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Roger A. Deal ROGER A. DEAL Cleora Toole Murray Chair in History Associate Professor Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801 Office phone: (803) 641-3673 E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D., History December, 2006 University of Utah Dissertation: Violent Crime in Hamidian Istanbul: 1876-1909 Fields: History of the Middle East; History of Modern Europe and the British Empire; Turkish Language and Culture Master of Arts, Middle East Studies/History December, 2000 University of Utah Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Foreign Language May, 1988 Colorado State University Master of Arts, Linguistics March, 1985 The Ohio State University Bachelor of Arts, Humanities May, 1981 Colorado State University LANGUAGES Turkish (Excellent); Ottoman Turkish (Very Good); French (Reading); German (Reading); Persian (Reading-Fair); Arabic (Basic) ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Associate Professor (2013-present) Assistant Professor (2007-2013) Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, University of South Carolina Aiken. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Montana. 2006-2007 Roger A. Deal -2- Instructor, Department of History, University of Montana. Summer 2006 Visiting Instructor, Department of History, University of Calgary. September-December 2004. Instructor, Department of History, University of Utah. May-June 2005; May-August 2004; May-August 2002. Adjunct Instructor, Developmental Studies, Salt Lake Community College. October 1995-December 2003. Instructor, English Preparatory Program, Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey). October 1988- June 1995. COURSES TAUGHT: Upper division History: History of Food Terrorism in the Middle East British and French Colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa Islamic Political Movements Early Islamic Civilization The Ottoman Empire The Modern Middle East Modern Turkey The Arab-Israeli Conflict The Historians’ Craft (historiography) The New Middle East Since 2011 (honors course taught jointly with Dr. Thomas Wood) Lower division History: World Civilizations to 1750 World Civilizations since 1750 Western Civilization Since 1300 Non-history courses: English composition; English as a Second Language; Turkish. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS BOOKS Kemal Tanyolaç: Hayatım ve Hatıratım (Memoirs of Kemal Tanyolaç). In preparation for publication in Turkish. Crimes of Honor, Drunken Brawls, and Murder: Violence in Istanbul under Abdülhamid II. İstanbul: Libra Kitapçılık ve Yayıncılık. 2010. Roger A. Deal -3- Translation as Namus Cinayetleri Sarhoş Kavgaları: II Abdülhamit Döneminde Şiddet Kültürü. İstanbul; Kitap Yayınevi. March 2016. ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS “Changing Gender Relations in 1950s Ankara: an Inside View.” Revise and resubmit, Middle Eastern Studies. (with Hale Yılmaz) “Abdülhamid II’s Terrorism Problem: The range and scale of terrorism in the late Ottoman Empire,” Proceeding of the 2nd International Congress on Ottoman Studies. Forthcoming. “A Policeman’s Life in Hamidian Istanbul/Abdülhamid İstanbul’unda Polis Olmak.” in Türk Polis Tarihinin Kökenleri: Polis Akademisinin Kuruluşunun 80. Yıl Dönümü. Yücel Yiğit (ed.) Ankara: Polis Akademisi Yayınları. 2017. Review of George Gawrych, The Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey. Insight Turkey. 17:1, Winter 2015. “Celestin Bonnin and the Creation of a Modern Ottoman Police Force,” in New Trends in Ottoman Studies: papers presented at the 20th CIÉPO symposium. Marinos Sariyannis (ed.) Department of History and Archeology, University of Crete and Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas. October 2014 “War Refugees and Violence in Hamidian Istanbul,” Middle Eastern Studies, 49:2, 179-190, April 2013. “Bonnin Efendi ve Osmanlı Polisinin Modernleşmesi,” Toplumsal Tarih, February 2012. THESES Violent Crime in Hamidian Istanbul. Ph. D. dissertation. University of Utah. August 2006. The Kabadayis of Istanbul. Master’s Thesis, University of Utah. 2000. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “Fairs and Festivals in 20th Century Turkey,” roundtable discussion at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. Organizer and Participant. October 6, 2020. Virtual conference. “The Culinary Heritage of Medieval Ottoman Cuisine,” paper to have been presented at the South Carolina Historical Association Annual Meeting. March 14, 2020. Aiken, SC (Cancelled due to Covid-19.) Roger A. Deal -4- “A Re-evaluation of the Istanbul Kulhanbeys,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 16, 2018. San Antonio, TX “Abdülhamid II’s Terrorism Problem: The range and scale of terrorism in the late Ottoman Empire,” paper presented at OSARK (Osmanlı Araştırma Kurumu), II Uluslararası Osmanlı Araştırmaları Kongresi (2nd International Congress on Ottoman Studies.) October 19, 2018. Tirana, Albania. “20th Century Panayır Games and Entertainments,” paper presented at WOCMES (World Congress for Middle East Studies.) July 18, 2018. Seville, Spain. “Külhani Behaviors and Identity: A Quasi-criminal Subculture in Late 19th Century Istanbul,” paper presented at Outcasts and the State in the Late Ottoman Empire, workshop sponsored by the Czech Academy of Sciences. December 4-5, 2017. Prague, Czech Republic. “The Everyday Life of a Policeman in Late Ottoman Istanbul,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 19, 2016. Boston, MA “A Policeman’s Life in Hamidian Istanbul/Abdülhamid İstanbulu’nda Polis Olmak,” paper presented at The First International Symposium of Law Enforcement History “Historical Roots of the Turkish Police.” April 15, 2016. Antalya, Turkey. “Sexual Relations in Post-World War Two Ankara,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 22, 2015. Denver, CO “Panayırs: The Social Importance of Fairs and Entertainments in Early Republican Turkey,” paper presented at The Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar. April 18, 2015. Augusta, GA “Panayır Entertainments in 1930s Turkey: The Pehlivanköy Example,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 22, 2014. Washington, D.C. “Celestin Bonnin and the Creation of a Modern Ottoman Police Force,” paper presented at the Comité International des Études Pré-Ottomanes et Ottomanes (CIÉPO) annual conference. June 27, 2012. Rethymno, Crete, Greece. “War Refugees and Violence in Hamidian Istanbul,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 20, 2010. San Diego, California. “Refugees and the Cultures of Violence in Late Ottoman Istanbul,” paper presented at the Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar. October 16, 2010. Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Roger A. Deal -5- “Celestin Bonnin: A Frenchman in the Ottoman Police,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 23, 2008. Washington, D.C. “Abdulhamid II's War on Terror: Political Violence in Istanbul and Ottoman Responses 1885- 1908,” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 20, 2007. Montreal, Canada. “Terrorist Violence and State Responses in Late Ottoman Istanbul,” paper presented at the 2nd Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security. June 16, 2007. Istanbul, Turkey. “Gender, Ethnicity, and Crimes of Violence in Late Ottoman Istanbul.” Keynote address, “On the Dark Side: Crime, Punishment, Violence, and Discipline,” History Graduate Conference, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. March 30, 2007. Carbondale, Illinois. “The Rule of Law in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Abdulhamid II's Criminal Courts” paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 20, 2005. Washington, D.C. “Murders in the Rue Taxim”, paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 23, 2004, San Francisco, California. “Interpersonal Violence and Interethnic Relations in Fin-de-Siecle Istanbul”, paper presented at the 19th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference. May 1, 2004, Chicago, Illinois. “Ahmed Rasim: Remembering Women”, paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Western Humanities Alliance. October 17, 2003, Salt Lake City, Utah. “Public Perceptions of Dervishes in Late Ottoman Istanbul”, paper presented at Middle East Studies Association of North America Conference. November 20, 2001, San Francisco, California. “Cengiz Dagci and Huseyin Ikram Han: Reevaluating the Turkistan Legion”, paper presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Utah Regional Conference. April 7, 2001, Salt Lake City, Utah. PUBLIC LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Panelist, “Remembering World War I 100 Years Later.” November 12, 2018. University of South Carolina Aiken. Panelist, “Democracy in Peril? The Attempted Coup in Turkey and Its Aftermath.” September 7, 2016. University of South Carolina Aiken. Panelist, “The Refugee Crisis of Europe.” September 30, 2015. University of South Carolina Aiken. Roger A. Deal -6- Panelist, “The Armenian Genocide 1915-2015: History, Politics, and Memory.” September 25, 2015. University of South Carolina Aiken. Panelist, “ISIS and its Effects on US Policy.” October 9, 2014. University of South Carolina Aiken. Panelist, “Disunited Arab Republics: The Ongoing Crisis in Syria and Egypt.” September 17, 2013. University of South Carolina Aiken. “Historical
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