The Ottoman and Other Imperial Turns in the Historiography of the 1821 Greek Revolution (Seminar in Ottoman and Turkish Studies)

Seminar in Ottoman and Turkish Studies presents Sakis Gekas, Associate Professor and Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History, York University "The Ottoman and Other Imperial Turns in the Historiography of the 1821 Greek Revolution" December 5, 2022, NMC Conference Room (BF200B), 4 Bancroft Ave, 2nd floor  The bicentennial of the 1821 Greek revolution signalled a turn in the historiography of the great event towards Ottoman and other imperial (British, French, Russian) histories.

 

The paper will discuss the contextualization of the Revolution within trans-imperial and trans-national networks, and will focus on the much more advanced understanding of the Ottoman context of the revolution. Works published by historians of the Ottoman Empire, including the publication of primary sources, and a focus on the empires that lined up in support of the Greek cause and against the Ottomans, allow for a richer and more nuanced understanding of the Greek revolution than before.