Anatolian Rock and 1960s Social Movements in Turkey: Between the Countryside and the World

Date: December 12, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Koc University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
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A hybrid lecture at the Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations by Dr. Kenan Sharpe, ARIT National Endowment for the Humanities research fellow.  Dr. Sharpe offers a cultural history of Anatolian Rock, a genre of popular music combining Turkish folk music with European and North American rock ’n’ roll.

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Mobilizing Gender and Family for the Ottoman First World War

Date: November 8, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: ARIT at ANAMED and Zoom
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A hybrid ARIT lecture with Professor Kate Dannies, Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University.

The Maritime Infrastructure and Network of the Delian Emporium

Date: December 6, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Zoom Lecture
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An online lecture by Mantha Zarmakoupi, University of Pennsylvania, who discusses island of Delos’ urban development, maritime infrastructure,
and its commercial connections in order to shed light on this important site in the history of Hellenistic Greece and the nascent Roman Empire.

Cosponsored with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) and the Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR).

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The Byzantine Aegean: A Connecting Sea

Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Zoom lecture
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An online lecture by Dr. Alkiviadis A. Ginalis, German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul (DAIstanbul), cosponsored with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) and the Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR).

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Bread Money: Musical Training and Transmission among Roman (“Gypsy”) Professional Music Families

Date: September 13, 2022
Time: 7:30 am
Location: ARIT Istanbul
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A hybrid lecture by Professor Sonia Seeman, Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin.

Occupied Istanbul: Urban Politics, Culture and Society, 1918-1923

Date: June 30, 2022
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: Istanbul
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An ARIT online lecture by Hazal Ozdemir, History, Northwestern University.

The Sardis Expedition: Restoration of the Roman-Era Synagogue, and other Recent Developments

Date: June 29, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: British Consulate General (Pera House), Tepebasi, Beyoglu
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An in-person lecture by Professor Nicholas Cahill, cosponsored with the Friends of ARIT.

Symbolism of the Frescoes in the Boyana Church, Bulgaria

Date: September 1, 2022
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Zoom lecture
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EVENT POSTPONED.  The new date will be in September, to be publicized closer to the date.

A lecture by Dr. Ivan Vasilev, Balkan Heritage Foundation, cosponsored with the American Institute for Southeast European Studies

The time is 8:00 pm in Istanbul or 1:00 pm EDT (New York)

Domus et Imperium: Roman Imperial Family as a Political Concept

Date: May 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Zoom lecture
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A lecture by Dr. İdil Üçer Karababa, Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Interior Design

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