This week’s article has two parts. First, we’ll turn to the Syrian president’s visits to Riyadh and Ankara. Then, we’ll examine cultural hegemony and the AKP’s offensive against artists in Turkey.
Such an insightful article, Ezgi. You may remember me? In spite of everything, we must not forget the FEAR factor. Fear is a prominent and defining factor of Turkish culture, politics and much of Turkish life.
I have (only) majored in Comparative Literature but I loved my Bourdieu seminars (comprehensible - not only Flaubert etc. - one of the 3-4 topics on my Master's examn was on Bourdieu's theories on religion) because they provided a massive treasure of insights (btw nowadays I would perhaps rather choose Political Science, Sociology and History than literature - I relish reading your work here - very interesting indeed) and I must say it literally made my "political" heart sing to read this acute analysis! Yes! Thank you very much not only for elaborating on your special field of expertise but also for outlining these subtle structures which are at play everywhere...
I still believe that calling this out - just to explain the forces at play here - gives so many people a clearer view (and maybe the incentive to take up their respective 'tools' to dismantle the dangerous nonsense which stands between healthy democracies and rogue players wanting to undermine every single empowering force for good and decent political work.
Such an insightful article, Ezgi. You may remember me? In spite of everything, we must not forget the FEAR factor. Fear is a prominent and defining factor of Turkish culture, politics and much of Turkish life.
I have (only) majored in Comparative Literature but I loved my Bourdieu seminars (comprehensible - not only Flaubert etc. - one of the 3-4 topics on my Master's examn was on Bourdieu's theories on religion) because they provided a massive treasure of insights (btw nowadays I would perhaps rather choose Political Science, Sociology and History than literature - I relish reading your work here - very interesting indeed) and I must say it literally made my "political" heart sing to read this acute analysis! Yes! Thank you very much not only for elaborating on your special field of expertise but also for outlining these subtle structures which are at play everywhere...
I still believe that calling this out - just to explain the forces at play here - gives so many people a clearer view (and maybe the incentive to take up their respective 'tools' to dismantle the dangerous nonsense which stands between healthy democracies and rogue players wanting to undermine every single empowering force for good and decent political work.