CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Tuncer, Berker |
|---|---|
| Title | Emotional Tanzimat: Civilization, Community, and Emotional Regimes |
| Summary | The Ottoman reform period of Tanzimat (1839-1876) is often implicitly characterized as a process of increasing control over emotions due to the introduction of Enlightenment ideals and the establishment of modern state institutions. However, a closer look suggests that not only new emotions came to the forefront during the period, but also unbounded nature of certain emotions came to be appreciated for their capacity to lead the Ottoman men and women to embark on a self-civilization towards the end of it. This thesis explores this process through different interpretations and conceptualization of "civilization" found in the texts produced by three major figures of the era: Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Sadık Rıfat Pasha representing the early Tanzimat political culture, and Namık Kemal representing that which was spearheaded by the Young Ottoman opposition. It argues that not only they did not accept the Enlightenment understandings of emotions at face value, but also infused it with indigenous moral and emotional knowledge. Consequently, two distinct emotional regimes emerged during the period: the emotional regime imposed by the Tanzimat bureaucracy, emphasizing the importance of moderation for political order and material prosperity, and the regime championed by the Young Ottomans, emphasizing the power of love and zeal in the pursuit of freedom and political progress. |
| Supervisor | Wilson, M. Brett; Esmer, Tolga U. |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/tuncer_berker.pdf |
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