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From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away

Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3 30 Eylül 2026
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From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away

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Identity is increasingly understood as a process of meaning-making continuously reconstructed through social interactions, cultural signs, and narrative structures. Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, 2001) presents a multilayered narrative that explores identity reconstruction through the loss of one's name, the erosion of memory, and the reconstitution of the subject. In the film, Chihiro's loss of her real name and subsequent renaming as "Sen" symbolize the redefinition of personal identity under institutional power, whereas recovering her true name signifies the completion of the process of subjectivation. This study examines Spirited Away through an interpretive qualitative approach to analyze the semiotic reconstruction of identity. The analytical framework draws upon Barthes' concepts of denotation, connotation, and myth; Greimas' actantial model, narrative schema, and semiotic square; and Propp's narrative functions. The findings demonstrate that the film is far more than a fantasy coming-of-age story; rather, it constructs a multilayered system of meaning in which identity is reconstructed through naming, memory, communication, and social relationships. Chihiro's transformation is interpreted not merely as a physical journey but as a narrative process of subjectivation toward identity reconstruction. Ultimately, the study concludes that the deep narrative structure of Spirited Away is organized around the interconnected concepts of name, memory, and identity, while subjectivation emerges through the interaction of narrative, structural, and semiotic processes.

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Konular

İletişim Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Eylül 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

5 Temmuz 2026

Kabul Tarihi

7 Ağustos 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Nazlı, A. K. (2026). From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away. Alınteri Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 10(3), 416-441. https://doi.org/10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698
AMA
1.Nazlı AK. From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away. ASOBİD. 2026;10(3):416-441. doi:10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698
Chicago
Nazlı, Azra Kardelen. 2026. “From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away”. Alınteri Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10 (3): 416-41. https://doi.org/10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698.
EndNote
Nazlı AK (01 Eylül 2026) From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away. Alınteri Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10 3 416–441.
IEEE
[1]A. K. Nazlı, “From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away”, ASOBİD, c. 10, sy 3, ss. 416–441, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698.
ISNAD
Nazlı, Azra Kardelen. “From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away”. Alınteri Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10/3 (01 Eylül 2026): 416-441. https://doi.org/10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698.
JAMA
1.Nazlı AK. From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away. ASOBİD. 2026;10:416–441.
MLA
Nazlı, Azra Kardelen. “From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away”. Alınteri Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 10, sy 3, Eylül 2026, ss. 416-41, doi:10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698.
Vancouver
1.Azra Kardelen Nazlı. From the Lost Name to Subjectivation: A Structuralist Semiotic Analysis of Communicative Identity Construction in Spirited Away. ASOBİD. 01 Eylül 2026;10(3):416-41. doi:10.30913/alinterisosbil.1987698