Full Description
Discourse (both popular and academic) surrounding Turkey has leaned toward the reductionist and the de-contextualized, framing Turkish media, culture and politics in polarized terms such as East vs. West, Modern vs. Traditional or Muslim vs. Christian. The objective of this new volume is to move away from such essentialist dichotomies and to provide scholars with a well-written, comprehensive and much-needed investigation into media and culture in Turkey. Three themes, "Structures," "Spaces" and "Voices," make up the core structure of the book, providing an intellectual and epistemological arc. Following an introductory chapter written by the co-editors, the first section, "Structures," provides critical examinations of the structural underpinnings of contemporary Turkish media and culture through analyses of, for example, journalism, cultural policy, Information Society and citizenship. The second section, "Spaces," connects Turkish media and culture to spatial/locational factors: Turkey's role and place in Europe; the Turkish diasporic space; representations of the Turkish "East;" and Istanbul as urban/social space.In the final section, "Voices," the book turns toward chapters that address central issues in contemporary Turkish media-for example, Islam, arabesk music and the presentation of Kurds on national television-from a cultural perspective. The text will be essential reading for scholars within, for example, Middle and Near Eastern Studies, Media Studies, Sociology who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between media, politics and culture in this complex and increasingly important country.
Contents
1. Re-contextualizing TurkeyChristensen (Karlstad University, Sweden) & Miyase Christensen (Karlstad University, Sweden) Section I: Structures 2. Articulating Identity and Citizenship in Turkey E. Fuat Keyman (Koc University, Turkey) 3. The Development of Commercial Broadcasting in Turkey Cem Pekman (Marmara University, Turkey) 4. The Passing of Traditional Hegemony and the Rise of Islamic Media: Structural and Ideological Change in the Turkish Media Since 1990 Haluk Sahin (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) 5. Shifting Cultural Policy Discourse in Turkey Today Asu Aksoy (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) 6. Between Laughter, Tears and Nationalism: The Rise of a New Popular Cinema in Turkey Asuman Suner (Sabanci University, Turkey) 7. The State of the Information Society in Turkey: A Multi-Dimensional Approach Kursat Cagiltay (Middle East Technical University, Turkey) & Mete Yildiz (Hacettepe University, Turkey) 8. Access Denied: Video-Sharing, the State and Censorship in Turkey Christian Christensen (Karlstad University, Sweden) Section II: Spaces 9. Europe and Turkey: Why Such a Bad Relationship? And What New possibilities? Kevin Robins (City University-London, UK) 10. Between Silence and Recognition: Popular Constructions of 'East' and 'Eastern People' in Contemporary Turkey Ayse Oncu (Sabanci University, Turkey) 11. A Showcase for the Global City: The Neighborhood of Tesvikiye in Istanbul Leyla Neyzi (Sabanci University, Turkey) 12. Media Used and Created in the Diaspora: From the Time of the European Recruitment of Turkish Workers Until Today Christine L. Ogan (Indiana University, USA) 13. Mapping the City on a Billboard: Visual Marketing of Istanbul for a Contemporary Agenda Ozlem Unsal (City University-London, UK) Section III: Voices 14. The Irresistible Rise of the Spectacle: Hegemony and Resistance in Turkish Media Mahmut Mutman (Bilkent University, Turkey) 15. Culture and Women's Voices Nuket Kardam (Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA) 16. The Subjugating Power of the Media and the Public Gaze: Secularism and the Islamic Headscarf Alev Cinar (Bilkent University, Turkey) 17. The Melancholic Cosmopolitanism of Muslum Gurses Martin Stokes (Oxford University, UK) 18. Interrupted Voices in Turkey's Contentious Public Sphere Miyase Christensen (Karlstad University, Sweden) 19. Love (and Hate) Thy Neighbour: The Construction of Kurdishness in Turkish TV Serials
