Students of Podcasting the Ottomans @ Boston College
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When Piri Reis sailed around the Mediterranean, mapping every inch of coastline, it was the height of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, literally meaning “rebirth,” was a period of revival of classical thoughts in economics, politics, and art, which will be the center of attention for this episode. From vivid depictions of the Piazza San Marco to the fountains of lions, Piri reflects a surprising Ottoman fascination with Italian Renaissance art.
Researchers and Hosts: Annie Goldberg, Aidan Mehta, Peter Pigliucci, Miles Riah, Erika Takai, and Derek Zeng
Image: “Western Italian coastline as far as Naples and the island of Ischia,” The Book of Navigation, The Walters Art Museum, ms W658. f.238b.
Music Credits:
Bram, “Bram_versus_plaga_fountain_inside_church2.wav.”
Copyc4t, “The Global Voice - Italian announcement.”
Craigsmith, “R04-42-Deep Bell.wav.”
Dibko, “Walking past people and things.wav.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Med-Speed-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Slow-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Snappy-A1.”
Steve Oxen, “Tarentella.”
Steve Oxen, “Riviera Walk.”
Pfannkuchn, “Sailing boat, bow wave (distant perspective).”
References:
Contadini, Anna and Dr. Claire Norton. The Renaissance and the Ottoman World. Farnham, Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2013.
de Divitiis, Bianca . “Giuliano Da Sangallo in the Kingdom of Naples: Architecture and Cultural Exchange.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 74, no. 2 (2015): 152–78.
“Gentile Bellini.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Bellini-Italian-
Painter.
Guglielmo. “Neptune Fountain: Naples-Napoli.” Naples, March 26, 2018. https://www.naples-
napoli.org/en/neptune-fountain/.
Worringer, Renée. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire. Toronto, Ont: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
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When Piri Reis sailed around the Mediterranean, mapping every inch of coastline, it was the height of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, literally meaning “rebirth,” was a period of revival of classical thoughts in economics, politics, and art, which will be the center of attention for this episode. From vivid depictions of the Piazza San Marco to the fountains of lions, Piri reflects a surprising Ottoman fascination with Italian Renaissance art.
Researchers and Hosts: Annie Goldberg, Aidan Mehta, Peter Pigliucci, Miles Riah, Erika Takai, and Derek Zeng
Image: “Western Italian coastline as far as Naples and the island of Ischia,” The Book of Navigation, The Walters Art Museum, ms W658. f.238b.
Music Credits:
Bram, “Bram_versus_plaga_fountain_inside_church2.wav.”
Copyc4t, “The Global Voice - Italian announcement.”
Craigsmith, “R04-42-Deep Bell.wav.”
Dibko, “Walking past people and things.wav.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Med-Speed-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Slow-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Snappy-A1.”
Steve Oxen, “Tarentella.”
Steve Oxen, “Riviera Walk.”
Pfannkuchn, “Sailing boat, bow wave (distant perspective).”
References:
Contadini, Anna and Dr. Claire Norton. The Renaissance and the Ottoman World. Farnham, Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2013.
de Divitiis, Bianca . “Giuliano Da Sangallo in the Kingdom of Naples: Architecture and Cultural Exchange.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 74, no. 2 (2015): 152–78.
“Gentile Bellini.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Bellini-Italian-
Painter.
Guglielmo. “Neptune Fountain: Naples-Napoli.” Naples, March 26, 2018. https://www.naples-
napoli.org/en/neptune-fountain/.
Worringer, Renée. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire. Toronto, Ont: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
This episode explores the depiction of the city of Granada in the Kitab-ı Bahriye, the atlas composed by the Ottoman navy admiral and cartographer, Piri Reis. Piri’s inclusion of Granada, an inland city, in his atlas of the Mediterranean coast, is odd. Granada is one of the few non-maritime cities that are depicted in the book. As we attempt to solve the puzzle of Granada’s representation, we will visit the history of the last Islamic regime in Spain, the Nasrids of Granada (r. 1232 to 1492), whose rule was ended by the Reconquista. As the Catholic Monarchs conquered the city and expelled its non-Christian populations, Piri in his “previous life” as a corsair, had an important role to play. Tune in to listen to our discussion of a moment in history when religious tolerance and coexistence came to an end and how Piri Reis played a heroic role in it.
Researchers and Hosts: Marissa VanOrmer, Aaron Peters, Artan Redzepi, Elif Yigit, Kennedy Pemberton, and Gavin Hasche.
Music Credit:
Jérôme Chauvel (Abydos Music), “Middle East Ballad - 1 minute edit.”
Sergei Chetvertnykh (Serge Quadrado Music), “Islam Dream.”
Image: Coastline of Andalusia with the city of Grenada, The Book of Navigation, The Walters Art Museum, ms W658. f. 261a.
References:
Abay, Emre Gurkan. 2013. “Ottoman Admiral Piri Reis Honored by UNESCO.” Anadolu Ajansı. December 30, 2013. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture-and-art/ottoman-admiral-piri-reis-honored-by-unesco/194120.
Dalrymple, William. 2021. “The Ottoman Empire: A Forgotten Giant of Western History.” November 24, 2021. https://www.ft.com/content/ae3756fe-1e58-4ede-a13b-30dcb2c74434.
Egypt Today. 2017. “Remembering Granada: The Last Muslim Kingdom of Spain.” EgyptToday. June 19, 2017. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/8091/Remembering-Granada-The-last-Muslim-Kingdom-of-Spain.
Emiralioğlu, Pinar. 2014. Geographical Knowledge and Imperial Culture in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire. Ashgate Publishing. https://www.routledge.com/Geographical-Knowledge-and-Imperial-Culture-in-the-Early-Modern-Ottoman-Empire/Emiralioglu/p/book/9781138247543.
Latham, J.D., and A. Fernández-Puertas. n.d. “Naṣrids.” In Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English), edited by P.J. Bearman, 2nd ed. Accessed May 17, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0855.
Look Back History, dir. 2021. The Rise and Fall of Al-Andalus | What Was the Reconquista? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4GOF0l8cvc.
Reis, Pîrî. 1521. Kitab-ı Bahriye (The Book of Navigation). Edited by Ertügrul Zekai Ökte. Translated by Robert Bragner. 4 vols. İstanbul: Historical Research Foundation. https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/kitab-i-bahriye/author/piri-reis/.
Rodgers, Helen, and Stephen Cavendish. 2021. City of Illusions: A History of Granada. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197619414.001.0001.
Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. 2007. “Holding the World in Balance: The Connected Histories of the Iberian Overseas Empires, 1500–1640.” The American Historical Review 112 (5): 1359–85. https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr.112.5.1359.
Podcasting the Ottomans
When Piri Reis sailed around the Mediterranean, mapping every inch of coastline, it was the height of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, literally meaning “rebirth,” was a period of revival of classical thoughts in economics, politics, and art, which will be the center of attention for this episode. From vivid depictions of the Piazza San Marco to the fountains of lions, Piri reflects a surprising Ottoman fascination with Italian Renaissance art.
Researchers and Hosts: Annie Goldberg, Aidan Mehta, Peter Pigliucci, Miles Riah, Erika Takai, and Derek Zeng
Image: “Western Italian coastline as far as Naples and the island of Ischia,” The Book of Navigation, The Walters Art Museum, ms W658. f.238b.
Music Credits:
Bram, “Bram_versus_plaga_fountain_inside_church2.wav.”
Copyc4t, “The Global Voice - Italian announcement.”
Craigsmith, “R04-42-Deep Bell.wav.”
Dibko, “Walking past people and things.wav.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Med-Speed-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Slow-A1.”
Fesliyan Studios, “Turning-Paper-Book-Page-Snappy-A1.”
Steve Oxen, “Tarentella.”
Steve Oxen, “Riviera Walk.”
Pfannkuchn, “Sailing boat, bow wave (distant perspective).”
References:
Contadini, Anna and Dr. Claire Norton. The Renaissance and the Ottoman World. Farnham, Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2013.
de Divitiis, Bianca . “Giuliano Da Sangallo in the Kingdom of Naples: Architecture and Cultural Exchange.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 74, no. 2 (2015): 152–78.
“Gentile Bellini.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Bellini-Italian-
Painter.
Guglielmo. “Neptune Fountain: Naples-Napoli.” Naples, March 26, 2018. https://www.naples-
napoli.org/en/neptune-fountain/.
Worringer, Renée. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire. Toronto, Ont: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
