QUEER THEORY AND ACTIVIST ART

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 7, 158 - 173, 31.12.2021

Seda Liman Turan

Öz

In this research, Queer focusing on the process of sexual subject formation, defining culturally marginal sexual identities, Queer Theory and approaches in activist art were examined. In the research, literature review, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. It has been tried to reach all of the relevant literature about the cases targeted in the research. In the related literature, no research on Queer Theory and Activist Art has been found. The purpose of this research is to raise awareness about many issues such as AIDS, genderism, male-dominated society, child pornography, abortion, women's rights, and racism that affect society socially and politically, and to raise awareness about Activist art performances aimed at destroying or revising the existing anti-order. is the purpose.
Within the scope of the research, Queer, Queer Theory and its historical development process; analyzed in line with the views of theorists, academicians, philosophers and psychoanalysts. As a result of the research; It has been concluded that Queer Theory and Activist Art, which is an intellectual concept, is not only gay politics or provocation, but also a critical discourse of sexual enlightenment, normative, innovative, original, liberating, but also social and political revision.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Quuer, Quuer Theory, Activist Art

QUEER TEORİ VE AKTİVİST SANAT

Öz

Bu araştırmada, cinsel özne oluşum sürecine odaklanan Queer, kültürel anlamda marjinal cinsel kimliklerin tanımlanması, Queer Teori ve Aktivist Sanattaki yaklaşımları incelenmiştir. Araştırmada, nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın deseni doküman analizi yöntemiyle oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmada hedeflenen olgular hakkındaki ilgili literatürün tamamına ulaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. İlgili literatürde Queer Teori ve Aktivist Sanat ile ilgili bir araştırmaya rastlanmamıştır. Toplumu sosyal ve siyasi anlamda etkileyen AIDS, toplumsal cinsiyetçilik, erkek egemen toplum, çocuk pornosu, kürtaj, kadın hakları, ırkçılık gibi pek çok konuda farkındalık yaratmak ve mevcut anti-düzeni yıkmaya ya da revize etmeye yönelik gerçekleştirilen Aktivist sanat performansları konusunda bilinç oluşturmak bu araştırmanın amacıdır.
Araştırma kapsamında Queer, Queer Teori ve tarihi gelişim süreci; teorisyen, akademisyen, filozof ve psikanalistlerin görüşleri doğrultusunda analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda; entelektüel bir kavram olan Queer Teori ve Aktivist Sanat’ın, yalnızca eşcinsel siyaseti ya da provokasyonu değil, cinsel anlamda aydınlanmanın, normatif, yenilikçi, özgün, özgürleştirici aynı zamanda sosyal ve siyasi revizyonun eleştirel söylemi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

QUEER, QUEER TEORİ, AKTİVİST SANAT

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