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Louis Fishman

Assistant Professor   Department: History   Location: 520 Whitehead Hall   Phone: 718-951-5000 x1165   Fax: 718-951-4504   Email:

http://louisfishman.blogspot.com Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago - 2007 (Middle East History) M.A., University of Chicago - 1999 (Middle East History) B.A., University of Haifa - 1995 (Middle East History) Areas of Expertise: Louis Fishman works on questions dealing with Palestinian and Israeli history during the late Ottoman period, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, modern Turkey and late Ottoman history. He also has interests in construction of nationalism, state-building and historical narratives. Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums "Placing Istanbul's Armenian Community in the Context of Other Non-Muslim Communities." Turkish-Armenian Relations: Where Do We Stand and What Lies Ahead Panel. Boston, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009 "Remnants of the Past/Present: Jews, Armenians, and Greeks as Historical/Living Artifacts." Armenian Community of Istanbul: Perspective on Past and Present Conference. New York, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009 "'Palestinianism': Defining Palestinian Identity During the Young Turk Period." Middle East Department Seminar Series. Haifa University (in Hebrew). Haifa, Israel, December. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008 "Late Ottoman History," "Civil Society in Turkey" and roundtable discussion on U.S.-Turkey relations. Modern Turkey Conference, sponsored by NYMAS. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008 "Zionism as a Jewish Question: The Debate in Istanbul." Conference commemorating 100 years since the Young Turk Revolution. Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute. July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008 "Ottoman Palestine" roundtable discussion. MIddle East Studies Association Annual Conference. Montreal, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007 "Zionism: The Debate in Istanbul, 1911." Ottoman Seminar program. Columbia University. New York, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 "The Emergence of Local Palestinian Identity during the Second Constitutional Period." Conference on the Arab Lands in the Ottoman Era. University of Minnesota. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005 Other Professional Activities Developed, managed and led a three-week summer abroad course, "Narratives of Turkey: Making Histories and Memories." Brooklyn College. 2009 Developed, managed and led a three-week summer abroad course, "Narratives of Turkey: Making Histories and Memories." Brooklyn College. 2008 Organizer, four-day seminar in Istanbul for Carleton College's Middle East Mosaics Program, entitled "Beneath the Surface: Learning About the Other in Istanbul." In addition to presenting two lectures on modern Turkey, I organized meetings with different NGOs that provided students the opportunity to explore questions of "otherness" in Turkey. February. 2008