Şehre Göçen Eşek - Popüler Kültür ve Tarih

The early age of popular culture in Turkey, the culture industry
In this book, Levent Cantek focuses on his times before his growth. This is a period when traditional humor elements and deep-rooted satirical clichés are experiencing a modernization process: a period when Nasreddin Hodja migrated to the city with his donkey... Cantek points out how humor is an effective way of 'subtle resistance' and listens to "laughter in the dark".

It draws attention to the power of subculture. In the book, we watch a potpourri of popular culture facts of the 1940s-1970s: Legendary humor magazines such as Akbaba, Noah's Ark, Gırgır... "Kılıçbaz" comics and female images in comics... The tradition of insult in our political culture... .Yusuf Ziya Ortaç, a friend of every government, Sabahattin Ali, who was demonized, Aziz Nesin as a phenomenon... Folk education rituals... The construction and change of village/peasant images...

Levent Cantek also takes a look at our day; He says a few words about the spiritual importance of television series. The book has a surprise addition. A pleasant surprise: "Idle in the Humor District..." Brief mentions, hit-and-runs, aphorisms on the producers, mediums, and figures of humor in Turkey... A book that has been passionately exploring the geography of humor, comics, slang, and plebeian culture for fifteen years. A colorful bunch of writings from the master of popular culture.



Number of Pages: 339

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2011

Language Turkish