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Onur Engin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, and a member of Cambridge Digital Humanities. He works on an ERC Starting Grant funded by UKRI titled "Ottoman Auralities and the Eastern Mediterranean: Sound, Media, and Power, 1789-1914." He is also affiliated with Darwin College at the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Engin earned his PhD in Art History from Koç University in Istanbul. His academic journey reflects a deep engagement with historical methodologies combined with innovative digital approaches to studying sound in historical contexts.
Dr. Engin's research focuses on auditory history and soundscape studies, particularly examining the sonic dimensions of Late Ottoman Istanbul. His work bridges historical scholarship with digital humanities methodologies, creating innovative approaches to understanding how sound shaped urban experience, religious practices, and cultural exchange in the Ottoman Empire. He employs computational methods such as digital cartography, textual analysis, and network theory to analyze historical soundscapes and Ottoman discographies.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on how sound-producing devices like church bells, cannons, and talking machines functioned as organizing principles in Late Ottoman Istanbul's modernization. His work reveals how these sonic elements intersected with power structures, religious practices, and cultural identities, offering new perspectives on Ottoman history through auditory lenses.
Dr. Engin is actively involved in multiple research projects, most notably the ERC Starting Grant "Ottoman Auralities," which examines sound, media, and power in the Eastern Mediterranean between 1789-1914. His interdisciplinary approach combines historical research with digital methodologies to create comprehensive understandings of historical soundscapes.
