Research Article

Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire

Volume: 2021 Number: 30 July 16, 2021
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Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire

Abstract

Queer Studies is a relatively new field of study that brings queer identities into focus. Queer Studies became an independent research field during the 1970s and has gained momentum ever since. Despite its worldwide rising popularity, queer studies in Turkey are still at an early stage. Therefore, there is an enormous need for queer studies that focus on the Turkish context. As the Queer theory originated from the West, the first texts about the theory entered the Turkish nonliterary repertoire through translations. To that end, the translators as well as the publishing houses can be rendered as cultural agents that play an immense role in the introduction of queer notions and terms into the Turkish context. Taking this point of view as a starting point, this study aims at examining the position of Sel Publishing as a cultural agent concerning the introduction of queer non-fictional texts. The case study will be the two book series titled “LGBT Kitaplığı” and “Queer Düş’ün” and the total of fifteen books published under these series by Sel Publishing. These books will be evaluated within the concept of “culture repertoire” suggested by Even-Zohar (2002). In accordance with this framework, the reviews, interviews and critiques of these books as well as information about the translators will be analyzed. This analysis on these two series as well as Sel Publishing will be discussed in a way to shed light on the agency of Sel Publishing within the Turkish culture repertoire on queer theory.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 16, 2021

Submission Date

March 22, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 2021 Number: 30

APA
Ul, B. (2021). Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, 2021(30), 178-213. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.901307
AMA
1.Ul B. Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2021;2021(30):178-213. doi:10.37599/ceviri.901307
Chicago
Ul, Büşra. 2021. “Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing As an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire”. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 2021 (30): 178-213. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.901307.
EndNote
Ul B (July 1, 2021) Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 2021 30 178–213.
IEEE
[1]B. Ul, “Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire”, Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, vol. 2021, no. 30, pp. 178–213, July 2021, doi: 10.37599/ceviri.901307.
ISNAD
Ul, Büşra. “Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing As an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire”. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 2021/30 (July 1, 2021): 178-213. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.901307.
JAMA
1.Ul B. Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2021;2021:178–213.
MLA
Ul, Büşra. “Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing As an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire”. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, vol. 2021, no. 30, July 2021, pp. 178-13, doi:10.37599/ceviri.901307.
Vancouver
1.Büşra Ul. Introducing Queer Theory to Turkey: Sel Publishing as an Agent in Turkish Culture Repertoire. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2021 Jul. 1;2021(30):178-213. doi:10.37599/ceviri.901307

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