IDENTITY, OTHERNESS, AND MIGRATION IN FATİH AKIN'S FILMS

Ferhat Kaçar

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IDENTITY, OTHERNESS, AND MIGRATION IN FATİH AKIN'S FILMS

Authors:

Ferhat Kaçar

Publisher:

Bingol University

Main Topics:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Journal:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 25, pp.305-320

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288749

pISSN:

1309-6672

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Abstract:

 Identity has a wide range of concepts, from the product identity of the companies to the post-colonial identity, from personal identities to ethnic, religious, sexual, and social identities. Especially in the modern age, the identity problem is not only decisive at the level of national identity but also at the level of different identities in cultural life. Therefore, the definition of identity and the discussions about identity have always been the focus of cinema. In this article, concepts such as identity, the other, and the subaltern are first defined to discuss identity in cinema. Later, I tried to analyze the discussions about these concepts based on Akıns films. Akın, in his films, explained different identities in the social-political world; groups with cultural, religious, linguistic, and racial differences can live together peacefully if desired. It is also shown that people living together can respect all kinds of identities and that it is not a problem for a person to have more than one identity. In this respect, films such as Short and Painless 1998, In July 2000, Solino 2002, Against the Wall 2004, On the Edge of Life 2007, The Cut 2014, and Shattered 2017; The concepts such as migration, identity, the other, and cultural change were analyzed with the sociological method and discourse analysis methods. Thus, the theoretical definitions of identity were tried to be embodied in Akıns films.

 Identity has a wide range of concepts, from the product identity of the companies to the post-colonial identity, from personal identities to ethnic, religious, sexual, and social identities. Especially in the modern age, the identity problem is not only decisive at the level of national identity but also at the level of different identities in cultural life. Therefore, the definition of identity and the discussions about identity have always been the focus of cinema. In this article, concepts such as identity, the other, and the subaltern are first defined to discuss identity in cinema. Later, I tried to analyze the discussions about these concepts based on Akıns films. Akın, in his films, explained different identities in the social-political world; groups with cultural, religious, linguistic, and racial differences can live together peacefully if desired. It is also shown that people living together can respect all kinds of identities and that it is not a problem for a person to have more than one identity. In this respect, films such as Short and Painless 1998, In July 2000, Solino 2002, Against the Wall 2004, On the Edge of Life 2007, The Cut 2014, and Shattered 2017; The concepts such as migration, identity, the other, and cultural change were analyzed with the sociological method and discourse analysis methods. Thus, the theoretical definitions of identity were tried to be embodied in Akıns films.

 Identity has a wide range of concepts, from the product identity of the companies to the post-colonial identity, from personal identities to ethnic, religious, sexual, and social identities. Especially in the modern age, the identity problem is not only decisive at the level of national identity but also at the level of different identities in cultural life. Therefore, the definition of identity and the discussions about identity have always been the focus of cinema. In this article, concepts such as identity, the other, and the subaltern are first defined to discuss identity in cinema. Later, I tried to analyze the discussions about these concepts based on Akıns films. Akın, in his films, explained different identities in the social-political world; groups with cultural, religious, linguistic, and racial differences can live together peacefully if desired. It is also shown that people living together can respect all kinds of identities and that it is not a problem for a person to have more than one identity. In this respect, films such as Short and Painless 1998, In July 2000, Solino 2002, Against the Wall 2004, On the Edge of Life 2007, The Cut 2014, and Shattered 2017; The concepts such as migration, identity, the other, and cultural change were analyzed with the sociological method and discourse analysis methods. Thus, the theoretical definitions of identity were tried to be embodied in Akıns films.

 Kimlik, firmaların ürün kimliğinden post-kolonyal kimliğe, kişisel kimliklerden etnik, dinsel, cinsel, toplumsal kimliklere kadar geniş bir kavram çeşitliliğine sahiptir. Özellikle modern çağda kimlik sorununun sadece ulus kimlik düzeyinde değil, aynı zamanda kültürel yaşam içinde farklı kimlik düzeyinde de belirleyiciliği söz konusudur. Dolayısıyla kimlikle ilgili kavram tanımlaması ve kimlikle ilgili tartışmalar sinemanın da sürekli odağında olmuştur. Bu makalede sinemada kimliği tartışmak için öncelikle kimlik, öteki ve madun gibi kavramların tanımı yapılmıştır. Daha sonra bu kavramlarla ilgili tartışmalar Akının filmlerinden hareketle analizlerle ortaya konulmuştur. Akın, filmlerinde toplumsal-politik dünya içerisinde farklı kimliklerin; kültürel, dinsel, dilsel, ırksal farklılığa sahip grupların istendiğinde bir arada barış içinde yaşayabilecekleri ve bir arada yaşayan insanların her türlü kimliğe saygılı olabilecekleri, bir insanın birden fazla kimliksel aidiyetinin olmasının sorun oluşturmayacağını kendi filmleriyle anlatmaktadır. Bu minvalde Kısa ve Acısız 1998, Temmuzda 2000, Solino 2002, Duvara Karşı 2004, Yaşamın Kıyısında 2007, Kesik 2014 ve Paramparça 2017 gibi filmlerin; göç, kimlik, öteki, kültürel değişme gibi kavramlarının toplumbilimsel yöntem ve söylem analizi yöntemleriyle analizleri yapılmıştır. Böylece kimlikle ilgili ortaya konulan teorik tanımlamalar Akının filmleriyle somutlaştırılmaya çalışılmıştır.

Article Details

IDENTITY, OTHERNESS, AND MIGRATION IN FATİH AKIN'S FILMS

Authors:

Ferhat Kaçar

Publisher:

Bingol University

Main Topics:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Journal:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 25, pp.305-320

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288749

pISSN:

1309-6672

İdentity

Other

Subaltern

Migration

Fatih AkınKimlik

Öteki

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Madun

Fatih Akın

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Article Details

Authors: Ferhat Kaçar

Publisher: Bingol University

Main Topics: İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Journal: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 25, pp.305-320

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001288749

pISSN: 1309-6672

Issues

Authors:

Ferhat Kaçar

Publisher:

Bingol University

Main Topics:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Journal:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 25, pp.305-320

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288749

pISSN:

1309-6672