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Sense of Islam Lecture - The Female Sphere of the Turkish Bath |
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In this Sense of Islam lecture, Dr Susan Aykut discusses the social sphere of the bathhouse, with particular reference to the institution of the (Ottoman) Turkish bath. She will describe the cultural meanings of cleanliness, of body hair, and of beautification in an Islamic context, and explore the vital importance of the bathhouse to female social life and domestic power.
Dr Susan Aykut is an Ottoman historian who has long been engaged by the tenets of Orientalist scholarship and art and the contentions of its critics. She is currently the Deputy Director of the Institute for Public History in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University.
The Sense of Islam lecture series is presented by Almanar Consultancy, the Asia Education Foundation and Asialink. A flyer for the series is available at: http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/cpp/events/index.html
WHEN: Monday 17 October 2005
TIME: 5.45pm to 7.15pm
WHERE: Basement Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (corner of Swanston Street and Monash Road)
ENTRY: Free of Charge
RSVP: To reserve a seat, please send an email to: events@asialink.unimelb.edu.au with "Sense of Islam 3" in the subject line.
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Asialink on (03) 8344 4800.
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