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HIEU106GS: Imperial Matthew T. Herbst, Faculty Director, MMW Program University of California San Diego, Eleanor Roosevelt College Location: , [email protected]

Course Description This course explores the history of Constantinople (now called Istanbul) during its long period as an imperial capital, when it served as the political, cultural, economic, and religious center of the (4th – 15th century) and then the (15th – 20th century). How did these two empires share one imperial center? How did the Byzantines create this imperial center and how did the Ottomans make it their own? We will examine both continuity and change in the city’s history through such topics as the use of urban space, demographic change, religious organization and practices, political and religious ceremony, commercial activity, and art and architecture. We will trace the city’s transition through its imperial period as it transformed from a Christian Byzantine into a cosmopolitan Muslim imperial capital.

Course Evaluation and Requirements Final Exam: 50% Assessments: 25% Participation 25%

Required Reading Judith Herrin. Byzantium. The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire. [Pre‐ Departure Reading: First 8 chapters due prior to arrival in Istanbul.] Philip Mansel. Constantinople. City of the World’s Desire, 1453‐1924. London: J. Murray, 1995. Jane Taylor. Imperial Istanbul. New York: TPP, 2007.

E‐Readings Fergus Bordewich. “Fading Glory.” 2008. PRE‐READING Paul Magdalino. “Medieval Constantinople: Built Environment and Urban Development.” 2002. PRE‐READING Halil Inalcık. “Istanbul: An Islamic City.” 1990. PRE‐READING Brian Coke. “Justinian’s Constantinople.” 2006. Gulru Neci̇poğlu. “The Life of an Imperial Monument: After Byzantium.” Selma Akyazici Özkoçak. « Coffeehouses: Rethinking the Public and Private in Early Modern Istanbul. » Journal of Urban History (2007).

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Standards and Expectations Attendance in class and on all excursions is mandatory and is connected to the participation portion of the course evaluation. Attendance is expected to be punctual and for the duration of the class and/or excursion.

Each student is responsible to observe the UCSD rules concerning academic integrity. Your responsibilities and rights under the UCSD Student Code of Conduct can be found at . It is required that all work submitted will be a student’s own. Any student found to have violated UCSD’s academic standards will be subject to penalties up to academic suspension and even expulsion from the university. If you need clarification about the topic of plagiarism and strategies to avoid it, about proper citation and evaluating sources for credibility, or about any other related issue, consult your professor.

Class Format and Guiding Questions To further strengthen the effectiveness of the small group learning environment, laptops, IPADS, and other electronic devices are NOT PERMITTED in the classroom.

Class Schedule: Readings, Assignments, Exams The class schedule will provide you with lecture themes, required readings for each week and for each lecture, and descriptions of and dates for all assignments and exams.

The class schedule will be posted in Spring Quarter 2012, prior to the Summer 2012 program in Istanbul.

You are highly encouraged to take advantage of the time between the end of spring term 2012 and the start of the program in Istanbul in late June 2012 by reading as much as possible prior to your arrival in Istanbul. You will likely have more time to read prior to your arrival in Istanbul, so take advantage of this. Once in Istanbul you will face the challenge of balancing class work (lectures, readings, assignments, exams) with our many global seminar program excursions and outings throughout the city, along with the time allocated for your own meals, shopping, exploration of the city, and many other activities.

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Course Schedule – DRAFT Only. The Finalized Syllabus will be posted in Spring Term 2012 for the Global Seminar program in Summer 2012. Week 1, City of Constantine and Justinian Jane Taylor. Imperial Istanbul. . Chapters 1‐5 Herrin, Byzantium. Introduction to Chapter 10 Fergus Bordewich. “Fading Glory.” 2008. Paul Magdalino. “Medieval Constantinople: Built Environment and Urban Development.” 2002. Brian Coke. “Justinian’s Constantinople.” 2006.

Discussion Leaders: particular chapters assigned to small groups of students each week. Each week all students are assigned readings.

Site Visits: – Hippodrome – Mosaics Museum – Walls – Blachernae – Ayazma – St. Irene – Sts Sergius and Bacchus – Cistern – Hagia Sophia Week 2, Sustaining the Byzantine City

Jane Taylor. Imperial Istanbul. Ch. 6‐7, 13. Herrin. Byzantium. Chapters 11‐End. Alice‐Mary Talbot. “The Restoration of Constantinople under Michael VIII.”

Discussion Leaders: Readings assigned to small groups of students.

Site Visits: Pammakaristos, Chora, Galata, Church of Holy Apostles, St. Mary of the Mongols, region of the city. Week 3, City of Mehmet II

Jane Taylor. Imperial Istanbul. Ch. 8‐9, 15 P. Mansel, Constantinople. Halil Inalcık. “Istanbul: An Islamic City.” 1990. Gülru Necipoğlu. “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia After Byzantium” in Robert Mark and Ahmet Çakmak, Hagia Sophia from the Age of Justinian to the Present. Cambridge, pp. 195‐225. Written Assessment on Byzantine Constantinople. Student Presentations in Weeks 3 through 5: Brief 5‐10 minute presentations on assigned topics with 2 to 3 students per topic. . Discussion Leaders: Readings assigned to small groups of student each week.

Site Vists: Topkapı Palace & Harem, Military Museum & Mehter Concert, Eyüp, Bosphorus Tour ‐‐ Anadolu Kavaği, Rumeli Kavaği & Sariyer, Sadberk Hanım Müzesi.

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Week 4, Growth, Power, Consumption, 16th – 17th Century Jane Taylor. Imperial Istanbul. Ch. 10‐12, 14 P. Mansel, Constantinople. Donald Quataert. The Ottoman Empire, 1700‐1922. Selma Akyazici Özkoçak. « Coffeehouses: Rethinking the Public and Private in Early Modern Istanbul. » Journal of Urban History (2007).

Discussion Leaders: Readings assigned to small groups of student each week.

Site Visits: Üsküdar, Blue Mosque; Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate in Kumkapı, Dolmabahçe Camii, Dolmabahçe Palace & Harem,

Week 5, Tulips to Torment, 18th Century & Beyond

P. Mansel, Constantinople. Donald Quataert. The Ottoman Empire, 1700‐1922.

Discussion Leaders: Readings assigned to small groups of student each week.

Site Visits: Haydarpaşa Train Station, Selimiye Barracks and Florence Nightingale Museum., Archaeological Museum

FINAL EXAM

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