Modernist Movements and Turkish Intellectuals: The Example of Nudism (1931)

Hümeyra Türedi

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Modernist Movements and Turkish Intellectuals: The Example of Nudism (1931)

Authors:

Hümeyra Türedi

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.753-771

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296431

pISSN:

2757-9425

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Abstract:

 Modernism, which emerged as a result of developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, and Industrialization, causes radical changes in peoples lives. Movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Nudism, Bauhaus, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism can be considered as efforts to make sense of this new world. This study focuses on Nudism and evaluates the attitude of Turkish intellectuals toward the changing modernism of the early 20th century. The research question is as follows: What attitude did Turkish intellectuals take against Nudism?. For this purpose, a survey made in 1931 with thirty Turkish intellectuals of the period in Cumhuriyet newspaper was analyzed by discourse analysis method. It was understood that Turkish intellectuals of the period did not know the philosophy behind modernism, and approached the problems of modernism superficially.

 Modernism, which emerged as a result of developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, and Industrialization, causes radical changes in peoples lives. Movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Nudism, Bauhaus, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism can be considered as efforts to make sense of this new world. This study focuses on Nudism and evaluates the attitude of Turkish intellectuals toward the changing modernism of the early 20th century. The research question is as follows: What attitude did Turkish intellectuals take against Nudism?. For this purpose, a survey made in 1931 with thirty Turkish intellectuals of the period in Cumhuriyet newspaper was analyzed by discourse analysis method. It was understood that Turkish intellectuals of the period did not know the philosophy behind modernism, and approached the problems of modernism superficially.

 Modernism, which emerged as a result of developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, and Industrialization, causes radical changes in peoples lives. Movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Nudism, Bauhaus, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism can be considered as efforts to make sense of this new world. This study focuses on Nudism and evaluates the attitude of Turkish intellectuals toward the changing modernism of the early 20th century. The research question is as follows: What attitude did Turkish intellectuals take against Nudism?. For this purpose, a survey made in 1931 with thirty Turkish intellectuals of the period in Cumhuriyet newspaper was analyzed by discourse analysis method. It was understood that Turkish intellectuals of the period did not know the philosophy behind modernism, and approached the problems of modernism superficially.

 19.yüzyılda Rönesans, Reform, Aydınlanma ve Sanayileşme gibi gelişmelerin neticesinde ortaya çıkan Modernizm; geleneğin reddi, şehirleşme, tüketim ekonomisi gibi yeni olgularla insanların hayatında köklü değişimlere neden olur. Ancak bu değişimlerin beraberinde getirdiği sorunlar, insanların yeni yaşamlarını anlamlandırmak için farklı akımlar başlatmaları sonucunu doğurur. Fovizm, Kübizm, Fütürizm, Konstrüktivizm, Nüdizm, Bauhaus, Ekspresyonizm, Dada, Sürrealizm gibi akımlar, endüstrileşmenin değiştirdiği dünyayı anlamlandırma çabaları olarak değerlendirilebilir. Bu çalışmada, bahsi geçen akımlardan Nüdizm üzerine odaklanılmış ve Nüdizm bağlamında Türk aydınlarının 20.yüzyılın başındaki değişen modernizme yönelik aldığı tutum değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmanın araştırma sorusu şöyledir: 20.yüzyılın başında Avrupada ortaya çıkan Nüdizm hareketi karşısında Türk aydınları ne düşünmüşlerdir?. Bu amaçla, Cumhuriyet gazetesinde 1931 yılında dönemin otuz Türk aydınıyla yapılan bir anket, söylem analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. İnceleme sonucunda, dönemin aydınlarının Nüdizmi şekilsel olarak değerlendirdikleri, ardındaki felsefeyi bilmedikleri, modernizmin sıkıntılarına yüzeysel yaklaştıkları anlaşılmıştır.

Article Details

Modernist Movements and Turkish Intellectuals: The Example of Nudism (1931)

Authors:

Hümeyra Türedi

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.753-771

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296431

pISSN:

2757-9425

Avrupa

Batılılaşma

Cumhuriyet

Modernizm

Nüdizm.Avrupa

Batılılaşma

Cumhuriyet

Modernizm

Nüdizm.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Hümeyra Türedi

Publisher: Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal: Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.753-771

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001296431

pISSN: 2757-9425

Issues

Authors:

Hümeyra Türedi

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Journal:

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.753-771

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296431

pISSN:

2757-9425