Nesir: Journal of Literary Studies welcomes critical reviews of recently published academic works in the fields of literary theory, literary history, comparative literature, and Turkish literary studies. In addition to special issues that focus on the historical and theoretical problems of literature, each issue includes analytical book reviews that critically engage with a work’s main arguments, originality, and its place within the relevant scholarly literature.
Below is a list of suggested titles for review. However, this list is by no means exhaustive; reviews of other high-quality works on related subjects are also warmly welcomed:
- Matthew L. Keegan, Before World Literature, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026.
- Ezgi Hamzaçebi, Canavarların Vaatleri: Türkçe Feminist Spekülatif Kurmacaya Musallat Olanlar, Metis Yayınları, 2025.
- Nilab Saeedi, Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-dīn Lārī, Routledge, 2025.
- Marinos Sariyannis, Ottomans and the Supernatural: Nature and the Limits of Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 2025.
- eds. Philip Bockholt, Hülya Çelik, Ludwig Paul and Ani Sargsyan, Elsine-i S̱elās̱e: A Cultural Analysis of Transmission and Translation in the Ottoman Empire, V&R Unipress, 2025.
- Kristof D'hulster, Ottoman Poets and Poetics in the Sixteenth Century, Edinburgh University Press, 2025.
- Ahmet Tunç Şen, Forgotten Experts: Astrologers, Science, and Authority in the Ottoman Empire, 1450–1600, Stanford University Press, 2025.
- Leila Rahimi Bahmany, Azeri Turkish Narratives in Twentieth-Century Iran, Edinburgh University Press, 2025.
- eds. Christiane Czygan and Hatice Aynur, Challenging Conventions: Love, Lovers, and Beloveds in Early Modern Ottoman Poetry, De Gruyter 2025.
- Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano, Occasions for Poetry: Politics, Literature, and Imagination Among the Early Modern Ottomans, 2025.
- Anonymous Authors, One Thousand and One Kisses, trans. Burcu Karahan, Translation Attached, 2025.
- Veysel Öztürk, Muharrir ve Edip Hüseyin Cahit: Asır Sonu Osmanlı Edebiyat ve Matbuat Âleminde Bir Yazar, Dergâh Yayınları, 2025.
- Şerif Eskin, Osmanlı Modern Yazılı Kültüründe Edebiyata Yüklenen Anlamlar, Dergâh Yayınları, 2025.
- William Stroebel, Literature’s Refuge: Rewriting the Mediterranean Borderscape, 2025.
- Mehmet Fatih Uslu, Çok Uzak Çok Yakın: Osmanlı’dan Türkiye’ye Modern Ermenice Edebiyat, 2025.
- Ceyhun Arslan, The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures, 2024.
- Müstakim Arıcı ve Sami Arslan, eds., Sebeb-i Telif: Osmanlı Literatüründe Açık ve Örtük Yazma Nedenleri, 2024.
- Nir Shafir, The Order and Disorder of Communication: Pamphlets and Polemics in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Empire, 2024.
Submission and Review Process
Length: Between 600 and 2000 words. In exceptional cases, the upper limit may be extended to 3000 words with editorial approval.
Style Guide: Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition – Author-Date system.
Deadlines:
March 1 for the April issue
September 1 for the October issue
Editorial Contact: Reviews will be evaluated by our book review editor, Elif Sezer-Aydınlı. Please send your review proposals and completed texts to:
editor@nesirdergisi.com and elif.sezer@sabanciuniv.edu
We strongly encourage contributors to contact the editor regarding the book they intend to review before submitting their work.
We look forward to your contributions.