Digital transformations in Turkey : current perspectives in communication studies / edited by Banu Akdenizli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akdenizli, Banu, 1972- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online social networks--Turkey.

Online social networks.

Cyberspace--Social aspects--Turkey.

Cyberspace.

Cyberspace--Social aspects.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

xviii, 327 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

Digital Transformation in Turkey analyzes the genesis, dynamics, and operations of different communication contexts in relation to digital transformations in Turkey. The contributors tackle such topics as the impact of social networking channels like Facebook, You Tube, and Twitter and the changing dimensions of social, cultural, and political ideologies. Akdenizli offers a multifaceted and balanced discussion of the role and impact of communication technologies in a country with questionable and blatant freedom of expression violations. This collection will appeal to scholars of communication, new media, and technology in emerging markets. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Culture, Society, and the Individual

1 A Multidimensional Privacy Orientation Scale: Development and Validation with Turkish Twitter Users / Lemi Baruh Baruh, Lemi, Haluk Mert Bal Bal, Haluk Mert, Zeynep Cemalcilar Cemalcilar, Zeynep 3

2 New Media, Everyday Life, and the Poor: An Ethnographic Inquiry / Hakan Ergül Ergül, Hakan, Emre Gökalp Gökalp, Emre, Incilay Cangöz Cangöz, Incilay 21

3 Online Games and the Spirit of Capitalism: An Analysis of Youngsters and Clash of Clans / Billur Ülger Ülger, Billur 46

4 "To Be a Child in the 1980s" in Tutkey: Construction of Generational Memory and Nostalgia Through Cyberspace / Demet Lüküslü Lüküslü, Demet 65

5 cingeneyiz.blogspot.com.tr: A Case of Representing the Gypsy Identity on the Internet in Turkey / Özlem Akkaya Akkaya, Özlem 76

Part II Industries, Design, and Practice

6 Changing Power Perceptions: Public Relations Practitioners and Social Media / Ebru Uzunoglu Uzunoglu, Ebru, Burcu Öksüz Öksüz, Burcu, Merve Genç Genç, Merve 103

7 Integrating New Media into Highet Education: A Turkish Case in Transmedia, Convergence, and Gamification / Erkan Saka Saka, Erkan 123

8 Every Now and Then: Journalists and Twitter Use in Turkey / Banu Akdenizli Akdenizli, Banu 140

9 Communicating Social Responsibility: A Look at Turkish Corporate Websites / A. Banu Biçakci Biçakci, A. Banu 161

10 Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Labors, Our Rights: The Socialist Feminist Collective and The Feminist Politics / Berrin Yanikkaya Yanikkaya, Berrin 178

Part III Institutions, Governance, and Democracy

11 In Quest for Democracy: Internet Freedom and Politics in Contemporary Turkey / Ashi Tunç Tunç, Ashi 207

12 "#WeAreErdogan": The Justice and Development Party's Social Media Campaign during the 2011 General Elections / Mutlu Binark Binark, Mutlu, Tugrul Çomu Çomu, Tugrul, Ashi Telli Aydemir Aydemir, Ashi Telli, Günseli Bayraktutan Bayraktutan, Günseli, Burak Dogu Dogu, Burak, Gözde Islamoglu Islamoglu, Gözde 221

13 The Politics of the Digital Technoscape in Turkey: Surveillance and Resistance of Kurds / Burçe Çelik Çelik, Burçe 256

14 The Revolution Will Be Hacktivated: Turkish Marxist Hacker Groups / Murat Akser Akser, Murat 275

15 Using Social Media Dialogically? Political Parties in Turkey and the 2014 Local Elections / Banu Akdenizli Akdenizli, Banu, Nazh Çetin Çetin, Nazh 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739191187

0739191187

OCLC:

898163293