Thesis defence Image and Imagination of The New Ottoman Muslim Woman Modernization, Photography, and Woman in Late Ottoman Istanbul (1913-1924) Add to calendar 2025-11-14 16:00 2025-11-14 18:30 Europe/Rome Image and Imagination of The New Ottoman Muslim Woman Sala del Torrino, Villa Salviati, and Zoom YYYY-MM-DD Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email Scheduled dates Nov 14 2025 16:00 - 18:30 CET Sala del Torrino, Villa Salviati, and Zoom Organised by Department of History PhD thesis defence by Enise Şeyda Kapusuz This dissertation explores the role of photography in the modernisation experiences of Ottoman Muslim women between 1913 and 1924. Focusing on three illustrated women’s magazines, Kadinlar Dünyasi (1913–1921), Inci/Yeni Inci (1919–1923), and Süs (1923–1924), it examines the construction and transformation of the image of the New Woman in late Ottoman Istanbul. It argues that photography offered Ottoman Muslim women a new space through which they actively participated in processes of modernization. By analyzing photographs and accompanying texts, the study reveals how visual culture served as a platform for women’s self-representation, identity formation, and expressions of agency. Furthermore, the dissertation shows that shifts in the visual language used to depict the New Woman mirrored broader changes in the political discourse of the era. This study contributes new perspectives to the historiographies of Ottoman modernisation, visual culture, and gender.