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The imagery of woman in nineteenth century orientalist photography
(Bilkent University, 2010)
This thesis aims to examine the photographic
representation of the Eastern women, in nineteenth
century. The theoretical framework of this study is based
upon the formation of the representation of the “Eastern
women” ...
A study of popular culture and fandom : the case of Japanese manga
(Bilkent University, 2010)
This thesis is an attempt to explore the practices, influence and reception of manga and
anime as a global product of Japanese Popular culture as it concentrates on the
emergence of manga as a popular culture product, ...
Vısual language of Kawaii: Aestheticization of everyday life
(Bilkent University, 2015)
The notion of “Cute” has been studied as a global aesthetic form in consumer and
popular culture. Aside from being a dominant aesthetic of mass culture, the cute also
became a form of expression with increasing virtual and ...
Social TV ratings: a multi-case analysis from Turkish television industry
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)
In recent years, viewing habits of TV viewers and television itself have changed
significantly thanks to the integration of exponentially developing web technologies
to continuously evolving mobile devices. Televised ...
Understanding images of environmental resistance : village women from ‘Gokova’ to ‘Yesil Yol’
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)
In 1984, a group of women occupied the road of Gökova to block the experts of electric institution who came to Gökova for technical measure works for the thermal power plant construction. The newspapers wrote the event as ...
My imaginary world: an analysis of styles in polish animation in terms of invention and experimentation
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)
This thesis accompanies my short animation My Imaginary World. The paper explores experimentation with animation. The thesis looks at experimental animation; it’s meaning and explores whether there is a specific way of ...
Our work in progress: instagram-sourced participatory storytelling installation
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)
This thesis analyses the current relation between art and audience, focusing on the collective creativity in social media and the function of audience collaboration in the art zone. Attempting to define the act of artistic ...
The role and importance of icons on mobile graphical user interface
(Bilkent University, 2015)
This research investigates how icons evolved throughout the history as a fundamental
part of the mobile user interface design, the connection between icons’ visual
representations and audience’s perception, the functional ...
Analyzing alternative sports media in Turkey : a case study on Socrates Magazine and Yazıhane
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)
Especially in the last century, sports extended its scope and began to be followed by wider audience. Enhancements in the fields of communication and broadcasting enabled people to be more engaged and knowledgeable on ...
Constructing the visual-essay in theory and practice : a home-dweller's life through the essayistic
(Bilkent University, 2014)
Montaigne’s establishment of the essay as a literary genre brought about a
revolution of the mind in that it made possible an infinity of new manner’s of
expressing thought and human emotion possible. The essayistic ...