Technology and the Turkish Mind: Internet Animation as Counter Culture in Turkey

Authors

  • Murat Akser University of Ulster

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2014.115

Keywords:

Internet, animation, satire, AKP, globalization, media, Turkey, censorship

Abstract

This paper is an attempt in interpreting the relationship between the adoption of new communications technologies such as the internet and how they are transformed and used in expression of a resisting cultural identity through content creation, namely internet flash animation in Turkey. The study discusses the Turkish adaptation of media of communication as social practice and as a means of social resistance and cultural expression. Its main focus is on internet use and especially around the use of humorous animated stories on the web.

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Published

2014-10-13

How to Cite

Akser, M. (2014). Technology and the Turkish Mind: Internet Animation as Counter Culture in Turkey. CINEJ Cinema Journal, 3(2), 192–217. https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2014.115

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