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Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature

Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 25 Ekim 2026
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Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature

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This study examines whether music in utopian and dystopian texts is represented as a secondary aesthetic element or as a social and ontological principle of order. The study first addresses the etymological origins of the concepts of utopia and dystopia along with their historical development from Plato to twentieth-century dystopias and then discusses the correspondence between the ontological meaning of music and the social order promised by utopias. Accordingly, music is examined along four axes: music as a collective practice ensuring social integration, music as a reversible acoustic device oscillating between cosmos and chaos, music as a retrospective form of memory and resistance (anamnesis), and music as an acoustic ontology shaped through the concepts of noise, silence, harmony, and cacophony. The findings show that in utopias, music functions as a symbolic mediator uniting the individual with the self, with nature, and with a transcendent order, whereas in dystopias this integrative function is reversed into a mechanism of chaos that suppresses the individual. These findings suggest that music could be reconsidered as one of the constitutive components of utopian literature.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

None.

Etik Beyan

The study did not involve the collection of primary data or any content containing personal data through surveys, interviews, observations, or experiments with participants. Therefore, ethical approval was not required

Kaynakça

  1. Bacon, F. (2021). Yeni Atlantis [New Atlantis] (Ç. Dürüşken, Trans.). ALFA Basım Yayım Dağıtım. (Original work published 1627)
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  8. Cemiloğlu, N. (2019). Musik, Gesellschaftskritik und utopische Vision in Menschheitsdämmerung und Geist der Utopie [Music, social critique, and utopian vision in Menschheitsdämmerung and Geist der Utopie]. Litera, 29(1), 95–112. https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2018-0012

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer), Müzik Sosyolojisi, Sanat Tarihi, Teori ve Eleştiri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Ekim 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Temmuz 2026

Kabul Tarihi

19 Ekim 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Esen, H. C. (2026). Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2006459
AMA
1.Esen HC. Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature. AÇÜ U Sos Bil Der. 2026;12(1). doi:10.22466/acusbd.2006459
Chicago
Esen, Hüseyin Cem. 2026. “Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2006459.
EndNote
Esen HC (01 Ekim 2026) Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12 1
IEEE
[1]H. C. Esen, “Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature”, AÇÜ U Sos Bil Der, c. 12, sy 1, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.22466/acusbd.2006459.
ISNAD
Esen, Hüseyin Cem. “Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 12/1 (01 Ekim 2026). https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.2006459.
JAMA
1.Esen HC. Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature. AÇÜ U Sos Bil Der. 2026;12. doi:10.22466/acusbd.2006459.
MLA
Esen, Hüseyin Cem. “Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 12, sy 1, Ekim 2026, doi:10.22466/acusbd.2006459.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Cem Esen. Harmony, Unity and Social Order: The Ontological Function of Music in Utopian Literature. AÇÜ U Sos Bil Der. 01 Ekim 2026;12(1). doi:10.22466/acusbd.2006459

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