Susan Aykut - School of Historical Studies Staff

Personal History

Susan Aykut completed her Ph.D at La Trobe University in the Schools of Art History and has worked as an historian in a variety of positions in both the university and public sectors. She has been a lecturer in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Melbourne, a project officer for The National Centre for History Education based at La Trobe University and a research historian for Banyule City Council and for the Philatelic Group at Australian Post.

Susan lectures regularly on Orientalist art and Ottoman history. She was a contributor to the catalogue accompanying the exhibition, Orientalism: Delacroix to Klee, at the Gallery of NSW in 1997-8. Her paper, entitled:'Hairy Politics: Hair Rituals in Ottoman and Turkish Society': was published by the Charles Strong Trust, Flinders University, in 2000. She is preparing her manuscript, Coming Clean: A visit to the Turkish Bath of the Ottomans, for publication.

Susan is a council member of the History Council of Victoria and a founding member of Historia Events, a group that stages theatrically oriented academic events that are pitched for general public appeal. She is also a Research Associate of the School of Historical and European Stuedies, La Trobe University, Fellow in Fine Arts, University of Melbourne and Vice-President of the Australian Friends of Turkey.

Current Research

Her current research is on the virtually unknown history of Turkish baths in Australia.

Major Publications

Information unavailable.

Areas of Research & Supervision

Ottoman history; oriental art; public history.

Teaching

In December 2007 Susan will be teaching a subject on Ottoman History. This course is being run in conjunction with La Trobe University and Australians Studying Abroad.
For enquiries please see The Ottoman Empire: From Gazi to Gallipoli

• HSY2130 - The Ottoman Empire: from Gazi to Gallipoli
• HSY3130 - The Ottoman Empire: from Gazi to Gallipoli