Advanced Topics in Middle East & North African Studies (390-6-3)
Topic
Netflix Nation: The Turkish TV Boom
Instructors
Fahri Oz
Meeting Info
Locy Hall 214: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
Course Title: The Turkish TV Boom
In the last two decades, Turkish television has boomed, and become the second largest exporter of televised series after the United States: more than 100 Turkish series are exported to more than 150 countries and have garnered more than 500 million viewers worldwide. But while Turkish government media have promoted historical dramas glorifying an Ottoman past, new platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and HBOMax have also introduced viewers to controversial Turkish social issues throughmob thrillers, modern romances, and supernatural adventures. This course concentrates on Turkish series and films available on the Netflix, as well as the public conversations about them and the policies that surround them in the form of bans, censorship, and boycotts. The study of these series and movies will help us explore the prevalent tension in the Turkey between the real situation in society and the ideological aspirations of government-backed productions. This course will be led by Visiting Scholar Fahri Öz, academic, translator and poet currently in exile after being dismissed from his position at Ankara University for signing the Academic for Peace declaration in 2016.
Class Attributes
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area