Journal Article

·2009

Theme of “Marriage with a Foreigner”: Nationalism and Female Authorship in the Early Republican Novel

Tül[idot]n Ural YTU

Turkish Studies

Abstract

Abstract Two novels written by female authors, Sinekli Bakkal and Bahar Çiçeği, claim that while the new Turkish nation adopted a Western lifestyle, its original character was built upon its female members’ effort to protect its essence. Female authorship seems to be dominated by nationalism. However, a female voice can still be heard in the characterization of female protagonists as strong personalities. Thus, the authors of these works should be judged as writers who try to express themselves as women under a dominant ideology.

Keywords

Nationalism Ideology Character (mathematics) Theme (computing) Turkish Gender studies Literature Sociology History Political science Linguistics Law Art Philosophy Politics

Subject Areas

Turkey's Politics and Society ·Political Science and International Relations ·Social Sciences
Historical Gender and Feminism Studies ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences
Gender Politics and Representation ·Gender Studies ·Social Sciences

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