CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Kapusuz, Enise Seyda |
|---|---|
| Title | Ottoman Istanbul: Modernization, Cinematography, and Women (1896-1923) |
| Summary | This study is an attempt to analyze how cinema as a new cultural practice opened a new space for Ottoman Muslim upper-middle class women where they experienced modernization and where they became active agents of modernization by being a part of the new urban centers and the role they play in modernizing late Ottoman İstanbuli urban culture. This thesis then focuses on women’s experience of cinematic spectatorship which gave them the opportunity of enjoying the pleasure of looking and being visible in the public sphere as well as being a part of consumer culture. Furthermore, the legal public regulations for cinema, the nineteenthcentury novels, and the women’s magazines constitute the sources of the thesis. To this end, the thesis defines the role of cinema in and for modernization of Ottoman Muslim uppermiddle class women. |
| Supervisor | Albagdadi Nadia |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/kapusuz_enise.pdf |
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