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Queer Turkey: Transnational Poetics of Desire
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Abstract Before President Erdogan's repressive politics took hold, queer cultures were more visible than ever in Turkey. Queer Turkey offers a broad range of reflections on queer Turkish cultures within a transnational, Euro-American context. Based on his experience in Istanbul, the author shares his impress... view more
Before President Erdogan's repressive politics took hold, queer cultures were more visible than ever in Turkey. Queer Turkey offers a broad range of reflections on queer Turkish cultures within a transnational, Euro-American context. Based on his experience in Istanbul, the author shares his impressions of queer desires between Muslim tradition and global pop, observes what goes on in the hamam, and wonders about Arabesk culture. The book features discussions of queer travel writers, poets, playwrights, and film directors. Their multifarious works manifest the subtle and subversive ways in which artists crisscross the cultural borders of East and West. With its many facets of Turkish-Euro-American cultural interactions, Queer Turkey outlines a kaleidoscope of transnational poetics.... view less
Keywords
queer studies; gender studies; sexuality; tradition; value system; religiousness; Islam; popular culture; Turkey
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
Istanbul; Orientalism; LGBTQ; Popular Culture; Gender; Queer Theory; Cultural Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
259 p.
Series
Queer Studies, 25
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839450604
ISSN
2703-1373
ISBN
978-3-8394-5060-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed