Sophia Hackel, PhD Student (Year 1)
Sophia Hackel is a PhD student at the Institute of Islamic Studies at 涩里番. In her research, she focuses on the intellectual history of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic, with particular focus on Sufism and Secularism. She received her master鈥檚 degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit盲t M眉nchen, where she worked on the public discourse between Veled 脟elebi 陌zbudak and Mehemt Ali Ayni. She scrutinized how the two intellectuals conceptualized Sufism, the importance they assigned to Ibn 士Arab墨鈥檚 thought, and how they engaged with European orientalist discourse. Extensive stays in Iran and Turkey provide a linguistic and cultural foundation for her research today.
Areas of Interest:聽Ottoman Intellectual History, Islamicate Philosophy, Sufism, Ottoman and Classical Persian Literature
Education:
- M.A. in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at LMU Munich, 2024
- B.A. in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, minor in Philosophy at LMU Munich, 2021
Conferences:
鈥淪ufism Reconsidered: The Public Discourse Between Veled 脟elebi and Ali Ayni鈥� presented at the Bilgi-Bonn History Graduate Conference, 陌stanbul Bilgi University, May 2024
E-mail: sophia.hackel [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Sophia Hackel)
Supervisor: Asl谋han G眉rb眉zel