Nation in the Screen of Imagination, Change and the Invention of Tradition

Nation, Change and the Invention of Tradition in the Screen of Dreams Book Description Nation, Change and the Invention of the Future in the Screen of DreamsThis book consists of nine articles. Apart from the introductory article, which includes old and recent research on the origins of shadow play, and the final article, which contains the most comprehensive bibliography on Karagöz to date, other articles in the book deal with the change and transformation of Karagöz in the Ottoman geography and Turkey. Feeling the pressure of emerging performing arts such as theater and cinema during the modernization process, Karagöz tries to adapt to the new conditions in Turkey and Greece. The nationalization that comes after modernization forces Karagöz to break away from his traditional humor in terms of content as well as form in different countries in the Ottoman geography, which is about to disintegrate, or his perception changes. The book you are holding in your hands tries to understand the social problems brought about by modernization/nationalization in Turkey and the Balkans by looking through the Karagöz/shadow play window. We hope that this study, which includes important bibliographies covering different geographies as well as its content, will open the horizon for new studies on the subject. Year of Printing: 2013 Language: Turkish Publishing House: History Foundation Yurt Publications