"Cosmopolitan" Smyrna
Illuminating or Obscuring Cultural Histories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4486532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maureen Jackson (Harry Starr Fellow (2012–2013) at the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; []., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 337-349 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2012.00155.x |
| OpenAlex | W2015491424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Taking the late Ottoman port and boomtown of Smyrna/Izmir as a case study, I interrogate a priori concepts of cosmopolitanism in historical studies, choosing to be "archivally cosmopolitan" by working from the ground up to interpret primary sources for what they can illuminate about social complexities in the imperial port. A view from the hinterland, well studied as the agricultural economic base of Izmir, presents an Ottoman cultural geography that embraces the city and complicates its "Europeanized" image. A mainstay of daily life—music—reflects this cultural intermixing as well as the social stratification of an entertainment world, a dimension often filtered out of maritime, progressive, Eurocentric historiographies. Recovering stories from inland urban space, I aim to contribute to a dialogue about cosmopolitanism and the extent to which its commonplace usage obscures cultural histories.Key words: cosmopolitanismIzmirMediterraneanmusicSmyrnaTurkey
Aesthetics · Art · Cosmopolitanism · Cultural space · Entertainment · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Port (circuit theory · Sociology · Anthropology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |