معرفی
A. Holly Shissler serves as Associate Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish History and Director of Graduate Studies for Modern Fields at the University of Chicago's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, where she has taught since 1999. Her expertise centers on the transformation from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic.
Her educational background includes:
- A.B. in Anthropology from Vassar College
- Ph.D. in History from University of California, Los Angeles (1995)
Shissler's research concentrates on:
- Ottoman and Turkish intellectual history
- Nationalism in imperial and republican contexts
- History of the Ottoman press
- World War I in the Ottoman Empire
- Late Ottoman socio-political transformations
Her scholarly contributions analyze ideological shifts during state formation, with emphasis on media's role in shaping national identity. The 2003 monograph "Between Two Empires" exemplifies her approach to intellectual biography within broader imperial collapse narratives.
As Director of Graduate Studies, she oversees modern fields curriculum development and student mentorship within Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, guiding research on Islamic history and Ottoman-Turkish transitions.
