Seventh Biennial Conference on the Ottoman Empire and the World-Economy,
Oct. 11-12, 1996

CONSUMPTION IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1500-1923

October 11-12, 1996

Seventh Biennial Conference on the Ottoman Empire and the World- Economy

Organized by: Middle East and North African Program, Binghamton University

Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations, Binghamton University

Institute of Turkish Studies

Binghamton University

All sessions are held in the Public Service Program Center.

Friday, October 11
8:30-9:30 Registration
9:30-12:30 Welcome, Immanuel Wallerstein (Fernand Braudel Center)
Opening Remarks, Donald Quataert (MENA)
"Consumption Studies: A Useful Concept for Ottoman History?"

SESSION I
Suraiya Faroqhi (Ludwig- Maximilians Univ.)
"Textile Consumption in Bursa, Late Fifteenth to Early Eighteenth Centuries: A Comparative View"

Tulay Artan (Bogazici Univ.)
"Looking for 'Staples,' 'Delicacies,' and 'Conspicuous Consumption' in the Ottoman Elite Diet of the Eighteenth Century"

Discussants:
Elizabeth Frierson
Nancy Micklewright

12:30-2 pm Lunch

2 - 5 pm SESSION II

Ariel Salzmann (New York Univ.)
"Tulipmania in the Ottoman Empire: Politics and Public Consumption in the Early Eighteenth Century"

Mehmet Genc (Marmara Univ.)
"Elite Household Inventories: A Source for Non-Elite Consumption Patterns in the Eighteenth Century"

Sherry Vatter (UCLA)
"Food and Fabrics in Ottoman Syria: Re-evaluating the Study of Consumption"

Discussants:
Charlotte Jirousek
Suraiya Faroqhi
Tulay Artan

7:30 Dinner at Silo Restaurant
$25 by pre-reservation only

Saturday, October 12

9:30-12:30 SESSION III

Charlotte Jirousek (Cornell Univ.)
"The Transition from Traditional to Mass Fashion System Dress in the Later Ottoman Empire"

Elizabeth Frierson (Cornell Univ.)
"Cheap and Easy: Consumption, Credits, and the Creation of Markets in the Late Nineteenth Century"

Nancy Micklewright (Univ. of Victoria)
"Photographs and Consumption in the Ottoman Empire"

Discussants:
Mehmet Genc
Ariel Salzmann
Sherry Vatter

12:30-2 pm Lunch at PSPC $7.50 by pre-reservation only

2 - 5 SESSION IV

Roundtable Discussion
Caglar Keyder, Moderator

Registration

Pre-registration by mail is strongly recommended.
Fee: $25 Faculty and guests
(Binghamton 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: $7.50
Deadline: October 1, 1996

Please send conference Registration Form to :

Ottoman 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: Hotel de Ville, 80 State St., Binghamton NY 13901, 607-722-0000, $58 per room

Hotel de Ville provides free transportation from/to the airport. Inquire at the Serafini Ground Transportation booth at the airport

Deadline for reservation at conference rate: September 25, 1996

Please send Hotel Reservation Form directly to the hotel.

Parking is availabe in the Paid Visitor Lot and Paid Ramp for $3 on Friday, $1 in quarters on Saturday, or, on Saturday only, free in regular campus parking lots.

Information

Write to:
Ottoman Conference
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P. O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
phone 607-777-4924; fax 607-777-4315,
email: fbcenter@binghamton.edu

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Consumption in the Ottoman Empire, 1500-1923

Conference and Meal Registration Form

Deadline: October 1, 1996 (Please Print)

Name_________________________________________

Institution__________________________________

Department___________________________________

Mailing Address______________________________

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Registration Fee: $______________
($25 non-BU faculty and guests)

Friday Dinner_____at $25 $______________
(Seafood Buffet; also includes beef, ham,
turkey, vegetarian choices)

Saturday lunch _____at $7.50 $______________
(vegetarian entree available)

Total amount enclosed $______________

Please send check in US currency by Oct. 1, 1996 payable to: "Fernand Braudel Center", Binghamton Univ., P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton NY 13902-6000

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Consumption in the Ottoman Empire, 1500-1923

Hotel Reservation Form

Send directly to Hotel de Ville, 80 State Street, Binghamton NY 13901

Deadline: September 25, 1996 (Please print)

Name_________________________________________

Address______________________________________

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Telephone____________________________________

Accommodations needed________________________

Date/time of arrival_________________________

Date/time of departure_______________________

_____Please guarantee reservation past 4 pm

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