Browsing Dept. of Architecture - Ph.D. / Sc.D. by Issue Date
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Representation and women : construction of gender-roles in computer games
(Bilkent University, 1996)Developments in computer industry gave way computer games to become a popular entertainment agent for children as well as for adults. Interactive quality of computer games has displaced television and traditional ... -
Representing absence and the absent one : remembering and longing through mourning photography
(Bilkent University, 2013)Exploring different practices of photographing / representing the dead, this dissertation, deals with the question how the deceased loved ones are remembered and longed for through photography in the context of family. ... -
The Kantian theory of the sublime and humanist politics
(Bilkent University, 2013)The German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s rendition of cosmopolitanism and the sublime have been quite popular separately in various discussions on politics and aesthetics since the late 90s. In today’s political conjuncture ... -
"Servant Princess" of the modern home : domesticity and femininity in Turkey after electrification, 1923-1950
(Bilkent University, 2014)This dissertation deals with the question how modern domesticity and modern femininity were discursively constructed in the advertisements and other promotional texts of electric appliances published between 1923 and ... -
Ottomentality: neoliberal governance of culture and neo-Ottoman management of diversity
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Since the 2000s Turkey has witnessed a growing array of cultural productions and sites ranging from television series to history museums featuring the magnificence of the Ottoman legacy. Contemporary cultural analyses often ...
