Media Reflection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Turkey and the Problem of Culture Industry

Elif Pınar Kılınç

Article Details

Media Reflection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Turkey and the Problem of Culture Industry

Authors:

Elif Pınar Kılınç

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Gazetecilik

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 54, pp.453-469

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326018

pISSN:

2667-4750

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Abstract:

 The question of whether the use of the media, which is functional in the culture industry dominated by capitalist relations, for the protection and preservation of the elements identified in the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a threat or an opportunity constitutes the problem of the article. The study aims to reveal the stage reached by the controversial situation of the media and its function in todays digital media. The data is analyzed by adopting a historical approach through literature and document analysis and evaluated through examples. The data on the frequency of the cultural elements on the list in Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, Sözcü, Posta, Haber Türk and Yeni Şafak newspapers, which are respectively the most viewed newspapers in Turkey, were obtained by scanning with the web scraping technique using the Python programming language. The most important finding that emerged is that beyond the fact that the media poses a risk or opportunity for the protection of cultural heritage, this heritage does not find enough space in digital media; and when it does, it is dominated by an understanding that lacks the planning, sensitivity and care required for its protection and preservation.

 The question of whether the use of the media, which is functional in the culture industry dominated by capitalist relations, for the protection and preservation of the elements identified in the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a threat or an opportunity constitutes the problem of the article. The study aims to reveal the stage reached by the controversial situation of the media and its function in todays digital media. The data is analyzed by adopting a historical approach through literature and document analysis and evaluated through examples. The data on the frequency of the cultural elements on the list in Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, Sözcü, Posta, Haber Türk and Yeni Şafak newspapers, which are respectively the most viewed newspapers in Turkey, were obtained by scanning with the web scraping technique using the Python programming language. The most important finding that emerged is that beyond the fact that the media poses a risk or opportunity for the protection of cultural heritage, this heritage does not find enough space in digital media; and when it does, it is dominated by an understanding that lacks the planning, sensitivity and care required for its protection and preservation.

 The question of whether the use of the media, which is functional in the culture industry dominated by capitalist relations, for the protection and preservation of the elements identified in the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a threat or an opportunity constitutes the problem of the article. The study aims to reveal the stage reached by the controversial situation of the media and its function in todays digital media. The data is analyzed by adopting a historical approach through literature and document analysis and evaluated through examples. The data on the frequency of the cultural elements on the list in Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, Sözcü, Posta, Haber Türk and Yeni Şafak newspapers, which are respectively the most viewed newspapers in Turkey, were obtained by scanning with the web scraping technique using the Python programming language. The most important finding that emerged is that beyond the fact that the media poses a risk or opportunity for the protection of cultural heritage, this heritage does not find enough space in digital media; and when it does, it is dominated by an understanding that lacks the planning, sensitivity and care required for its protection and preservation.

 Kapitalist ilişkilerin hakimiyetindeki kültür endüstrisinde işlevsel olan medyanın, 2003 UNESCO Somut Olmayan Kültürel Mirasın Korunması Sözleşmesi kapsamında belirlenen unsurların korunması ve yaşatılması için kullanımı, bir tehdit midir yoksa bir fırsat mıdır? sorusu, makalenin problemini oluşturmaktadır. Geçen on altı yılda medyanın bu tartışmalı durumunun geldiği aşamayı ve özellikle dijitalleşen günümüz medyasında işlevsel olarak yerini ortaya koymayı amaçlayan çalışma, Türkiyede bu mirası oluşturan bütün unsurların, en çok görüntülenen dijital gazetelere yansıma sıklığı ve biçimi üzerine bir araştırma olması açısından önemlidir. Nitel araştırma tekniğinin benimsendiği çalışmada veriler, literatür ve doküman analizi yöntemi ile tarihsel bir yaklaşımla incelenmiş ve örnekler üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Ayrıca, Türkiyenin Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras Listesinde yer alan unsurların, internette sırasıyla en çok görüntülenen Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, Sözcü, Posta, Haber Türk ve Yeni Şafak gazetelerinde yer alma sıklığına dair veriler, Python programlama dili kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen web kazıma web scraping tekniğiyle tarama yapılarak elde edilmiştir. Çalışmada ortaya çıkan en önemli bulgu, medyanın kültürel mirasın korunması için bir risk ya da fırsat oluşturmasının ötesinde, dijital medyada bu mirasın yeterince yer bulamaması; bulduğunda ise korunması ve yaşatılması kapsamında gerekli olan planlama, hassasiyet ve özenin eksik olduğu bir anlayışın hâkim olmasıdır.

Article Details

Media Reflection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Turkey and the Problem of Culture Industry

Authors:

Elif Pınar Kılınç

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Gazetecilik

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 54, pp.453-469

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326018

pISSN:

2667-4750

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Culture Industry

UNESCOSomut Olmayan Kültürel Miras

Kültür Endüstrisi

UNESCO

Issues

Article Details

Media Reflection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Turkey and the Problem of Culture Industry

Authors: Elif Pınar Kılınç

Publisher: Selcuk University

Main Topics: Gazetecilik

Journal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 54, pp.453-469

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001326018

pISSN: 2667-4750

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Culture Industry

UNESCOSomut Olmayan Kültürel Miras

Kültür Endüstrisi

UNESCO

Issues

Authors:

Elif Pınar Kılınç

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Gazetecilik

Journal:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 54, pp.453-469

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326018

pISSN:

2667-4750