Ayse S Caglar
Biographic Data
| ID | 166206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayse S Caglar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayse S |
| FAMILY NAME | Caglar |
| SIGNATURE | CAGLAR A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Free University, Berlin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Constraining metaphors and the transnationalisation of spaces in Berlin
This paper deals with the impact of the formal principle of membership on the public and scholarly narratives of immigrants' presence in society. It argues that 'ghetto' is a root metaphor of German political culture and explores how this concept, which situates minorities in stigmatised ethno-cultural sites in the city, confines the frameworks and the terminology of immigration debates and the representation of immigrants in the social imaginary…
Popular Culture, Marginality and Institutional Incorporation: German-Turkish Rap and Turkish Pop in Berlin
In the scholarly and public debates, rap is celebrated and valorized as the creative and 'hybridized' music of minority youth which empowers those on the margins by providing new spaces of identification. This paper aims to disentangle the cultural politics of German-Turkish rap/hip-hop in Berlin and challenges the oppositional and marginal qualities attributed to German-Turkish rap/hip-hop. It argues that depending on the institutions and the st…
Go Go Dog!' and German Turks' Demand for Pet Dogs
Pet dogs are strongly incorporated into social life in Germany, but until recently, they did not enjoy much popularity among German Turks. Although there is no significant change in the general demand for pet dogs in Germany, German Turks have now started acquiring pet dogs. This article focuses on the dynamics behind German Turks' emerging desire and demand for pet dogs in Berlin and argues that their consumption patterns, life styles and tastes…
German Turks in Berlin: Social exclusion and strategies for social mobility
The literature on Turkish migrants in Germany predominantly focuses on German Turks' cultural manifestations and on their encounters with the majority society. It does so within a framework of reified ethnicity and/or a mystified 'Turkish culture'. The present article concentrates on the anomalies of the social space occupied by German Turks in German society and will discuss life‐styles, practices and emergent cultural forms in the context of hi…
Constraining metaphors and the transnationalisation of spaces in Berlin
This paper deals with the impact of the formal principle of membership on the public and scholarly narratives of immigrants' presence in society. It argues that 'ghetto' is a root metaphor of German political culture and explores how this concept, which situates minorities in stigmatised ethno-cultural sites in the city, confines the frameworks and the terminology of immigration debates and the representation of immigrants in the social imaginary…
Popular Culture, Marginality and Institutional Incorporation: German-Turkish Rap and Turkish Pop in Berlin
In the scholarly and public debates, rap is celebrated and valorized as the creative and 'hybridized' music of minority youth which empowers those on the margins by providing new spaces of identification. This paper aims to disentangle the cultural politics of German-Turkish rap/hip-hop in Berlin and challenges the oppositional and marginal qualities attributed to German-Turkish rap/hip-hop. It argues that depending on the institutions and the st…
Go Go Dog!' and German Turks' Demand for Pet Dogs
Pet dogs are strongly incorporated into social life in Germany, but until recently, they did not enjoy much popularity among German Turks. Although there is no significant change in the general demand for pet dogs in Germany, German Turks have now started acquiring pet dogs. This article focuses on the dynamics behind German Turks' emerging desire and demand for pet dogs in Berlin and argues that their consumption patterns, life styles and tastes…
German Turks in Berlin: Social exclusion and strategies for social mobility
The literature on Turkish migrants in Germany predominantly focuses on German Turks' cultural manifestations and on their encounters with the majority society. It does so within a framework of reified ethnicity and/or a mystified 'Turkish culture'. The present article concentrates on the anomalies of the social space occupied by German Turks in German society and will discuss life‐styles, practices and emergent cultural forms in the context of hi…
German Turks in Berlin: Social exclusion and strategies for social mobility
The literature on Turkish migrants in Germany predominantly focuses on German Turks' cultural manifestations and on their encounters with the majority society. It does so within a framework of reified ethnicity and/or a mystified 'Turkish culture'. The present article concentrates on the anomalies of the social space occupied by German Turks in German society and will discuss life‐styles, practices and emergent cultural forms in the context of hi…
Go Go Dog!' and German Turks' Demand for Pet Dogs
Pet dogs are strongly incorporated into social life in Germany, but until recently, they did not enjoy much popularity among German Turks. Although there is no significant change in the general demand for pet dogs in Germany, German Turks have now started acquiring pet dogs. This article focuses on the dynamics behind German Turks' emerging desire and demand for pet dogs in Berlin and argues that their consumption patterns, life styles and tastes…
Popular Culture, Marginality and Institutional Incorporation: German-Turkish Rap and Turkish Pop in Berlin
In the scholarly and public debates, rap is celebrated and valorized as the creative and 'hybridized' music of minority youth which empowers those on the margins by providing new spaces of identification. This paper aims to disentangle the cultural politics of German-Turkish rap/hip-hop in Berlin and challenges the oppositional and marginal qualities attributed to German-Turkish rap/hip-hop. It argues that depending on the institutions and the st…
Constraining metaphors and the transnationalisation of spaces in Berlin
This paper deals with the impact of the formal principle of membership on the public and scholarly narratives of immigrants' presence in society. It argues that 'ghetto' is a root metaphor of German political culture and explores how this concept, which situates minorities in stigmatised ethno-cultural sites in the city, confines the frameworks and the terminology of immigration debates and the representation of immigrants in the social imaginary…
German (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)