Palmira Brummett, sometimes credited as Palmira Johnson Brummett is an American

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. She is professor emeritus at the

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where she previously served as a

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Humanities Professor and Lindsay Young Professor. Subsequent to her tenure at UT, she was a visiting professor at

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from 2011-2016. Brummett received her

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and

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from the

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in 1975 and 1988, respectively. She received a Masters in Public Health from the

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in 1981. Brummett's writing includes: ''Ottoman Seapower and Levantine Diplomacy in the Age of Discovery'', ''Image and Imperialism in the Ottoman Revolutionary Press'' and ''Civilizations Past and Present''.

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