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Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair
Abstract
The historiography of Byzantine art history education in Turkiye is a widely
overlooked subject, despite a number of studies that have already been carried
out. The first, and for a long time the only, Byzantine art history chair in Turkiye
was founded in March 1942 at Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, and the
first holder of the chair was the British Byzantinist, Sir Steven Runciman. In its
background, this foundation had the turbulent politics of the Second World War
and three major institutions connected to it: The British Council, The Ministry of
Education Turkiye and Istanbul University. This article deals with the historical
and political background surrounding the establishment of the chair and with
the key figures involved therein. It also deals with the relationship between
the three institutions mentioned above. Through a comprehensive survey of
archive materials, memoirs, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, the article
depicts Steven Runciman as a Byzantinist, and reviews his courses, travels, and
published articles during his post at Istanbul University. It also sheds light on his
contribution to academia in Turkiye between 1942 and 1945. The study aims to
define and offer an introduction to the earliest stage of the establishment and
the objectives of the first Byzantine art history chair in Turkiye.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 28, 2022
Submission Date
January 29, 2022
Acceptance Date
June 10, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Number: 31
APA
Bingöl, V., & Kuban Tokgöz, Z. (2022). Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, 31, 109-128. https://doi.org/10.26650/sty.2022.1065160
AMA
1.Bingöl V, Kuban Tokgöz Z. Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı. 2022;(31):109-128. doi:10.26650/sty.2022.1065160
Chicago
Bingöl, Verda, and Zeynep Kuban Tokgöz. 2022. “Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair”. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, nos. 31: 109-28. https://doi.org/10.26650/sty.2022.1065160.
EndNote
Bingöl V, Kuban Tokgöz Z (June 1, 2022) Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı 31 109–128.
IEEE
[1]V. Bingöl and Z. Kuban Tokgöz, “Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair”, Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, no. 31, pp. 109–128, June 2022, doi: 10.26650/sty.2022.1065160.
ISNAD
Bingöl, Verda - Kuban Tokgöz, Zeynep. “Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair”. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı. 31 (June 1, 2022): 109-128. https://doi.org/10.26650/sty.2022.1065160.
JAMA
1.Bingöl V, Kuban Tokgöz Z. Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı. 2022;:109–128.
MLA
Bingöl, Verda, and Zeynep Kuban Tokgöz. “Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair”. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, no. 31, June 2022, pp. 109-28, doi:10.26650/sty.2022.1065160.
Vancouver
1.Verda Bingöl, Zeynep Kuban Tokgöz. Sir Steven Runciman at Istanbul University: How British Wartime Politics Led to the Establishment of the Byzantine Art History Chair. Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı. 2022 Jun. 1;(31):109-28. doi:10.26650/sty.2022.1065160