Author
Günay-Erkol, Çimen, Sert, Deniz Şenol
Publication Date
2018
Publication Place
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Taylor & Francis
Subject
Turkey, Military coups, Novels, Memory, Literature
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1468-3849
Record ID
3ceb1944-74dc-4e73-b45d-fa43dfe6c944
Library Location
International Relations, Humanities and Social Sciences
Date
2018
Notes
TÜBİTAK
Sample Text
Recent research shows that Turkish society is very polarized and that different identities and ideological perspectives are in constant struggle with each other. In a multicultural society such as Turkey’s, the question of how to think about the relationship between different social groups’ histories of victimization becomes crucial. Following Michael Rothberg’s conceptualization of multi-directional memory – beyond competitive memory, this article presents an archive for comparative work through a data set of novels on the military coups in Turkey. The major argument here is that while these novels are promoting the idea of competitive memory as a zero-sum game, if it is looked at more closely, there are traces of multi-directionality, of ongoing negotiation, cross-referencing, and borrowing. Doing so, it is argued, would help to reframe justice in the society, where different victimizations are not competing with each other, but start to talk to each other. This article is an attempt to create a literary tool of comparison on different stories of victimization as a first step towards transitional justice in a polarized society.
DOI
10.1080/14683849.2017.1354703
Cilt
19
