Affiliated Departments & Programs
Nurten Kilic-Schubel joined Kenyon College in 2001. Her areas of research focuses on Islamicate history, especially political culture, state-building and gender in medieval and early modern Central Eurasia. She has spent significant amounts of time in Turkey and Central Asia, most recently as a Fulbright scholar in Kyrgyzstan in 2010.
Kilic-Schubel is currently working on two research projects. The first is a book-length project entitled, "A State with Many Heads: Culture and State-Building in Early Modern Central Asia." The second explores women's writing and literary culture in early modern Central Asia. She teaches a wide range of courses related to Central Eurasia and the Middle East in both the pre-modern and modern periods including Ottoman Empire, Islamicate World and women and gender in the Middle East.
Areas of Expertise
Islamic history, history of Central Eurasia, Ottoman history, women and gender in Islamic history.
Education
1999 — Doctor of Philosophy from University of Ankara, Turkey
1994 — Master of Arts from University of Ankara, Turkey
1991 — Bachelor of Arts from Middle East Tech Univ, TK