The Department of Alevi-Theological Studies at University of Vienna invites interested scholars, students, and members of the public to a lecture by Nail Elhan (Hitit University, Department of International Relations).
Titled “Can the Margins Speak? The Alevi Journals Project and the Making of an Alternative Archive,” the lecture will examine Alevi periodicals as alternative archives and explore how marginalized communities produce, preserve, and circulate knowledge outside dominant institutional frameworks. Drawing on the Alevi Journals Project, the presentation will address questions of archival production, representation, memory, and the documentation of Alevi intellectual and cultural histories.
Event Details
- Speaker: Associate Professor Nail Elhan (Hitit University)
- Title: Can the Margins Speak? The Alevi Journals Project and the Making of an Alternative Archive
- Date: 25 June 2026
- Time: 19:00
- Venue: Hörsaal 3, Schenkenstraße 8–10, 1010 Vienna (6th Floor)
- Organiser: Department of Alevi-Theological Studies, University of Vienna
The lecture forms part of the academic activities of the Department of Alevi-Theological Studies at the University of Vienna and contributes to ongoing discussions on archives, knowledge production, and the documentation of Alevi histories and communities.
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