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Papers by Senem Kaya
Edebî Eleştiri Dergisi
Although men have been accepted as the superior and dominant force in many patrirachal societies,... more Although men have been accepted as the superior and dominant force in many patrirachal societies, due to the changes after the wars and the Industrial Revolution in the western culture, gender roles shifted as women began to participate in public spheres for labor force. Moreover, with the emergence of the ‘New Woman’ concept, women became active, social and independent in the western societies during the 20th century. After the impacts of westernization and Tanzimat Reforms, in Turkish culture, similar changes in regards to gender polarity and the changing status of women were experienced. Many male authors have tended to reflect the clashes between the old values and the new modern life to criticize the changing status of women both in the western and Turkish literatures. The Turkish author, Peyami Safa and the British writer David Herbert Lawrence could be considered not only as the authors, who focused on the essentiality of the balance between men and women, but also, they were...
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Feb 21, 2023
Çatışan ideolojilerle dolu bir dünyada, savaş ve etkileri edebiyattaki sonsuz tartışmalardan biri... more Çatışan ideolojilerle dolu bir dünyada, savaş ve etkileri edebiyattaki sonsuz tartışmalardan biri olmuştur. Tarihte pek çok yazar, savaş zamanlarının vatanseverliğini ve kahramanlığını yüceltip överken, 20. yüzyılda Birinci ve İkinci Dünya Savaşları'ndan sonra aydınlar, edebi eserlerinde, savaşların çirkin yüzünü tasvir ederek yıkımlara yol açan savaşları eleştirmeye yönelmişlerdir. Modern kurguda anti-kahramanlar, geleneksel kahramanların yerini almış ve savaşların bunalımından, korkusundan ve kaygısından mustarip çarpık karakterler olarak tasvir edilmiştir. Literatürde anti-kahramanlara dayalı çeşitli analizler bulunsa da bu çalışmanın amacı, 20. yüzyıl İngiliz ve Türk edebiyatlarının seçili eserlerinde tasvir edilen savaş sonrası kahramanların kimlik bunalımlarını ve tutarsızlıklarını irdelemektir. Savaşların kişiliğin bozulması üzerindeki tahribatına daha fazla ışık tutmayı amaçlayan bu çalışma, savaş sonrası dönem kurgusunda yer alan iki başkahramanın karşılaştırmalı analizini içermektedir. Bu kapsamda, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar'ın Huzur (1949) adlı romanındaki Mümtaz ile John Osborne'un Look Back in Anger (Öfkeyle Geçmişe Bakmak) (1956) adlı oyunundaki Jimmy karakterleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmektedir. Farklı kültürlerde yazılmış olsa da, hem Tanpınar'ın hem de Osborne'un yapıtları, insanların ortak umutsuzluğunu, karamsarlığını, kaygısını ve bunalımını açıkça gözler önüne serer ve bu karakterlerin depresyon, çelişkili tutumlar ve geçmişe saplantılı olmak gibi duygusal sıkıntılarını yansıtır. Analizden yola çıkarak, Huzur ve Look Back in Anger eserlerindeki iki anti-kahramanının, dünya savaşlarının yıkımından mustarip bireylerin gerçek dünyadaki tüm savaş sonrası bunalımlarını hatırladığı ve yansıttığı sonucuna varmak doğru olacaktır.
Modernism and Postmodernism Studies Network
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Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi sobider, 2022
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
Emerged as a reaction to the strict laws, firm regulations and scientific reasoning of the Enligh... more Emerged as a reaction to the strict laws, firm regulations and scientific reasoning of the Enlightment Era, Gothic literature is accepted as the darker strain, developed during the Romantic Period in the 18th century. The authors of Gothic literature tended to create terror and suspense with the uncanny, supernatural, spiritual, and irrational elements to replace order and accepted beliefs of the Age of Reason. Gothic fiction possesses certain traits: setting as the abandoned castles, cemeteries, towers, isolated churches; mysterious and gloomy atmosphere; the use of supernatural powers such as witches, vampires, ghosts or spirits; magic, mystery and curse. Although as a genre, gothic has been associated with men, women gain crucial roles in horror stories in literature of the western and Turkish cultures. There are various epithets attributed to female characters in gothic fiction: damsels in distress, victims, domestic governesses, evils, predators or prisoners; however, in this s...
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2021
The psychoanalytic approach in literary criticism can be perceived as an efficient way for the an... more The psychoanalytic approach in literary criticism can be perceived as an efficient way for the analyses of characters, events, and the impacts of society on personality development. As explained by Sigmund Freud (1962a), the struggle between the id (instincts) and the superego (society/environment) leads to conflicts for the ego (self) in actual life. In order to protect the ego from the undesirable experiences caused by the id, individuals tend to use 'defence mechanisms'. Defence mechanisms were first posited by Freud and strengthened by his daughter, Anna Freud in The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936). In actual life, individuals consult defence mechanisms to avoid anxiety, sorrow and frustration. Therefore, they could both obey the societal expectations and protect their egos from undesired feelings. Similar to individuals in real world, in fiction, authors protect their characters from harsh situations via certain defence mechanisms. Through these devices, readers could understand and interpret the clashes in narration. This comparative study aims to analyse the defence mechanisms used by two literary female figures from different cultures: Raziye in Ahmet Mithat Efendi's Yeryüzünde bir Melek (1878) and Catherine in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1847). The analysis examines and exemplifies how and why Raziye and Catherine use "denial" and "projection" as defence mechanisms. The study concludes that both female protagonists consult defence mechanisms for two reasons: to protect themselves in patriarchal societies and to avoid undesirable feelings of guilt, shame and sorrow.
International journal of language and literary studies, Mar 27, 2022
is a Crimean author, who wrote works that told the plunged into destruction of the people due to ... more is a Crimean author, who wrote works that told the plunged into destruction of the people due to the invasion of the Crimean lands since his fiction from the 1950s. His circling around the same issue has been considered as a weakness in the world of literature. Indeed, works such as They Were Also Human (Onlar da İnsandı), Those Were Our Lands (O Topraklar Bizimdi), The Man Who Lost His Land (Yurdunu Kaybeden Adam), Terrible Years (Korkunç Yıllar), Days of Death and Fear (Ölüm ve Korku Günleri) are his historically unique novels in which successive events that tell the shattering of a society and individuals Abstract Cengiz Dağcı has been circling around certain facts since his first novels in the 50's and in his many historically unique novels, he attempted to embrace his readers with human adventures, social and individual fractures based on the alienation and isolation of minorities from their own lands and perceivable periods in the shed of clashes and wars. This study aimed at interpreting the aspects of his style in his Benim Gibi Biri (Someone like Me) and presenting the differentiation of the work from its predecessors. The main purpose was to detect the concentration in the narration of Dağcı. The novel underscores the deviations in narration, cohesion and context in general when the character, Joseph becomes the voice of the conscience of the protagonist-narrator. Throughout spatial narration, we observed the traces of Cengiz Dağcı in a silhouette revealing his own personality and experience in actual life. The author's psychology, outbursts, rebels, traumas and feelings are reflected through the main character, Joseph Tucknell. The deviations in narration highlights the scenes that create pathos for the readers when language becomes poetic. This study involves three main parts. In the first part, the novel Benim Gibi Biri (Someone like Me) by Cengiz Dağcı is analyzed in terms of characterization, themes and setting. Secondly, the focus was on the narrative techniques and cohesion within the context of the text. Finally, it was concluded that Cengiz Dağcı applied essential techniques to abstract his ideas from his fiction in this notable novel, distinguished from his previous works. Therefore, his works still mark the literary canon in terms of unique style and themes.
Since literary texts are viewed as affluent linguistic input in second language teaching, integra... more Since literary texts are viewed as affluent linguistic input in second language teaching, integration of literature in language classes has been discussed in ELT/EFL classes for years. There has been an undeniable revival of interest in literary texts in language learning because educators believe in the contribution of literary studies in language classes. Although there are accepted drawbacks of using literary texts in language teaching due to time constraints, difficulty of comprehension, cultural gaps, and linguistic difficulties, using literature in ELT classes provides learners and teachers with many opportunities. The main aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of undergraduate university students in ELT classes towards the study of literature in courses.
Bu calismanin amaci, karanlik Viktorya doneminde Noel ruhunu yeniden canlandiran Charles Dickens’... more Bu calismanin amaci, karanlik Viktorya doneminde Noel ruhunu yeniden canlandiran Charles Dickens’in Christmas Books eserindeki ortak sembolleri bicemsel olarak incelemektir. Dickens donemi insanlari, karanlik bir dunyada, Endustri Devriminin derin etkilerini yasarken, endustrilesme, yoksulluk, sinif ayrimi ve degisen degerlerin sonuclarindan muzdariptiler. Duyarliligi insan dogasi ile birlestiren Dickens, Noel hikâyelerinde, Ingiliz yasaminda unutulup giden bir kutlamayi yeniden canlandirmistir. Karanlik Viktorya donemi ile harmanlanan bu Noel ruhu ile Dickens, okuyucularina arzulanan daha iyi bir gelecek resmetmistir. Dickens’in uslubu, aile uyumu, bagislama, yardimseverlik, mutluluk, merhamet ve Noel nesesi konulari ile okuyucusunu eglendirirken, toplumdaki uyusmazliklari ve insanligin hatalarini sorgulama ve yargilamayi saglar. Ancak, derin yapida, mesajlarini acik bir sekilde vermek yerine, Charles Dickens, bes Noel hikâyesindeki sembol kullanimi ile okuyucularini vermek istedig...
Kafkas Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2019
For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between t... more For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between the two opposites can bring about "a double reconciliation of opposties". His stories are based on the clash and balance between Male and Female, reflected through the "Lawrentian Dualism". Based on a love and hate triangle, D. H. Lawrence"s short story "Two Blue Birds" comprises the clash between the opposing forces and the shifting balance between three main characters: a husband, a wife and the husband"s secretary. When analysed stylistically, it is evident that Lawrentian Dualism in the story is achieved via syntactic structure and the use of distinctive lexical repetitions. This study aims at depicting a stylistic analysis based on the study of syntactic structure and lexical repetitions in Lawrence"s short story, "Two Blue Birds" to conclude how the writer prefers certain stylistic markers to convey his messages to his readers.
Akademi sosyal bilimler dergisi, Sep 26, 2021
Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, 2020
Evrensel bir konu olan savaş, her milleti derinden etkileyen en önemli olgulardan sayılmaktadır v... more Evrensel bir konu olan savaş, her milleti derinden etkileyen en önemli olgulardan sayılmaktadır ve yansıması Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyatın en seçkin konularından biridir. Savaşlar yüzünden birçok farklı kültürde, toplumsal dengeler bozulmuş, cinsiyetçi roller değişmiş ve ''yeni kadın'' olgusu öne çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada, 20. yüzyılın kadın Türk edebiyatçılarından biri olan Halide Edip Adıvar'ın Ateşten Gömlek (1922) romanında ve İngiliz edebiyatçı David Herbert Lawrence'ın Tilki (The Fox) (1922) hikâyesinde ''yeni kadın'' kavramı karşılaştırmalı edebiyat yöntemi ile analiz edildi. Her iki eserin yansıttığı dönemin tarihsel ve sosyal örgüsü metin inceleme yöntemi ile incelendi. Çalışmanın özü, toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin savaş dönemlerinde farklı kültürlerin edebiyatlarındaki yansımasını kapsar. İncelemedeki bulguların sonucunda, farklı kültürlerde farklı cinsiyetlere ait yazarlar tarafından ele alınmış olsa da, Adıvar'ın Ateşten Gömlek ve Lawrence'ın Tilki adlı eserinde, savaşın cinsiyet rollerine etkisinin benzer şekilde yansıtıldığı gözlenmiştir. Bu sebeple, bu çalışma, diğer karşılaştırmalı edebi incelemelere ve savaş edebiyatında kadın kimliğinin tanımlanmasına yönelik araştırmalara katkı sağlayabilecek içeriktedir.
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2020
Karşılaştırmalı edebiyat bilimi, farklı dillerde ve ya farklı dönemlerde yazılmış edebi eserlerin... more Karşılaştırmalı edebiyat bilimi, farklı dillerde ve ya farklı dönemlerde yazılmış edebi eserlerin, imgeler, konular, tipler, biçem ve ya içerik açısından mukayese edildiği edebiyat alanıdır (Aytaç 2001). Farklı kültürlere ait olsalar da, evrensel sosyal, politik ve ekonomik konular sebebiyle, birçok edebi eser, başka milletlerin eserlerini anıştırabilir, çağrıştırabilir ve ya yansıtabilir. Yüzyıllardır, sayısız edebi eserde, değişmeyen ve yinelenen önemli konulardan biri de, ataerkil toplumlarda kendilerine dayatılan roller ve sorumlulukların ağırlığı altında ezilen kadınların 'varoluş' savaşıdır. Bu toplumsal yaranın en etkileyici yansımasını, 17. yüzyılda, William Shakespeare, Hamlet oyunundaki unutulmaz Ophelia karakteri ile vermiştir. Ophelia'yı çağrıştıran, öz benliğini kaybetmiş ve ataerkil toplumda kimlik mücadelesi veren kadınlar, farklı kültürlerin edebiyatlarında yeniden betimlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ophelia karakterinin, yüzyıllar sonra dünya edebiyatlarına nasıl yansıdığını göstermek adına farklı edebi eserlerden seçilmiş kadın karakterleri incelemektir. Bu bağlamda, Doris Lessing'in 'Ondokuz Numaralı Oda' (1963) hikâyesindeki Susan Rawlings ve Halide Edip Adıvar'ın Handan (1912) romanındaki Handan karakterleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir.
As a branch of General Literature Science, ‘Comparative Literature’ comprises of the comparisons ... more As a branch of General Literature Science, ‘Comparative Literature’ comprises of the comparisons and contrasts between two literary texts written in different languages. The aim of analysis, based on comparisons, is to determine the common or similar elements of two texts in terms of style, motif or theme. In order to understand the literary texts, stylistics and the analysis of linguistic codes in literary texts are one of the most essential tools that provide the reader understanding of a texts. Within Comparative Literature, the significance of translation is undeniable and comparing a text with its translation is within the scope of comparative studies. A comparative translation sample, which explores the similarities and differences between a poem and its translated version, constitutes the core of this study. Within this scope, in this study, William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 66 and Can Yucel’s translation and interpretation of the poem titled as 66. Sone were analysed to examine h...
KARE, 2020
Dr. Faustus ve ''Kunduracı ve İblis'': Metinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım Örneği Özet: Her edebi eser ken... more Dr. Faustus ve ''Kunduracı ve İblis'': Metinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım Örneği Özet: Her edebi eser kendinden önce yazılmış eserlere atıfta bulunur veya belirgin izler taşır. Bu izler ve çağrışımların incelendiği edebiyat alanı olan ''Metinlerarasılık'', 1960 yıllarında Rus Biçimciler Mihail Bakhtin, Julia Kristeva, Roland Barthes ve Gerard Genette gibi ünlü kuramcılar tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Edebi eserlerde karşılaştığımız sarmal yapı ve öncel eserlerden izler, okuyucuların dikkatini çekmekte ve metinlere yeni metaforik (eğretilme) anlamlar kazandırır. Günümüzde dünya edebiyatlarında önemli yeri olan eserlerin birçoğu, daha önceki dönemlerde ele alınmış eserleri çağrıştırabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, metinlerarasılık kavramı çerçevesinde, öncül metinlerin yeni metinlere nasıl ilham kaynağı olduğunu göstermektir. Bu bağlamda, öncül metin olarak Christopher Marlowe'un The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (1604) ve ana metin olarak Anton Chekhov'un ''Kunduracı ve İblis'' (''The Shoemaker and the Devil'') (1888) hikâyesi bir metinlerarasılık örneği olarak karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir.
For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between t... more For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between the two opposites can bring about „a double reconciliation of opposties‟. His stories are based on the clash and balance between Male and Female, reflected through the „Lawrentian Dualism‟. Based on a love and hate triangle, D. H. Lawrence‟s short story „Two Blue Birds‟ comprises the clash between the opposing forces and the shifting balance between three main characters: a husband, a wife and the husband‟s secretary. When analysed stylistically, it is evident that Lawrentian Dualism in the story is achieved via syntactic structure and the use of distinctive lexical repetitions. This study aims at depicting a stylistic analysis based on the study of syntactic structure and lexical repetitions in Lawrence‟s short story, „Two Blue Birds‟ to conclude how the writer prefers certain stylistic markers to convey his messages to his readers.
The book comprises of three chapters. The first chapter, On the Role of instructional technology ... more The book comprises of three chapters. The first chapter, On the Role of instructional technology to develop material and hands-on-practices to integrate computer technology, consists of three sections. The description of technology use in Turkey is provided in the first section. The role of instructional technology in learning theories is the focus of the second section. The development of instructional material via computer technology is described in the third section. The second chapter, Application of Computers and Literature in English Language Teaching, discusses the uses of computer and literature resources in English language teaching using the methods such as ‘Brainstorming', ‘Mind Map', ‘Six Thinking Hats', ‘Storyboarding' and ‘Metaphoric Thinking'. The third chapter, Internet Materials for English Language Classrooms: Videos, animations, social bookmarking and wiki pages, provides hands-on-practices to how to retrieve animations and videos, discusses so...
Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi
From the beginning of the history of humanity, motherhood has been considered as the most sacred ... more From the beginning of the history of humanity, motherhood has been considered as the most sacred and constant attribute in many cultures. During periods, although women's roles and responsibilities have changed due to the social, politic and economic events, the main responsibility of a woman has always been accepted as ''motherhood''. With the modern era, as women participated in social spheres, mothering has been shaped in terms of expectations and prejudices. Motherhood has evolved through ages, yet, the expected notions of mothers mirror and recall similar attributes in almost all cultures: patience, self-sacrifice, compassion, charity and unconditional love towards children. There are various conducted studies based on the concept of ''motherhood'' in psychology, anthropology and literature. However, for this study, in order to exemplify the concept of ''motherhood'' defined by Adrienne Rich in her work Of Woman Born (1976), certain mother figures from the literary texts of world literature were chosen and comparatively analyzed. The aim of this study was not to generalize the concept of "motherhood" for every culture in world literature, yet, based on the findings of the analysis, it was observed that the perception of ''motherhood'' has been reflected in similar ways in many literary works of different cultures. Therefore, this study is exemplarily for further comparative literary studies based on motherhood and mothering in world literatures.
Edebî Eleştiri Dergisi
Although men have been accepted as the superior and dominant force in many patrirachal societies,... more Although men have been accepted as the superior and dominant force in many patrirachal societies, due to the changes after the wars and the Industrial Revolution in the western culture, gender roles shifted as women began to participate in public spheres for labor force. Moreover, with the emergence of the ‘New Woman’ concept, women became active, social and independent in the western societies during the 20th century. After the impacts of westernization and Tanzimat Reforms, in Turkish culture, similar changes in regards to gender polarity and the changing status of women were experienced. Many male authors have tended to reflect the clashes between the old values and the new modern life to criticize the changing status of women both in the western and Turkish literatures. The Turkish author, Peyami Safa and the British writer David Herbert Lawrence could be considered not only as the authors, who focused on the essentiality of the balance between men and women, but also, they were...
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Feb 21, 2023
Çatışan ideolojilerle dolu bir dünyada, savaş ve etkileri edebiyattaki sonsuz tartışmalardan biri... more Çatışan ideolojilerle dolu bir dünyada, savaş ve etkileri edebiyattaki sonsuz tartışmalardan biri olmuştur. Tarihte pek çok yazar, savaş zamanlarının vatanseverliğini ve kahramanlığını yüceltip överken, 20. yüzyılda Birinci ve İkinci Dünya Savaşları'ndan sonra aydınlar, edebi eserlerinde, savaşların çirkin yüzünü tasvir ederek yıkımlara yol açan savaşları eleştirmeye yönelmişlerdir. Modern kurguda anti-kahramanlar, geleneksel kahramanların yerini almış ve savaşların bunalımından, korkusundan ve kaygısından mustarip çarpık karakterler olarak tasvir edilmiştir. Literatürde anti-kahramanlara dayalı çeşitli analizler bulunsa da bu çalışmanın amacı, 20. yüzyıl İngiliz ve Türk edebiyatlarının seçili eserlerinde tasvir edilen savaş sonrası kahramanların kimlik bunalımlarını ve tutarsızlıklarını irdelemektir. Savaşların kişiliğin bozulması üzerindeki tahribatına daha fazla ışık tutmayı amaçlayan bu çalışma, savaş sonrası dönem kurgusunda yer alan iki başkahramanın karşılaştırmalı analizini içermektedir. Bu kapsamda, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar'ın Huzur (1949) adlı romanındaki Mümtaz ile John Osborne'un Look Back in Anger (Öfkeyle Geçmişe Bakmak) (1956) adlı oyunundaki Jimmy karakterleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmektedir. Farklı kültürlerde yazılmış olsa da, hem Tanpınar'ın hem de Osborne'un yapıtları, insanların ortak umutsuzluğunu, karamsarlığını, kaygısını ve bunalımını açıkça gözler önüne serer ve bu karakterlerin depresyon, çelişkili tutumlar ve geçmişe saplantılı olmak gibi duygusal sıkıntılarını yansıtır. Analizden yola çıkarak, Huzur ve Look Back in Anger eserlerindeki iki anti-kahramanının, dünya savaşlarının yıkımından mustarip bireylerin gerçek dünyadaki tüm savaş sonrası bunalımlarını hatırladığı ve yansıttığı sonucuna varmak doğru olacaktır.
Modernism and Postmodernism Studies Network
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Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi sobider, 2022
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
Emerged as a reaction to the strict laws, firm regulations and scientific reasoning of the Enligh... more Emerged as a reaction to the strict laws, firm regulations and scientific reasoning of the Enlightment Era, Gothic literature is accepted as the darker strain, developed during the Romantic Period in the 18th century. The authors of Gothic literature tended to create terror and suspense with the uncanny, supernatural, spiritual, and irrational elements to replace order and accepted beliefs of the Age of Reason. Gothic fiction possesses certain traits: setting as the abandoned castles, cemeteries, towers, isolated churches; mysterious and gloomy atmosphere; the use of supernatural powers such as witches, vampires, ghosts or spirits; magic, mystery and curse. Although as a genre, gothic has been associated with men, women gain crucial roles in horror stories in literature of the western and Turkish cultures. There are various epithets attributed to female characters in gothic fiction: damsels in distress, victims, domestic governesses, evils, predators or prisoners; however, in this s...
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2021
The psychoanalytic approach in literary criticism can be perceived as an efficient way for the an... more The psychoanalytic approach in literary criticism can be perceived as an efficient way for the analyses of characters, events, and the impacts of society on personality development. As explained by Sigmund Freud (1962a), the struggle between the id (instincts) and the superego (society/environment) leads to conflicts for the ego (self) in actual life. In order to protect the ego from the undesirable experiences caused by the id, individuals tend to use 'defence mechanisms'. Defence mechanisms were first posited by Freud and strengthened by his daughter, Anna Freud in The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936). In actual life, individuals consult defence mechanisms to avoid anxiety, sorrow and frustration. Therefore, they could both obey the societal expectations and protect their egos from undesired feelings. Similar to individuals in real world, in fiction, authors protect their characters from harsh situations via certain defence mechanisms. Through these devices, readers could understand and interpret the clashes in narration. This comparative study aims to analyse the defence mechanisms used by two literary female figures from different cultures: Raziye in Ahmet Mithat Efendi's Yeryüzünde bir Melek (1878) and Catherine in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1847). The analysis examines and exemplifies how and why Raziye and Catherine use "denial" and "projection" as defence mechanisms. The study concludes that both female protagonists consult defence mechanisms for two reasons: to protect themselves in patriarchal societies and to avoid undesirable feelings of guilt, shame and sorrow.
International journal of language and literary studies, Mar 27, 2022
is a Crimean author, who wrote works that told the plunged into destruction of the people due to ... more is a Crimean author, who wrote works that told the plunged into destruction of the people due to the invasion of the Crimean lands since his fiction from the 1950s. His circling around the same issue has been considered as a weakness in the world of literature. Indeed, works such as They Were Also Human (Onlar da İnsandı), Those Were Our Lands (O Topraklar Bizimdi), The Man Who Lost His Land (Yurdunu Kaybeden Adam), Terrible Years (Korkunç Yıllar), Days of Death and Fear (Ölüm ve Korku Günleri) are his historically unique novels in which successive events that tell the shattering of a society and individuals Abstract Cengiz Dağcı has been circling around certain facts since his first novels in the 50's and in his many historically unique novels, he attempted to embrace his readers with human adventures, social and individual fractures based on the alienation and isolation of minorities from their own lands and perceivable periods in the shed of clashes and wars. This study aimed at interpreting the aspects of his style in his Benim Gibi Biri (Someone like Me) and presenting the differentiation of the work from its predecessors. The main purpose was to detect the concentration in the narration of Dağcı. The novel underscores the deviations in narration, cohesion and context in general when the character, Joseph becomes the voice of the conscience of the protagonist-narrator. Throughout spatial narration, we observed the traces of Cengiz Dağcı in a silhouette revealing his own personality and experience in actual life. The author's psychology, outbursts, rebels, traumas and feelings are reflected through the main character, Joseph Tucknell. The deviations in narration highlights the scenes that create pathos for the readers when language becomes poetic. This study involves three main parts. In the first part, the novel Benim Gibi Biri (Someone like Me) by Cengiz Dağcı is analyzed in terms of characterization, themes and setting. Secondly, the focus was on the narrative techniques and cohesion within the context of the text. Finally, it was concluded that Cengiz Dağcı applied essential techniques to abstract his ideas from his fiction in this notable novel, distinguished from his previous works. Therefore, his works still mark the literary canon in terms of unique style and themes.
Since literary texts are viewed as affluent linguistic input in second language teaching, integra... more Since literary texts are viewed as affluent linguistic input in second language teaching, integration of literature in language classes has been discussed in ELT/EFL classes for years. There has been an undeniable revival of interest in literary texts in language learning because educators believe in the contribution of literary studies in language classes. Although there are accepted drawbacks of using literary texts in language teaching due to time constraints, difficulty of comprehension, cultural gaps, and linguistic difficulties, using literature in ELT classes provides learners and teachers with many opportunities. The main aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of undergraduate university students in ELT classes towards the study of literature in courses.
Bu calismanin amaci, karanlik Viktorya doneminde Noel ruhunu yeniden canlandiran Charles Dickens’... more Bu calismanin amaci, karanlik Viktorya doneminde Noel ruhunu yeniden canlandiran Charles Dickens’in Christmas Books eserindeki ortak sembolleri bicemsel olarak incelemektir. Dickens donemi insanlari, karanlik bir dunyada, Endustri Devriminin derin etkilerini yasarken, endustrilesme, yoksulluk, sinif ayrimi ve degisen degerlerin sonuclarindan muzdariptiler. Duyarliligi insan dogasi ile birlestiren Dickens, Noel hikâyelerinde, Ingiliz yasaminda unutulup giden bir kutlamayi yeniden canlandirmistir. Karanlik Viktorya donemi ile harmanlanan bu Noel ruhu ile Dickens, okuyucularina arzulanan daha iyi bir gelecek resmetmistir. Dickens’in uslubu, aile uyumu, bagislama, yardimseverlik, mutluluk, merhamet ve Noel nesesi konulari ile okuyucusunu eglendirirken, toplumdaki uyusmazliklari ve insanligin hatalarini sorgulama ve yargilamayi saglar. Ancak, derin yapida, mesajlarini acik bir sekilde vermek yerine, Charles Dickens, bes Noel hikâyesindeki sembol kullanimi ile okuyucularini vermek istedig...
Kafkas Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2019
For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between t... more For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between the two opposites can bring about "a double reconciliation of opposties". His stories are based on the clash and balance between Male and Female, reflected through the "Lawrentian Dualism". Based on a love and hate triangle, D. H. Lawrence"s short story "Two Blue Birds" comprises the clash between the opposing forces and the shifting balance between three main characters: a husband, a wife and the husband"s secretary. When analysed stylistically, it is evident that Lawrentian Dualism in the story is achieved via syntactic structure and the use of distinctive lexical repetitions. This study aims at depicting a stylistic analysis based on the study of syntactic structure and lexical repetitions in Lawrence"s short story, "Two Blue Birds" to conclude how the writer prefers certain stylistic markers to convey his messages to his readers.
Akademi sosyal bilimler dergisi, Sep 26, 2021
Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, 2020
Evrensel bir konu olan savaş, her milleti derinden etkileyen en önemli olgulardan sayılmaktadır v... more Evrensel bir konu olan savaş, her milleti derinden etkileyen en önemli olgulardan sayılmaktadır ve yansıması Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyatın en seçkin konularından biridir. Savaşlar yüzünden birçok farklı kültürde, toplumsal dengeler bozulmuş, cinsiyetçi roller değişmiş ve ''yeni kadın'' olgusu öne çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada, 20. yüzyılın kadın Türk edebiyatçılarından biri olan Halide Edip Adıvar'ın Ateşten Gömlek (1922) romanında ve İngiliz edebiyatçı David Herbert Lawrence'ın Tilki (The Fox) (1922) hikâyesinde ''yeni kadın'' kavramı karşılaştırmalı edebiyat yöntemi ile analiz edildi. Her iki eserin yansıttığı dönemin tarihsel ve sosyal örgüsü metin inceleme yöntemi ile incelendi. Çalışmanın özü, toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin savaş dönemlerinde farklı kültürlerin edebiyatlarındaki yansımasını kapsar. İncelemedeki bulguların sonucunda, farklı kültürlerde farklı cinsiyetlere ait yazarlar tarafından ele alınmış olsa da, Adıvar'ın Ateşten Gömlek ve Lawrence'ın Tilki adlı eserinde, savaşın cinsiyet rollerine etkisinin benzer şekilde yansıtıldığı gözlenmiştir. Bu sebeple, bu çalışma, diğer karşılaştırmalı edebi incelemelere ve savaş edebiyatında kadın kimliğinin tanımlanmasına yönelik araştırmalara katkı sağlayabilecek içeriktedir.
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2020
Karşılaştırmalı edebiyat bilimi, farklı dillerde ve ya farklı dönemlerde yazılmış edebi eserlerin... more Karşılaştırmalı edebiyat bilimi, farklı dillerde ve ya farklı dönemlerde yazılmış edebi eserlerin, imgeler, konular, tipler, biçem ve ya içerik açısından mukayese edildiği edebiyat alanıdır (Aytaç 2001). Farklı kültürlere ait olsalar da, evrensel sosyal, politik ve ekonomik konular sebebiyle, birçok edebi eser, başka milletlerin eserlerini anıştırabilir, çağrıştırabilir ve ya yansıtabilir. Yüzyıllardır, sayısız edebi eserde, değişmeyen ve yinelenen önemli konulardan biri de, ataerkil toplumlarda kendilerine dayatılan roller ve sorumlulukların ağırlığı altında ezilen kadınların 'varoluş' savaşıdır. Bu toplumsal yaranın en etkileyici yansımasını, 17. yüzyılda, William Shakespeare, Hamlet oyunundaki unutulmaz Ophelia karakteri ile vermiştir. Ophelia'yı çağrıştıran, öz benliğini kaybetmiş ve ataerkil toplumda kimlik mücadelesi veren kadınlar, farklı kültürlerin edebiyatlarında yeniden betimlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ophelia karakterinin, yüzyıllar sonra dünya edebiyatlarına nasıl yansıdığını göstermek adına farklı edebi eserlerden seçilmiş kadın karakterleri incelemektir. Bu bağlamda, Doris Lessing'in 'Ondokuz Numaralı Oda' (1963) hikâyesindeki Susan Rawlings ve Halide Edip Adıvar'ın Handan (1912) romanındaki Handan karakterleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir.
As a branch of General Literature Science, ‘Comparative Literature’ comprises of the comparisons ... more As a branch of General Literature Science, ‘Comparative Literature’ comprises of the comparisons and contrasts between two literary texts written in different languages. The aim of analysis, based on comparisons, is to determine the common or similar elements of two texts in terms of style, motif or theme. In order to understand the literary texts, stylistics and the analysis of linguistic codes in literary texts are one of the most essential tools that provide the reader understanding of a texts. Within Comparative Literature, the significance of translation is undeniable and comparing a text with its translation is within the scope of comparative studies. A comparative translation sample, which explores the similarities and differences between a poem and its translated version, constitutes the core of this study. Within this scope, in this study, William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 66 and Can Yucel’s translation and interpretation of the poem titled as 66. Sone were analysed to examine h...
KARE, 2020
Dr. Faustus ve ''Kunduracı ve İblis'': Metinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım Örneği Özet: Her edebi eser ken... more Dr. Faustus ve ''Kunduracı ve İblis'': Metinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım Örneği Özet: Her edebi eser kendinden önce yazılmış eserlere atıfta bulunur veya belirgin izler taşır. Bu izler ve çağrışımların incelendiği edebiyat alanı olan ''Metinlerarasılık'', 1960 yıllarında Rus Biçimciler Mihail Bakhtin, Julia Kristeva, Roland Barthes ve Gerard Genette gibi ünlü kuramcılar tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Edebi eserlerde karşılaştığımız sarmal yapı ve öncel eserlerden izler, okuyucuların dikkatini çekmekte ve metinlere yeni metaforik (eğretilme) anlamlar kazandırır. Günümüzde dünya edebiyatlarında önemli yeri olan eserlerin birçoğu, daha önceki dönemlerde ele alınmış eserleri çağrıştırabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, metinlerarasılık kavramı çerçevesinde, öncül metinlerin yeni metinlere nasıl ilham kaynağı olduğunu göstermektir. Bu bağlamda, öncül metin olarak Christopher Marlowe'un The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (1604) ve ana metin olarak Anton Chekhov'un ''Kunduracı ve İblis'' (''The Shoemaker and the Devil'') (1888) hikâyesi bir metinlerarasılık örneği olarak karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir.
For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between t... more For Lawrence, in nature, every concept arises from its opposite and the eternal balance between the two opposites can bring about „a double reconciliation of opposties‟. His stories are based on the clash and balance between Male and Female, reflected through the „Lawrentian Dualism‟. Based on a love and hate triangle, D. H. Lawrence‟s short story „Two Blue Birds‟ comprises the clash between the opposing forces and the shifting balance between three main characters: a husband, a wife and the husband‟s secretary. When analysed stylistically, it is evident that Lawrentian Dualism in the story is achieved via syntactic structure and the use of distinctive lexical repetitions. This study aims at depicting a stylistic analysis based on the study of syntactic structure and lexical repetitions in Lawrence‟s short story, „Two Blue Birds‟ to conclude how the writer prefers certain stylistic markers to convey his messages to his readers.
The book comprises of three chapters. The first chapter, On the Role of instructional technology ... more The book comprises of three chapters. The first chapter, On the Role of instructional technology to develop material and hands-on-practices to integrate computer technology, consists of three sections. The description of technology use in Turkey is provided in the first section. The role of instructional technology in learning theories is the focus of the second section. The development of instructional material via computer technology is described in the third section. The second chapter, Application of Computers and Literature in English Language Teaching, discusses the uses of computer and literature resources in English language teaching using the methods such as ‘Brainstorming', ‘Mind Map', ‘Six Thinking Hats', ‘Storyboarding' and ‘Metaphoric Thinking'. The third chapter, Internet Materials for English Language Classrooms: Videos, animations, social bookmarking and wiki pages, provides hands-on-practices to how to retrieve animations and videos, discusses so...
Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi
From the beginning of the history of humanity, motherhood has been considered as the most sacred ... more From the beginning of the history of humanity, motherhood has been considered as the most sacred and constant attribute in many cultures. During periods, although women's roles and responsibilities have changed due to the social, politic and economic events, the main responsibility of a woman has always been accepted as ''motherhood''. With the modern era, as women participated in social spheres, mothering has been shaped in terms of expectations and prejudices. Motherhood has evolved through ages, yet, the expected notions of mothers mirror and recall similar attributes in almost all cultures: patience, self-sacrifice, compassion, charity and unconditional love towards children. There are various conducted studies based on the concept of ''motherhood'' in psychology, anthropology and literature. However, for this study, in order to exemplify the concept of ''motherhood'' defined by Adrienne Rich in her work Of Woman Born (1976), certain mother figures from the literary texts of world literature were chosen and comparatively analyzed. The aim of this study was not to generalize the concept of "motherhood" for every culture in world literature, yet, based on the findings of the analysis, it was observed that the perception of ''motherhood'' has been reflected in similar ways in many literary works of different cultures. Therefore, this study is exemplarily for further comparative literary studies based on motherhood and mothering in world literatures.