Smyrna as the cacophonic space of the Other(s) in Martha Nicol’s Ismeer,Smyr
Journal: Uluslararasi Kibris Universitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakultesi
Year: 2025

Martha Nicol’s diary Ismeer, or Smyrna, and its British hospital in 1855, by a lady[M. Nicol] gives the observations of a female nurse who comes to Smyrna (Izmir)to help the medical staff in the British Hospital during the Crimean War. In herlimited encounters with the host cultures, the narrator’s rationality and immunityto and her clinical detachment from these cultures attract attention. Her mind works as a categorizing intellect rather than an empathizing observer. As a result,what we are gi