Bağlantı ve Ayrım Sınırları: Guare’ın Altı Derece Uzak’ında Bir Dışlanmışın Manevraları, Pratikleri ve Beğenileri

Year 2013, Volume: 53 Issue: 2, 497 - 518, 01.01.2013

Evrim Ersöz Koç

Abstract

John Guare’ın Altı Derece Uzak adlı oyununda, ana karakter Paul sahte kimlikler kullanarak başka insanların hayatlarına dâhil olmaktadır. Sahtekâr Paul aslında sınıf, ırk ve cinsel yönelim gibi farklı etmenler tarafından şekillenen sınırları aşmayı istemektedir. Bu sınırlar bağlantı kurma ve sosyal ayrım belirleyicilerini aşma olasılığı üzerine yapılan değerlendirmenin temelini oluşturmaktadır. Bu makale, Guare’ın oyunundaki bağlantı ve ayrım karşıtlığı hakkındaki tartışmayı canlandırmak için, bu ikiliğin mekân, mekânsal manevralar, pratik ve beğeni sunumuna dayandığını savunmaktadır. Bu çalışma öncelikle de Certeau’nun mekân, taktik, strateji ve pratik incelemeleri ışığında sınırlar üzerinde mekân ve mekânsal manevraların önemine dikkat çeker; daha sonra Bourdieu’nun habitus, beğeni ve kapital üzerine çalışmaları ışığında üyeliği belirleyen etmenleri inceler.

Keywords

J. Guare, Altı Derece Uzak, Sınır, Mekân, Pratik, Beğeni, M. de Certeau, P. Bourdieu

BOUNDARIES OF CONNECTION AND DISTINCTION: AN OUTSIDER’S MANEUVERS, PRACTICES, AND TASTES IN GUARE’S SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATIO

Abstract

In John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation, the protagonist Paul integrates himself in other people’s lives, using fake identities. The imposter Paul indeed yearns to overcome the boundaries formed by distinct factors such as class, race, and sexual orientation. These boundaries provide a basis for a consideration of the possibility to connect and to transcend markers of social distinction. In order to revive the discussion about the dichotomy between connection and distinction in Guare’s play, this article argues that this dichotomy is based on the depiction of space, spatial maneuvers, practices, and tastes. This study primarily draws attention to the outstanding role of space and spatial maneuvers in the commentary on boundaries through de Certeau’s examination of space, tactics, strategies, and practices and then investigates the determiners of membership through Bourdieu’s scrutiny on habitus, taste, and capital.

Keywords

J. Guare, Six Degrees of Separation, Boundary, Space, Practice, Taste, M. de Certeau, P. Bourdieu

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