The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Sources

Streaming video requires RealPlayer to view.The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Taner Akcam is a self-described refugee of conscience and scholar from Turkey . At Mershon, he discussed his research on the years of transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic ; in particular, he has focused on the events of 1915 in the Eastern Anatolia region of current Turkey which involved the Ottoman government and the local Armenian population.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesOhio State University. Middle East Studies CenterOhio State University. Dept. of HistoryEvent webpage, streaming video, photos, and lecture summar

Interview with Taner Akcam, November 8, 2010

Interview Themes: How Akcam came to be a scholar of genocide (00:47) Why the study of genocide has been so prevalent and controversial of the past 20 years (10:12) Akcam's arrest and the issues that brought him into politics in the 1970s (16:09) How Akcam saw the Turkish state in the 1970s (20:48) Early responses to the work of Akcam on the Armenian issue (26:12) Retrospective view of the aspirations of the student movement of the 1960s and 1970s in Turkey (30:08) The next generation of intellectuals in Turkey and elsewhere and their relationship to ideology (34:53) The impact of the current preoccupation with memory on contemporary politics (42:20) Dangers of the politics of grievance (48:08) Akcam's interest in writing about Islam (54:13) Aspects of Turkish national consciousness that historians should concern themselves with (1:01:28)Interview with Taner Akcam, Associate Professor of History at Clark University's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Interview conducted in Ithaca, NY on November 8, 2010. Professor Akcam is the author of A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility, published by Metropolitan Press in 2006.1_9rjyl7g

Book Review: Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870–1915

Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915 offers new, microhistoric and non-nationalist perspectives on the late 19th century history of the province of Diyarbekir. Focusing on a period dominated by violent conflicts between the authorities and various local elites and population groups of the region – urban Muslims, Kurds, Armenians, Syrian Christians and others – this book offers new insights into the social history of the region and the origins of the Armenian and Kurdish Questions , which were to gain such prominence in the 20th century. This book is one of the important sources to understand the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and especially in the Diyarbekir region

Book Review: Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870–1915

Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915 offers new, microhistoric and non-nationalist perspectives on the late 19th century history of the province of Diyarbekir. Focusing on a period dominated by violent conflicts between the authorities and various local elites and population groups of the region – urban Muslims, Kurds, Armenians, Syrian Christians and others – this book offers new insights into the social history of the region and the origins of the Armenian and Kurdish Questions , which were to gain such prominence in the 20th century. This book is one of the important sources to understand the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and especially in the Diyarbekir region

The Politics of Genocide

The Second Annual Armenian Studies Symposium at the University of South Florida Tampa Library focused on the Armenian genocide within the context of Turkish national security policy and international relations. It featured renowned historian and sociologist Dr. Taner Akçam, the Kaloosdian/Mugar Professor in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University and an internationally-renowned scholar on the subject

The Politics of Genocide

The Second Annual Armenian Studies Symposium at the University of South Florida Tampa Library focused on the Armenian genocide within the context of Turkish national security policy and international relations. It featured renowned historian and sociologist Dr. Taner Akçam, the Kaloosdian/Mugar Professor in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University and an internationally-renowned scholar on the subject

Pleural angiosarcoma presenting with spontaneous hemothorax

Angiosarcomas (ASs) are very rare and constitute 1-2% of soft tissue malignancies. Primary pleural AS (PPAS) is a very rare neoplasm, with only 50 cases reported in the literature, and is a tumor with a high tendency for local recurrence and metastasis, with an aggressive course and a generally poor prognosis unless diagnosed early. It originates from the endothelial cells of small blood vessels and therefore can affect many organs. The etiology and definitive method in the treatment is still unclear. Patients usually present with nonspecific symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis. Recurrent exudative or hemorrhagic pleural effusion may develop due to its pleural location. The diagnosis can be made by histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations of excisional biopsy specimens. The effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is weak and can be applied for palliative purposes. Surgical approach can be used for diagnostic and palliative purposes. Due to the high degree of malignancy and insidious course of PPAS, patients usually die within months after diagnosis. In these patients, surgical exploration is important for the diagnosis and palliative/definitive treatment of the disease. We present a 61-year-old male patient who presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and massive pleural effusion findings in the left hemithorax and was diagnosed with PPAS as a result of pleural biopsy