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“We Aren’t that type of Muslim”: exploring Islam and music-making in Istanbul by Senay, Banu

“…Much has been written in recent years on Muslim art practices in which there is an overt mobilizing urge to use music/art as a tool for communicating a…”
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The pleasures of ambiguity: pedagogy and musical apprenticeship in an Istanbul art studio by Şenay, Banu

“…‘Dealing with ambiguity’ has become a pressing concern in many spheres of contemporary life, often presented as a ‘survival skill’ in an uncertain world…”
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Rationalising pedagogy: what counts as skill across musical communities of practice in contemporary Istanbul by Şenay, Banu, Gür, Faik

“…Over the last two decades, the skilled practice of learning the ney (Sufi reed flute) has gone through a massive revival in Turkey, as part of a broader…”
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The Impresario State: Rituals of Diaspora Governance and Constructing Regime-Friendly Publics beyond Turkey's Borders by Şenay, Banu

“…Since the early 2000s, under successive Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments, Turkey has developed more systematic 'engagement' policies with its…”
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Trans-Kemalism: the politics of the Turkish state in the diaspora by Senay, Banu

“…In contrast to the huge amount of research on Turkish migration and migrants, the diasporic politics of the Turkish Kemalist state constitutes a neglected…”
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Rethinking Spirituality through Music Education in Istanbul by Şenay, Banu

“…Recently there has been a massive new interest in Turkey in the artistic practice of ney [reed flute]-playing. For some, much of the inspiration driving this…”
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Masterful words: musicianship and ethics in learning the ney by Senay, Banu

“…Unlike in some recent anthropological writings that show the insignificance of verbal or overt instruction in the process of skill acquisition, talk is, in…”
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Artists, antagonisms and the ney in the popularization of ‘Sufi Music’ in Turkey by Senay, Banu

“…Following its successful marketing as a sub-genre of ‘world music’ in the mid-1990s, Sufi music has become a cover term to describe and publicize a disparate…”
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Seeing for the state: Kemalist long-distance nationalism in Australia by Senay, Banu

“…The recent literature on Muslim organisations in the Turkish diaspora context is voluminous as is analysis of Kurdish and Alevi grassroots politics against the…”
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Textual ecologies in Islam: improvising the perfect Qur'an in Calligraphy by Senay, Banu

“…The focus of this paper is a significant Islamic skilled practice, hat (calligraphy), the art of beautiful writing with the reed pen. In Islam shaping God's…”
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Humor, Amnesia, and Making Place: Constitutive Acts of the Subject in Gezi Park, Istanbul by Houston, Christopher, Senay, Banu

“…Drawing on Caroline Humphrey’s analysis of the personal consequences of ‘decision-events’, in this article we interpret the 2013 protests around Gezi Park in…”
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The Fall and Rise of the Ney: From the Sufi Lodge to the World Stage by Senay, Banu

“…This article traces key changes in the public life of the ney in Turkey, a musical instrument that has had a chequered history in the 90 years since the…”
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Martin Stokes, The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music by Şenay, Banu

“…Complete reference: Stokes, Martin (2010) The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, xviii,…”
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How do the Youth Perceive and Experience Turkish Citizenship? by Senay, Banu

“…Citizenship is generally perceived as a political practice that falls within the historical domain of the nation-state. At least, this is the claim of many…”
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Remembering the 'Timeless City': Istanbul, Music and Memory among the Turkish Migrants in Sydney by Senay, Banu

“…Music can be a brilliant vehicle for creating 'memories' about the place it evokes, even if its performers or listeners have never lived there. This paper…”
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Seeing for the state: K emalist long‐distance nationalism in A ustralia by Şenay, Banu

“…Abstract The recent literature on M uslim organisations in the T urkish diaspora context is voluminous as is analysis of K urdish and A levi grassroots…”
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The Message Has to Be Spread by Hendrich, Beatrice, Mignon, Laurent, Sarmis, Dilek, Şenay, Banu

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Reviews: "Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture," by Eliot Bates by Senay, Banu

“…Eliot Bates's book offers an introduction to the music scene in present-day Istanbul, examining a wide range of musical styles, practices, instruments, and…”
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Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Senay, Banu

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Beyond Turkey's Borders: Long-distance Kemalism, State Politics and the Turkish Diaspora by Azak, Umut

“…Beyond Turkey's Borders: Long-distance Kemalism, State Politics and the Turkish Diaspora, by Banu Senay, is reviewed…”
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