Cinema in Turkey A New Critical History 1st Edition by Savas Arslan ISBN 0195370058 9780195370058

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ISBN 10: 0195370058 
ISBN 13: 9780195370058
Author: Savas Arslan

Boasting nearly 7,000 titles, Turkey has produced more films than any other country in the Middle East or the Balkans. While the films enjoy great popularity at home, they haven’t received the respect they deserve beyond their borders. Frequently, Turkey’s cinema has been painted as imitative, simplistic or underdeveloped, casting it in shadow to the West. But things are finally changing. Turkish filmmakers like Nuri Bilge Ceylan are turning up in cinematheques worldwide. Critics are taking notice. And now general readers will have the overview they need to contextualize this remarkable body of work.

Examining both popular genres and art films, Cinema in Turkey deals with the country’s entire cinematic tradition, including not only its high point with Yesilcam-Turkey’s popular film industry of the 1950s to the 1980s-but also its early years and current revival. In addition to surveying the cinematic landscape and recounting its history, Cinema in Turkey analyzes the arts conventions from which the first films emerged, region-specific permutations, and the cultural ramifications of Turkey’s distinct forms of modernization and nation-building.

Cinema in Turkey A New Critical History 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Early Cinema and National Formation

• 1. Early Cinematic Practices and Public Sphere in the Ottoman Empire
  • (Explores the initial reception and uses of cinema in the late Ottoman period.)
• 2. Turkish Cinema’s Prehistory: From Ottoman to Republican
  • (Examines the transition of cinematic practices and themes from the imperial to the early republican era.)
• 3. The First Nationalization: Production and Ideology
  • (Focuses on early attempts to establish a national film industry and its relationship with Kemalist ideology.)

Part II: The Studio System and Popular Cinema

• 4. The Studio System: Production Culture of Yeşilçam
  • (Detailed analysis of the “Green Pine” era, the golden age of Turkish commercial cinema, including its production methods, star system, and genres.)
• 5. Melodrama, Spectatorship, and Modernization
  • (Explores the dominant genre of melodrama and its role in reflecting and shaping social changes during modernization.)
• 6. Gender and Stardom: Actresses in Yeşilçam
  • (Examines the representation and roles of women, particularly female stars, within the Yeşilçam system.)
• 7. Comedy and the Popular
  • (Analysis of comedic genres and their appeal to mass audiences, potentially including political satire or social commentary.)

Part III: Cinema and Social Change (1970s – 1990s)

• 8. Sexuality, Poverty, and Violence: New Sensibilities in the 1970s
  • (Discusses how Turkish cinema responded to the political and social turmoil of the 1970s, including themes of social unrest and changing moral values.)
• 9. The Art Cinema Moment: Authorial Voices and Social Commentary
  • (Focuses on the emergence of more auteur-driven and socially critical films, moving beyond pure commercialism.)
• 10. After the Coup: Political Disillusionment and Cinematic Responses
  • (Examines the impact of the 1980 military coup on Turkish cinema and the themes of disillusionment, memory, and political repression.)

Part IV: Contemporary Turkish Cinema (2000s onwards)

• 11. New Turkish Cinema: Neoliberalism, Identity, and Auteurism
  • (Analyzes the diverse trends in Turkish cinema from the 2000s, including the influence of globalization, neoliberal policies, and the continued rise of acclaimed auteurs.)
• 12. The Return of the Popular: Genre Revivals and Blockbusters
  • (Discusses the resurgence of genre films and high-grossing productions, often with a more commercial orientation.)
• 13. Transnational Cinema and the Festival Circuit
  • (Explores Turkish cinema’s increasing presence on the international stage, its engagement with global themes, and success in film festivals.)
• 14. From TV Series to the Digital: The Expanding Landscape

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