Exploring the Concept of Leisure in Participatory Internet Dictionaries: The Case of Ekşi Sözlük

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 84 - 95

Ahmet Elnur

https://doi.org/10.31451/ejatd.1578968

Öz

The concept of leisure is a multidimensional phenomenon influenced by various social, economic, and technological factors. This study aims to conduct an in-depth examination of how individuals conceptualize leisure on digital participatory platforms, using the case of Ekşi Sözlük, which has been used as a Turkish participatory online dictionary since its establishment in 1999. In the study, which utilized qualitative content analysis, the textual content created by Ekşi Sözlük authors under the title "leisure" was systematically and inductively analyzed using the MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2024 software. Definitions, explanations, or discussions related to leisure found in the authors' entries were included in the study, and thematic coding was used to identify patterns and recurring themes in the textual content. The themes of "freedom," "critique of capitalism," "existential dimension," and "productivity paradox," which emerged as a result of data analysis, reflect disparate perspectives on the significance of personal autonomy, criticism of the capitalist order, existential self-reflexivity, and the tension between the need for rest and social expectations for productivity within the framework of conceptualizing leisure. The findings of the study contribute to a deep understanding of leisure as a multidimensional concept shaped by contemporary social dynamics, and by revealing the effects of these dynamics on the perception of leisure, it offers a multifaceted conceptual framework for future research in this field

Anahtar Kelimeler

Critique of Capitalism, Leisure, Participatory Online Dictionaries, Personal Autonomy, Productivity Paradox, Sociology of Leisure, User-Generated Content

Boş Zaman Kavramının Katılımcı İnternet Sözlüklerinde Tanımlanma Biçimlerinin İncelenmesi: Ekşi Sözlük Örneği

Öz

Boş zaman; sosyal, ekonomik ve teknolojik faktörler tarafından şekillendirilen çok boyutlu bir kavramdır. Bu çalışma, 1999 yılındaki kuruluşundan beri Türkçe katılımcı çevrimiçi sözlük olarak kullanılan Ekşi Sözlük örneği üzerinden, bireylerin dijital katılımcı platformlarda boş zamanı kavramsallaştırma biçimlerinin derinlemesine incelenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Niteliksel içerik çözümlemesinden yararlanılan çalışmada, Ekşi Sözlük yazarları tarafından "boş zaman" başlığı altında oluşturulmuş metinsel içerikler, MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2024 programı ile sistematik ve tümevarımsal bir şekilde analiz edilmiştir. Boş zamanla ilgili tanımlar, açıklamalar ya da tartışmaların yer aldığı yazar girişleri çalışmaya dahil edilmiş ve metinlerdeki örüntüler ile yinelenen temaların belirlenmesi için tematik kodlama kullanılmıştır. Veri analizi sonucunda ortaya çıkan; "özgürlük", "kapitalizm eleştirisi", "varoluşsal boyut" ve "üretkenlik paradoksu" temaları, boş zamanın kavramsallaştırılması çerçevesinde; kişisel özerkliğin önemi, kapitalist düzen eleştirisi, varoluşsal özdüşünümsellik ve dinlenme ihtiyacı ile üretkenlik konusundaki toplumsal beklentiler arasındaki gerilimin ele alındığı farklı bakış açılarını yansıtmaktadır. Çalışmanın bulguları, boş zamanın günümüz toplumsal dinamikleri tarafından şekillendirilen çok boyutlu bir kavram olarak derinlemesine anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmakta ve söz konusu dinamiklerin boş zaman algısı üzerindeki etkilerini gözler önüne sererek bu alanda yapılacak araştırmalar için çok boyutlu bir kavramsal çerçeve sunmaktadır

Anahtar Kelimeler

Boş Zaman, Boş Zaman Sosyolojisi, Kapitalizm Eleştirisi, Katılımcı İnternet Sözlükleri, Kişisel Özerklik, Kullanıcı Türevli İçerik, Üretkenlik Paradoksu

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