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Marriage in Turkish German Popular Culture: States of Matrimony in the New Millennium
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Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
October 8, 2015
Pages
171
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781498522625
ISBN-10
1498522629
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$80.00
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: During the first decade of this millennium Germanyâs largest ethnic minorityâTurkish Germansâbegan to enjoy a new cultural prominence in German literature, film, television and theater. While controversies around forced marriage and âhonorâ killings have driven popular interest in the situation of Turkish-German women, popular culture has played a key role in diversifying portrayals of women and men of Turkish heritage. This book documents the significance of marriage in 21st-century Turkish-German culture, unpacking its implications not only for the cultural portrayals of those of Turkish background, but also for understandings of German identity. It sheds light on the interactions of gender, sexuality and ethnicity in contemporary Germany.
This book explores four notions of marriage in popular culture: forced marriage; romantic marriage; intercultural marriage; and gay marriage. Over five chapters, the book shows that in popular culture marriage is conventionally portrayed as little more than a form of oppression for Turkish-German women and gay men. The state of Turkish matrimony is seen as characterized by coercion, lack of choice, familial duty and âhonor,â even violence. In German culture, by contrast, marriage stands for individual choice, love and equality. However, within comedy genres such as âchick litâ, âethno-sitcomâ and wedding film, there have been attempts to challenge the monolithic power of these gender stereotypes. This study finds that, in grappling with the legacy of these stereotypes, these genres reveal a yearning within German popular culture for the very kinds of âtraditionalâ gender roles Turkish Germans are imagined to inhabit.
The book provides a comprehensive account of the multiple ways in which the diverse portrayals of marriage shape views of Turkish Germans in popular culture, and are also revealing of the role of gender in contemporary Germany. It investigates some key genresâautoethnography, chick lit, ethno-sitcom, wedding film, âgayâ Bildungsroman, documentary theaterâwithin which questions of gender and cultural difference are âframedâ. In new and innovative close readings of literary, filmic, television and dramatic texts, the work reveals the broad significance of cultural portrayals of Turkish-German intimacy.
This book explores four notions of marriage in popular culture: forced marriage; romantic marriage; intercultural marriage; and gay marriage. Over five chapters, the book shows that in popular culture marriage is conventionally portrayed as little more than a form of oppression for Turkish-German women and gay men. The state of Turkish matrimony is seen as characterized by coercion, lack of choice, familial duty and âhonor,â even violence. In German culture, by contrast, marriage stands for individual choice, love and equality. However, within comedy genres such as âchick litâ, âethno-sitcomâ and wedding film, there have been attempts to challenge the monolithic power of these gender stereotypes. This study finds that, in grappling with the legacy of these stereotypes, these genres reveal a yearning within German popular culture for the very kinds of âtraditionalâ gender roles Turkish Germans are imagined to inhabit.
The book provides a comprehensive account of the multiple ways in which the diverse portrayals of marriage shape views of Turkish Germans in popular culture, and are also revealing of the role of gender in contemporary Germany. It investigates some key genresâautoethnography, chick lit, ethno-sitcom, wedding film, âgayâ Bildungsroman, documentary theaterâwithin which questions of gender and cultural difference are âframedâ. In new and innovative close readings of literary, filmic, television and dramatic texts, the work reveals the broad significance of cultural portrayals of Turkish-German intimacy.
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9781498522625 | details & prices | 171 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $80.00
About: During the first decade of this millennium Germanyâs largest ethnic minorityâTurkish Germansâbegan to enjoy a new cultural prominence in German literature, film, television and theater.
About: During the first decade of this millennium Germanyâs largest ethnic minorityâTurkish Germansâbegan to enjoy a new cultural prominence in German literature, film, television and theater.
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