Cinema-going during the Gezi protests

Claiming the right to the Emek movie theatre and Gezi Park

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3977198
AutoresOzge Ozduzen (0000-0003-3639-9650, Edge Hill University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Páginas1-25
Fecha de publicación2017-05-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649365.2017.1330964
OpenAlexW2618410385
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas68

This paper explores the relationship between social movements, urban regeneration programmes and media outlets in cities, with a focus on the transformation of urban culture in regards to people’s engagement with the spaces of media platforms. The argument is based on the study of cinema-going practices of an audience community in Istanbul, during and preceding the Gezi uprising. By employing ethnographic methods, this paper interrogates the activism of an audience community against the impact of shopping-mallisation and commodification of Istanbul’s urban spaces under AKP rule. In order to reclaim ownership of their spaces and future, this audience community claimed their right to the Emek movie theatre, Gezi Park and other parks whilst creating their own outdoor screenings and social media platforms. This paper also provides an interpretation of social movement development attached to media outlets such as film festivals and screenings, particularly the development of spatial activism in relation to people’s use of films, streets and movie theatres, thus illustrating, challenging and reinforcing rights to the city. More broadly, it gives new insights on the film and protest culture of a ‘secular’ group within a predominantly Muslim population and shows alternative and creative methods of protesting during a popular uprising

Argument (complex analysis · Art · Commodification · Economy · Ethnography · Media studies · Movie theater · Political science · Population · Social media · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Cinema and Media Studies · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture · Turkey's Politics and Society