Republic of Love Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music

Name: Republic of Love Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music
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ISBN: 9780226775067

ISBN-10: 0226775062

ISBN-13: 9780226775067

Edition: 2010

Authors: Martin Stokes

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At the heart ofThe Republic of Loveare the voices of three musiciansqueer nightclub star Zeki Muren,arabeskoriginator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksuwho collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Their fame and ubiquity have made them national iconsbut, Martin Stokes here contends, they do not represent the official version of Turkish identity propagated by anthems or flags; instead they evoke a much more intimate and ambivalent conception of Turkishness. Using these three singers as a lens, Stokes examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its uncommonly vibrant public life in which music, art, literature, sports, and journalism…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Note on Orthography, Notational Conventions, and Names


List of Illustrations



Introduction



Zeki Mï¿½ren: Sun of Art, Ideal Citizen



The Affectionate Modernism of Orhan Gencebay



Why Cry? Sezen Aksu's Diva Citizenship



Three Versions of "Beloved Istanbul"



Conclusion


Sources


Index