CAIS Public Lecture Series: The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects

Lecture/seminar

The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects: Alternative Forms of Muslim Citizenship in TurkeyOttoman objects, art traditions, and social practices occupy a contested place in Turkish political life, shaped by the republic’s selective rupture with its Ottoman past and more recent projects of civilisational…

Middle East and Central Asia Futurescapes: Rethinking Politics, Culture, and Technology

The Middle East and Central Asia are undergoing profound transformations that are reshaping the ways their futures are imagined, debated, and pursued. Across the region, governments, societies, businesses, artists, and communities are drawing upon historical legacies, cultural traditions, and…