MELC 270 A: Diversity and Global Turks

Explores the history of the Turks as a distinctive cultural and linguistic community set against a global backdrop, diversity of Turkic societies, and their interactions with peoples and cultures across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Examines constructions of Turkicness through relationships of power, and inequalities of the marginalized groups in colonial and postcolonial contexts, from historical and contemporary perspectives.