13 Mayıs 2014 tarihinde gerçekleşen Soma maden felaketinin ardından bir ayı aşkın bir zaman geçti. Aradan uzun bir zaman geçmemesine … More
Category: Marxism
Turkey’s Passive Revolution and its Discontents
The developments in Turkey’s political, social and economic landscape in the last ten years paved the way for a unique … More
Postmodern Marx: “No need for pessimism, they’ll rescue you: The Transnational Proletariat!”
I just found one of my presentation papers in the archive from 2008-2009 semester in which I comparatively discuss the … More
Kadro Dergisi ve Kadrocular
http://www.birikimdergisi.com/guncel-yazilar/237/kadro-ve-kadrocular-marksizmden-kemalizme#.V9K1azX4bgo 1932 ile 1934 seneleri arasında, toplam 36 sayısı yayımlanmış Kadro dergisi, Türk basın-yayın tarihinin önemli mecmualarından biridir. Bu … More
Notes on Urbanism: Lefebvre, Castells – Althusser, Marx
In urban studies, Henri Lefebvre is known for his humanist critique of urbanism. Similar to Althusser, Lefebvre is also interested … More
Goodbye Lenin! Sinemada Hipergerçeklik ve Sosyalist Düşlem
2003 senesinde vizyona giren, Wolfgang Becker’in yönetmenliğini yaptığı film “Goodbye Lenin!”, Almanya’da 90’lı yıllardan itibaren yaygınlaşan ostaljik sinema hareketinin yapıtlarından … More
Hall’s "Oppositional Code" and the Possibility of Counter-Hegemonic Performances in Culture and Literature
_ What Stuart Hall, in his essay “Encoding/Decoding”, posits as the three kinds of codes of televisual discourse; dominant-hegemonic position, … More
Marxist and Structuralist Anaylses of “Apologizing”
_ In “Rediscovery of “Ideology”: The Return of the Repressed”, Stuart Hall indicates that the effects of class struggle may … More
Marx’ın Dönüşü – Marx in Soho
_ Marx’ın Dönüşü (Marx in Soho) is a play written by Howard Zinn, directed and performed by Genco Erkal for … More
Weber vs. Marx: Notes on Urbanism
Max Weber, in “The Nature of the City”, argues on the possible definitions of a city. According to Weber, there … More
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