Assoc. Prof. Murat Dogan's article has been published!

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Assoc. Prof. Murat Dogan's article has been published!

A new article of Assoc. Prof. Murat Doğan, one of the vice deans of Istanbul Gelisim University (İGÜ), Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) and a lecturer of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department, was published.

Assoc. Prof. Murat Doğan's article titled “Evaluation of Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddima in Terms of Food Studies” was published at Art/İCLE: Journal of Art and Design in the last issue of the journal. In the study of broadcasting language Doğan aims to evaluate Ibn Khaldun's Mukaddime work in terms of food studies.
Assoc. Prof. Murat Doğan made the following explanations about the article:

“Food studies are an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the cultural, social, economic and political dimensions of food. This study aims to evaluate Ibn Khaldun's Mukaddime work in terms of food studies and thus offers a new perspective to the classical text. The fact that the study is the first in the context of the evaluation of Ibn Khaldun's most important work in terms of food studies increases its importance in terms of contribution to the literature. In the study, document examination and content analysis method were used as the primary data collection tool. Passages concerning the food studies in Mukaddime were determined by document screening method and categorized in themes with content analysis. The themes created were interpreted and evaluated in terms of food studies. Content analysis was applied to the identified passages and the main theme was found to be “the effect of food on people and society .. The main theme (1) Food, Nutrition and Culture, (2) Food, Nutrition and Social Structure, (3) Food, Nutrition and Geography, (4) Food, Political and Economic Systems and (5) have five sub -themes: food, nutrition and religion and health. It deals with the effects of the sacred food on the economic and social structures of societies. It emphasizes the importance of food security for the general welfare and stability of societies by emphasizing the cultural, economic and health dimensions of food. As a result, Mukaddime offers an important perspective to current discussions and studies on food and stands out as a valuable resource to understand the historical origins of food studies. ”

The tag of the article is as follows:

Doğan. M. (2024). Evaluation of Ibn Kalaldun’s Muqaddima in Terms of Food Studies. Art/icle: Journal of Art and Design, 4 (3), 376-399.

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We congratulate Assoc. Prof. Murat Doğan and wish him continued academic studies.