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[UIO – Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages] Turkish Kaleidoscope: Joining Art and Science
March 26, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CET
A seminar with Professor Jenny White.
It is 1975 and Turkey is near civil war. Four medical students struggle on opposing sides in a society torn apart by violent political factions. Each has a different reason for joining the cause, with consequences that follow them into the present. Turkish Kaleidoscope, a graphic novel by Jenny White and the artist Ergün Gündüz, asks what causes people to sacrifice their lives, health and sometimes families for an autocratic leader and engage in violent acts. Inspired by oral history interviews and White’s own experiences as a student in Ankara in the 1970s, the book does not give an ideological or event-driven analysis, but rather shows that violent factionalism has an emotional and cultural logic that defies ideological explanations. White will talk about why she chose to write a graphic book and what we can learn from it about Turkey in the 1970s and beyond.
Meeting Registration here.