Cultural nationalism and the spread of a ‘national language’ among Arabophone, Turcophone and Kurdophone Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, c. 1840 to c. 1860
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20955550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Manoukian (0000-0002-1260-6582, University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-376 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263206.2022.2109627 |
| OpenAlex | W4296129162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article explores the historical moment in which the concept of a ‘national language’ began to spread among Ottoman Armenians. It does so by examining the establishment of educational associations aimed at changing the language practices of non-Armenophone Armenians in three parts of the Ottoman Empire: Aleppo, Kayseri and Diyarbekir. I argue that these associations were part of a larger cultural nationalist movement that gained momentum in urban centers beginning in the 1840s. Through an examination of the founding principles of the associations, I show how they sought to integrate Arabic-, Turkish- and Kurdish-speaking Armenians into the would-be national community by facilitating their acquisition of Armenian. Historiographically, this article shines a spotlight on the unexamined dynamics of Ottoman Armenian cultural nationalism and language-based identity formation
Ancient history · Nationalism · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Ottoman Empire History and Society · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |