‘Indiestanbul’: counter-hegemonic music and third republicanism in Turkey

‘Indiestanbul’: counter-hegemonic music and third republicanism in Turkey

This article contributes to the growing research base in Turkish popular music studies with a focus on indie music from Istanbul. It situates this music within Turkey's contemporary social, cultural and political landscapes, and in relation to the country's historical cultural narrative. I...

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Published in:Popular music Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 40 - 62
Main Author: Parkinson, Tom
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01-01-2018
Subjects:
20th century
Aesthetics
Asian music
Culture
Human rights
Ideology
Islam
Music
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Politics
Popular music
Republicanism
Social criticism & satire
Istanbul Turkey
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Summary:This article contributes to the growing research base in Turkish popular music studies with a focus on indie music from Istanbul. It situates this music within Turkey's contemporary social, cultural and political landscapes, and in relation to the country's historical cultural narrative. Istanbul indie musicians’ responses to the 2013 Gezi protests suggest that indie's counter-hegemonic aesthetics are being explored and engaged with in alignment with ‘Third Republicanism’, an emerging vision for Turkey that holds liberalism and human rights as its core ideals where the ‘First’ and ‘Second’ Republican visions held secularism and Islam respectively.
ISSN:0261-1430
1474-0095
DOI:10.1017/S0261143017000563