Ripped from the Headlines: Teaching Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Turkish Letters in the Context of 21st-century Controversies
ABO
; 12(2):0_1,0_2,1-16, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2202516
ABSTRACT
In the long shadow of 9/11 and the ongoing COVID pandemic, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Turkish Embassy Letters connect with the lived experience of today's students, especially the cluster of eight letters dated 1 April 1717. By emphasizing parallels between Montagu's observations and the students' own lives, The Turkish Embassy Letters can add a modern dimension to the eighteenth century in general, challenges of gender, and texts written in and about the Muslim world.
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Databases of international organizations
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ProQuest Central
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English
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ABO
Year:
2022
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Article
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