REAPPROPRIATION OF WORDS ABOUT BLINDNESS IN TURKISH AS A COUNTER-RHETORICAL STRATEGY AGAINST EPISTEMIC VIOLENCE

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 453 - 470, 01.08.2023

Melisa Yılmaz

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, epistemik şiddete ilişkin kuramsal bir çerçeve sunmak, epistemik şiddete karşı kullanılabilecek bir retorik strateji olarak sözcüklerin yeniden sahiplenilmesini tanıtmak ve körlükle ilgili sözcükler aracılığıyla sözcüklerin yeniden sahiplenilmesine Türkçe'de örnekler vermektir. Bu amaçla Türkiye dijital medya araçlarında yayınlanan beş farklı içerikten örnekler seçilmiş ve beş farklı kör aktiviste ait bu içerikler içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, körlükle ilgili kelimelerin Türkçe'de yeniden sahiplenilme sürecinin devam ettiği, henüz tamamlanmadığı, ancak yeniden sahiplenme çabasının Türkiye'deki kör aktivistler tarafından açıkça benimsendiği saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Epistemik şiddet, Kelimelerin yeniden sahiplenilmesi, körlük, epistemik direniş

REAPPROPRIATION OF WORDS ABOUT BLINDNESS IN TURKISH AS A COUNTER-RHETORICAL STRATEGY AGAINST EPISTEMIC VIOLENCE

Abstract

The objective of this study is to establish a theoretical framework concerning epistemic violence and its relationship with the reappropriation of words as a rhetorical strategy to combat such violence. Moreover, the study aims to provide specific instances of word reappropriation pertaining to blindness in the Turkish context. To achieve these objectives, the content analysis method was employed to examine materials from five different blind activists, as featured in various Turkish digital media platforms.
The findings demonstrate that the process of reappropriation of words related to blindness in the Turkish language is currently underway and remains an ongoing endeavor. Although not yet fully completed, it is evident that blind activists in Turkey have embraced and engaged in efforts towards linguistic reclamation as a means to challenge epistemic violence.

Keywords

Epistemic violence, Reappropriation of words, blindness, epistemic resistance

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