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The republic of love : cultural intimacy in Turkish popular music / Martin Stokes.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stokes, Martin.
- Series:
- Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Müren, Zeki, 1931-1996.
- Müren, Zeki.
- Gencebay, Orhan.
- Aksu, Sezen.
- Yahya Kemal, 1884-1958. Aziz İstanbul.
- Yahya Kemal.
- Yahya Kemal, 1884-1958--Musical settings--History and criticism.
- Popular music--Turkey--20th century--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Songs, Turkish--20th century--History and criticism.
- Songs, Turkish.
- Singers--Turkey.
- Singers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At the heart of The Republic of Love are the voices of three musicians-queer nightclub star Zeki Müren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu-who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950's. Their fame and ubiquity have made them national icons-but, Martin Stokes here contends, they do not represent the official version of Turkish identity propagated by anthems or flags; instead they evoke a much more intimate and ambivalent conception of Turkishness. Using these three singers as a lens, Stokes examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its uncommonly vibrant public life in which music, art, literature, sports, and journalism have flourished. However, Stokes's primary concern is how Müren, Gencebay, and Aksu's music and careers can be understood in light of theories of cultural intimacy. In particular, he considers their contributions to the development of a Turkish concept of love, analyzing the ways these singers explore the private matters of intimacy, affection, and sentiment on the public stage.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Orthography, Notational Conventions, and Names
- Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Zeki Müren: Sun of Art, Ideal Citizen
- 3. The Affectionate Modernism of Orhan Gencebay
- 4. Why Cry? Sezen Aksu's Diva Citizenship
- 5. Three Versions of "Beloved Istanbul"
- 6. Conclusion
- Sources
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612894800
- 9781282894808
- 1282894803
- 9780226775074
- 0226775070
- OCLC:
- 676697099
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