Reflections of Passion for Ownership on the Collective Memory of Turkey: An Analysis of the Focus in Orhan Kemal’s Novels / Mülkiyet Tutkusunun Türkiye Toplumsal Hafızasına Yansımaları: Orhan Kemal Romanları Odağında Bir İnceleme
The matter of ownership is among the most controversial subjects of critical economy-politics, and it basically notes the materialized insecurity of the acquisition of wealth through inefficient processes. The concept has been a subject of many critical studies, not only in terms of the political...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cyprus International University
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Folklor/Edebiyat |
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| Online Access: | https://www.folkloredebiyat.org/Makaleler/142872256_112,01%20h%c3%bcseyin%20k%c3%b6se.pdf |
| Summary: | The matter of ownership is among the most controversial subjects of critical
economy-politics, and it basically notes the materialized insecurity of the
acquisition of wealth through inefficient processes. The concept has been a subject
of many critical studies, not only in terms of the political economy, but also in
sociological, artistic, and literary fields. Essentially, the methods of addressing
and framing the levels of ownership ideology, which names the imperious power
of capital against productive labor in literary-sociological discourse, can give
important clues about the dominant relations in a particular historical period, the
conception of ownership, and the place that this conception has in the collective
memory. In this study, the issue of the types of cultural value debates the passion
for ownership and ownership ideology, as reflected in Orhan Kemal’s novels and
novel characters, and therefore, their effects on the collective memory of Turkey,
as well as the various perspectives, relationship styles, and behavioral patterns this
influence creates. For this purpose, six of Orhan Kemal’s novels dated between
the beginnings of the 1950s to the end of the 1970s, were examined using content
analysis and focusing on the passion for ownership if any and the criticism of
ownership ideology. It is assumed that this study will be an important contribution
to the research field of Turkish literature sociology, in the sense that it showcases
the relationship between passion for ownership and collective memory to the
discussion in Turkey. It was concluded that the ownership forms that change over
time also change the perception and thought of ownership in individuals, and
this situation draws attention to different personality types and related behavioral
patterns in the collective memory of Turkey. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-7491 2791-6057 |