| ID | 178602 |
| Title Proper | National fantasy, impossible gaze |
| Other Title Information | the Kurdish question in popular Turkish cinema |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aydınlık, Yasin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay explores representations of the Kurdish question in the new popular films of Turkey including Eşkıya/The Bandit, Vizontele, Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi/Wildheart: Hell of Boomerang, Kurtlar Vadisi: Iraq/Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, Güneşi Gördüm/I Saw the Sun, Nefes/The Breath and Mucize/The Miracle. I use the notion of ideological fantasy to explain how filmic reality is constructed within these films. I argue that popular films of new Turkish cinema addressing the Kurdish question are national fantasies reconstituting the social, historical and political realities of the problem in accordance with the changing state discourse. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 22, No.1; Jan 2021: p.120-140 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies 2021-03 22, 1 |
| Key Words | Kurdish Question ; National Cinema ; New Turkish Cinema ; Popular Turkish Cinema ; National Gaze ; Ideological Fantasy |