Cinema and Politics: Turkish Cinema and the New Europe

In this volume are varied approaches concerning the relation between cinema and politics which focus on policies, eras, countries, mainstream and art cinema productions, transnational examples, changing narratives and identities. Both cinema and politics have actors and directors for their scenes, and in this sense their discourses intermingle. The performances of the 'actors/actresses' in both arenas attract particular attention. The actors, directors, and producers with 'hyphenated/creolised/hybrid identities' such as German-Turks, directors of Balkan cinema, or Italian filmmakers of Turkish origin give a wide and refreshing perspective to the discussion of Europe in the media. What these 'mediated identities' represent goes beyond the limits of the old Europe, towards the different sensitivity of the New Europe'. Scholars and advanced students of Film Studies, European Studies, Identity Politics, Migration/Emigration and Gender Studies will find this volume of integral importance to their work. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 LIST OF IMAGES AND TABLES 9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 PREFACE 12 INTRODUCTION 18 PART I 34 CHAPTER ONE 35 PART II 72 CHAPTER TWO 73 CHAPTER THREE 84 CHAPTER FOUR 103 CHAPTER FIVE 115 PART III 126 CHAPTER SIX 127 CHAPTER SEVEN 141 CHAPTER EIGHT 151 PART IV 164 CHAPTER NINE 165 CHAPTER TEN 175 CHAPTER ELEVEN 187 PART V 196 CHAPTER TWELVE 197 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 205 CHAPTER FOURTEEN 221 PART VI 234 CHAPTER FIFTEEN 235 CHAPTER SIXTEEN 254 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 265 PART VII 272 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 273 CHAPTER NINETEEN 291 CHAPTER TWENTY 301 CONTRIBUTORS 313 INDEX 319 Introduction: 'son Of Turks' Claim : 'i'm A Child Of European Cinema' / Deniz Bayrakdar -- Ch.1. Sacred Word, Profane Image: Theologies Of Adaptation / Ella Shohat -- Ch.2. The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari : Politics/psychoanalysis/cinema / Edited By Deniz, Bayrakdar ; Assistant Editors, Asli Kotaman And Ahu Samav Ugursoy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume presents varied approaches concerning the relation between cinema and politics which focus on policies, eras, countries, mainstream and art cinema productions, transnational examples, changing narratives and identities. Both cinema and politics have actors and directors for their scenes, and in this sense their discourses intermingle.