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Abay-lnspired Refractive Amphoras Against Echo Chambers

Year 2020, Volume: 34 Issue: 3, 536 - 547, 03.09.2020

Abstract

Fikirlerin ve inançların tek bir ideoloji tarafından güçlendirilmiş veya pekiştirilmiş enformasyon ile yönlendirildiği sosyal medya ortamları, genellikle yankı odaları olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Zihin kısıtlayan etkileri nedeniyle, yankı odaları, rekabetçi görüşleri sansürleme doğası ile sosyal medyada iletişim kurma ve bilgi paylaşımında önemli bir sorun olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu problem ve konulara alternatif düşünsel çözüm önerisi bulmak amacıyla, bu çalışma bilgelik sözleri, yansıma ve kırılmanın kavramsallaştırılması ile dünyadaki doğa düzeni arasındaki metaforik ilişkilendirmeleri ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışmanın temel esin kaynağı, Sözler Kitabı’nın yazarı, önemli bir tarihi figür ve filozof olan, Abay Kunanbay’dır. Ortaya konulan çalışma, öncelikle Irtiş ve Ulba nehirlerinin fiziksel olarak birbirlerine karışmamasına rağmen, birbirleri ile olan etkileşimindeki mecaza odaklanmıştır. Bu çalışma ayrıca, ele alınan mecazı, yankı odalarının aksine, yansımalı ve kırılmalı etkileşimlerle ve bilgi amforasının kavramsallaştırmasıyla ilişkilendirmiştir. Bunun yanında, Abay’ın bilgi edinme ve bir eylemi gönülden gerçekleştirmenin önemine ilişkin sözleri, yankı odaları ile birlikte ortaya çıkan zorluklara alternatif çözüm getirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Abay tarafından önerilen kalbin tahkiminden yararlanarak, kültür-içi yankı odalarının neden olduğu sorunları ele almak için kültürler-arası kırılımlı bilgi amforasının kullanılması için bir öneride bulunulmuştur. Kalbin karar vermesini kolaylaştıran kırılım amforaları sayesinde kültürler arası etkileşimler sağlanabilir. Bu şekilde de, geniş bir bakış açısı oluşturulmasının ve bilgi üretim sürecinin gerçekleştirilmesinin önü açılabilir.

References

  • Referans1: Abay (1993). Karasozder (The Book of Words). Almaty: El.
  • Referans2: Abay (1994). Shygarmalar (Essays). Almaty: Mөr.
  • Referans3: Akademik Portal (2019). Retrieval address: https://www.akademiportal.com/dergi-turk-mitolojisinde-kutsal-nehirler/.
  • Referans4: Abdigapbarova, Zh. (2016). Spiritual and Moral Values of Abay Kunanbayev and Shakarim Kudaiberdiev. Philology. 6 (6). 24-26. Bilet Bayi Blog (2019).
  • Referans5: E-history (2019). Retrieval address: https://e-history.kz/en/publications/view/4424.
  • Referans6: Ekrem, A. (2017). Bir Devrin Aynası Abay Kunanbay ve Kara Sözler. Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi.
  • Referans7: Hendricks, V. (2014) Is anyone immune to the social media echo chamber?. Retrieval address: http://theconversation.com/is-anyone-immune-to-the-social-media-echo-chamber-30426.
  • Referans8: Marcus, L. (2012). Is Twitter anything more than an online echo chamber?. Retrieval address: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/22/twitter-online-echo-chanber-leftwing.
  • Referans9: Martin, A. (2013). The web’s “echo chamber” leaves us none the wiser. Retrieval address: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/online-stubbornness.
  • Referans10: Medeni, T.D., Medeni, T., Balci, A. (2011). Proposing a Knowledge Amphora Model for Transition Towards Mobile Government. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications 3(1), 17-38.
  • Referans11: Medeni, T.D., Medeni, T., Balci, A., Dalbay O. (2009). Suggesting a Framework for Transition Towards More Interoperable E-Government in Turkey: A Nautilus Model of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Creation and Organizational Learning. International journal of e-Business and e-Government Studies, 1(2), 1-13.
  • Referans12: Amphora (Definition). Within Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieval address: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartment.
  • Referans13: Muhyaeva, B. (1997). Abay Şiirlerinin Muhteva ve Şekil Bakımından İncelenmesi. Bilig Türk Dünyası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 6, 224-247.
  • Referans14:Ömiraliyev, K.(1993). Abay Aforizmi, Almaata: Akademi Yayınları.
  • Referans15:Pagano, M. Roselle, L. (2015). Beyond Reflection Through an Academic Lens: Refraction and International Experiential Education. Retrieval address: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ883699.pdf.
  • Referans16: Quora (2019). Retrieval address: https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-symbol-first-used-and-what-did-it-signify.
  • Referans17: Shon, P. (2017). Abay’s legacy to the Philosophy of Education. NUGSE Research in Education, 2(1), 36-41. Retrieval address: nugserie.nu.edu.kz.
  • Referans18: Shmoop (2019). Echo and Narcissus pride theme. Retrieval address: (https://www.shmoop.com/echo-narcissus/pride-theme.html.
  • Referans19: Şahin, H. (2018). Ulba ve İrtiş nehirleri fotoğrafı. Retrieval address: https://www.twipu.com/HalukSahin44/tweet/1046956430128009216) .
  • Referans20: Stoyashcheva, N.V., Rybkina, I.D. (2014). Water Resources of the Ob-Irtysh River Basin and Their Use. Water Resources. 41(1), 1-7. Retrieval address:. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0097807814010102.
  • Referans21: The Day (2019). Research reveals Facebook echo chambers. Retrieval address: https://theday.co.uk/stories/research-reveals-facebook-echo-chambers. .
Year 2020, Volume: 34 Issue: 3, 536 - 547, 03.09.2020

Abstract

The social media environments, where ideas and beliefs are directed by a single ideology thorough amplified or reinforced information, are commonly defined as echo chambers. Due to its mind-narrowing impact, echo chamber has emerged as a significant problem in communication and knowledge sharing at social media with its nature to censor competitive views. To provide a possible intellectual solution to these relevant problems and issues, the paper aims to reveal what cultural words of wisdom, conceptualization of reflection and refraction, world’s order of nature, and metaphorical interlink among these could do to help us. The initial inspiration of this work is Abay Kunanbayev as a prominent historical figure, philosopher, and the author of The Book of Words. The resulting work mainly benefits from Irtysh and Ulba Rivers, as they do not mix, when they meet with each other as a metaphor. Then it links this metaphor with reflective and refractive interactions, and the conceptualization of inter-cultural knowledge amphora in contrast to intra-cultural echo chambers. Following this link, Abay’s Words on knowing and importance of heart in doing so are presented to identify possible solutions to the challenges emerge with echo chambers. In conclusion, a proposition is made for the use of refractive knowledge amphora to address the problems that echo chambers cause, benefiting from the arbitration of heart, suggested by Abay. Through refractive amphoras that facilitates arbitration of heart, cross-cultural interactions can be achieved, resulting in an open mind and new knowledge generation.

References

  • Referans1: Abay (1993). Karasozder (The Book of Words). Almaty: El.
  • Referans2: Abay (1994). Shygarmalar (Essays). Almaty: Mөr.
  • Referans3: Akademik Portal (2019). Retrieval address: https://www.akademiportal.com/dergi-turk-mitolojisinde-kutsal-nehirler/.
  • Referans4: Abdigapbarova, Zh. (2016). Spiritual and Moral Values of Abay Kunanbayev and Shakarim Kudaiberdiev. Philology. 6 (6). 24-26. Bilet Bayi Blog (2019).
  • Referans5: E-history (2019). Retrieval address: https://e-history.kz/en/publications/view/4424.
  • Referans6: Ekrem, A. (2017). Bir Devrin Aynası Abay Kunanbay ve Kara Sözler. Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi.
  • Referans7: Hendricks, V. (2014) Is anyone immune to the social media echo chamber?. Retrieval address: http://theconversation.com/is-anyone-immune-to-the-social-media-echo-chamber-30426.
  • Referans8: Marcus, L. (2012). Is Twitter anything more than an online echo chamber?. Retrieval address: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/22/twitter-online-echo-chanber-leftwing.
  • Referans9: Martin, A. (2013). The web’s “echo chamber” leaves us none the wiser. Retrieval address: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/online-stubbornness.
  • Referans10: Medeni, T.D., Medeni, T., Balci, A. (2011). Proposing a Knowledge Amphora Model for Transition Towards Mobile Government. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications 3(1), 17-38.
  • Referans11: Medeni, T.D., Medeni, T., Balci, A., Dalbay O. (2009). Suggesting a Framework for Transition Towards More Interoperable E-Government in Turkey: A Nautilus Model of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Creation and Organizational Learning. International journal of e-Business and e-Government Studies, 1(2), 1-13.
  • Referans12: Amphora (Definition). Within Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieval address: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartment.
  • Referans13: Muhyaeva, B. (1997). Abay Şiirlerinin Muhteva ve Şekil Bakımından İncelenmesi. Bilig Türk Dünyası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 6, 224-247.
  • Referans14:Ömiraliyev, K.(1993). Abay Aforizmi, Almaata: Akademi Yayınları.
  • Referans15:Pagano, M. Roselle, L. (2015). Beyond Reflection Through an Academic Lens: Refraction and International Experiential Education. Retrieval address: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ883699.pdf.
  • Referans16: Quora (2019). Retrieval address: https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-symbol-first-used-and-what-did-it-signify.
  • Referans17: Shon, P. (2017). Abay’s legacy to the Philosophy of Education. NUGSE Research in Education, 2(1), 36-41. Retrieval address: nugserie.nu.edu.kz.
  • Referans18: Shmoop (2019). Echo and Narcissus pride theme. Retrieval address: (https://www.shmoop.com/echo-narcissus/pride-theme.html.
  • Referans19: Şahin, H. (2018). Ulba ve İrtiş nehirleri fotoğrafı. Retrieval address: https://www.twipu.com/HalukSahin44/tweet/1046956430128009216) .
  • Referans20: Stoyashcheva, N.V., Rybkina, I.D. (2014). Water Resources of the Ob-Irtysh River Basin and Their Use. Water Resources. 41(1), 1-7. Retrieval address:. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0097807814010102.
  • Referans21: The Day (2019). Research reveals Facebook echo chambers. Retrieval address: https://theday.co.uk/stories/research-reveals-facebook-echo-chambers. .
There are 21 citations in total.

Details

Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Library and Information Studies
Journal Section Opinion Papers
Authors

Tunç D. Medeni 0000-0002-2964-3320

Demet Soylu 0000-0002-2005-6875

Regina Andekina This is me 0000-0002-0740-0686

İhsan Tolga Medeni

Publication Date September 3, 2020
Submission Date July 12, 2020
Acceptance Date September 10, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 34 Issue: 3

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APA Medeni, T. D., Soylu, D., Andekina, R., Medeni, İ. T. (2020). Abay-lnspired Refractive Amphoras Against Echo Chambers. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 34(3), 536-547.

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