The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Turkey

ISBN-13: 9781474490290 / Angielski

Pierre Hecker; Ivo Furman;Akyıldız

Opis

Investigates the relationship between culture, politics and power in present-day Turkey, from headscarves to heavy metal Provides an overview of the politics of culture in Turkey under the rule of the AKP Analyses the success of authoritarian populism and the decline of democracy in Turkey from a cultural studies perspective Brings together 16 empirical studies that explore cultural aspects from heavy metal music to arthouse films, and from headscarf politics to national memory Since coming to power, President Erdo?an's Justice and Development Party (AKP) have focused on narrating their vision of a 'New Turkey' an ideal that has resulted in the politicisation of popular culture and people's everyday lives. Exposing the strategy of Turkey's ruling elite to obtain cultural hegemony, this book examines the AKP's efforts to rewrite Turkish public memory by promoting its ideas through TV series, movies, propaganda videos, school curricula and material culture in urban public spaces. It also explores the tactics of cultural resistance developed by the politically weak to counter the ruling elite's dominant culture of pious conservatism.

Spis treści

Foreword, Martin Stokes, King’s College London; 1. The Politics of Culture in ‘New Turkey’, Pierre Hecker, Ivo Furman, Kaya Aky?ld?z; Part I: Subcultures and the Politics of Lifestyles; 2. Battling Over the Spirit of a Nation: Attitudes Towards Alcohol in ‘New Turkey, Ivo Furman, Istanbul Bilgi University; 3. Spreading VX-Gas over Kaaba: Islamic Semiotics in Turkish Black Metal, Douglas Mattsson, Södertörn University Stockholm; 4. Tired of Religion: Atheism and Non-Belief in ‘New Turkey, Pierre Hecker, Philipps University Marburg; Part II: Satire and Agitprop in ‘New Turkey’; 5. Democra-Z: Election Ads, a Failed Coup and Zombie Politics in ‘New Turkey’, Josh Carney, American University of Beirut; 6. United against the Referee: Competitive Authoritarianism, Soccer and the Remaking of Nationalism in Erdoganist Turkey, Can Evren, Duke University; 7. Between Resistance and Surrender: Counter-hegemonic Discourses in Turkish Satirical Magazines, Valentina Marcella, University of Naples; Part III: Civil Society and the Politics of Gender; 8. The Boundaries of Womanhood in ‘New Turkey’: The Case of KADEM, Gul?en Cak?l-Dincer, Ad?yaman University; 9. Never Walk Alone: The Politics of Unveiling in ‘New Turkey, Ay?e Çavdar, Philipps University Marburg; 10. Welcome to Dystopia. A View into the Counter-hegemonic Discourse(s) of Ecological Activism in Istanbul, Julia Lazarus, Berlin; PART IV: Mediating Neo-Ottomanism in Popular Culture; 11. New Histories for a New Turkey: The First Battle of Kut (1916) and the Reshaping of the Ottoman Past, Burak Onaran, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar University; 12. Between Invention and Authenticity: Representations of Abdülhamid II in the TV Series ‘Payitaht’, Caner Tekin, Ruhr University Bochum; 13. Writing a Visual History of Turkey: ‘Glorious History’ in Mainstream Cinema vs ‘Complicated History’ in Arthouse Films, Diliara Brileva A. Krymsky, Institute of Oriental Studies, Ukraine; 14. The Politics of Nostalgia: The New Urban Culture in Ankara’s Historic Neighbourhoods, Petek Onur, University of Copenhagen; PART V: ‘New Turkey’s’ Ethno-Religious Others; 15. The Affirmation of Sunni Supremacism in Erdo?an’s ‘New Turkey’, Kaya Aky?ld?z, Istanbul Bahçe?ehir University; 16. ‘Because They Would Misunderstand’: Romeyka Heritage and the Masculine Reconfigurations of Public Culture in Contemporary Turkey, Erol Sa?lam, Istanbul Medeniyet University; 17. A Politics of Presence: Public Performances of Roma Belonging in Istanbul, Danielle V. Schoon, The Ohio State University; Notes on Contributors; Index.