - 5 SESSION IV
Roundtable Discussion
Participants and Resat Kasaba (Univ. of
Washington)
Registration
Pre-registration by mail is strongly recommended.
Fee: $25 Faculty and guests
(Binghamton Univ. and New York Univ.
faculty and all students free)
To attend Friday dinner and Saturday lunch, you must pre-register by mail.
Friday dinner fee: $25.00
Saturday lunch fee: $ 8.00
Deadline: March 31, 1999
Please send conference Registration Form to:
Citizenship Conference
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
Lodging
For those attending the conference, reduced rates are available at:
Holiday Inn Arena
2-8 Hawley St., Binghamton NY 13901
607-722-1212
$50 per room
Deadline for guaranteed rooms is
March 15, 1999
Please send Hotel Reservation Form directly to the hotel.
Parking
Parking is available in the Paid Visitor Lot and Paid Garage for $3 on Friday,
$1 in quarters on Saturday in the Garage,
$3 in the Paid Visitor Lot
or, on Saturday only, free in regular campus parking lots.
Information
Write to:
Citizenship Conference
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P. O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
phone 607-777-4924; fax 607-777-4315
email: devoist@binghamton.edu
Citizenship in the Ottoman Empire
Conference and Meal Registration Form
Deadline: March 31, 1999 (Please Print)
Name_________________________________________
Institution__________________________________
Department___________________________________
Mailing Address______________________________
_____________________________________________
Registration Fee: $______________
($25 non-BU & non-NYU faculty and guests)
Friday Dinner_____at $25.00 $______________
(choice of:
____Teriyaki Beef Tips
____Apple Brandied Pork Chops
____Chicken Piccata
____Scallops Sauté Provencale
____Black Beans and Rice (vegetarian)
(salad bar, beverage and dessert included)
Saturday lunch _____at $8.00 $______________
(buffet; vegetarian choice available)
Total amount enclosed $______________
Please send check in US currency by March 31, 1999 payable to:
"Fernand Braudel Center", Binghamton Univ.
P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton NY 13902-6000
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Citizenship in the Ottoman Empire
Hotel Reservation Form
Send directly to:
Holiday Inn Arena
2-8 Hawley St.
Binghamton NY 13901
607-722-1212
FAX: 607-722-6063
Deadline: March 15, 1999 (Please print)
Name_________________________________________
Address______________________________________
_____________________________________________
Telephone____________________________________
Accommodations needed________________________
Date/time of arrival_________________________
Date/time of departure_______________________
_____Please guarantee reservation past 4 pm
Credit card name, number, exp. date
_____________________________________________
Signature____________________________________
Citizenship Conference, Binghamton University
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