DIGITAL NARRATIVE PRACTICES IN HELENE HEGEMANN’S NOVEL AXOLOTL

Öz

This study examines Helene Hegemann’s novel Axolotl within the framework of the aesthetic and discursive dynamics of digital culture. Its central argument is that the novel does not merely reflect the perceptual rhythm of the digital age on a thematic level, but also constructs it formally through narrative strategies such as fragmentation, repetition, montage, hybrid language, and intermediality. In particular, Hegemann’s unattributed borrowings from Airen’s Strobo call for a reconsideration of the concepts of originality, authorship, and creativity in digital culture. From this perspective, Axolotl is interpreted not as the product of an individual authorial authority, but as a text constituted at the intersection of circulating multiple voices and practices of rewriting. Drawing on text-oriented analysis, theoretical interpretation, and an interdisciplinary approach, the study demonstrates that the novel combines postmodern intertextuality with the remix aesthetics of the digital age.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Axolotl
• Digital discourse
• Digital culture
• Youth language
• Helene Hegemann

HELENE HEGEMANN’IN AXOLOTL ADLI ROMANINDA DİJİTAL ANLATI PRATİKLERİ

Öz

Bu çalışma, Helene Hegemann’ın Axolotl adlı romanını dijital kültürün estetik ve söylemsel dinamikleri bağlamında ele almaktadır. Makalenin temel iddiası, romanın dijital çağın algı ritmini yalnızca tematik düzeyde yansıtmakla kalmayıp, bunu parçalı yapı, tekrar, montaj, melez dil ve medyalararasılık gibi anlatı stratejileriyle biçimsel düzeyde de kurduğu yönündedir. Özellikle Hegemann’ın Airen’in Strobo adlı yapıtından yaptığı atıfsız alıntılar, dijital kültürde özgünlük, yazarlık ve yaratıcılık kavramlarının yeniden düşünülmesini gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda Axolotl, bireysel yazar otoritesinden çok, dolaşımdaki çoklu seslerin ve yeniden yazım pratiklerinin kesişiminde oluşan bir metin olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışma, metin odaklı çözümleme, kuramsal yorumlama ve disiplinlerarası yaklaşım temelinde, romanın postmodern metinlerarasılığı dijital çağın remix estetiğiyle birleştirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Axolotl
• Dijital dil
• Dijital kültür
• Gençlik dili
• Helene Hegemann

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