The 'other(s)' in the discourse of Kemalist women : "sublime womanhood creates the sublime nation"

Abstract

This study analyzes the ‘other(s)’ in the discourse of Kemalist women through a discourse analysis oi Kadin Gazetesi (1947-1979), a woman magazine published by the Kemalist women. The representation of the inferior and undesii'ed ‘others’ in Kadin Gazetesi will be examined. The thesis also aims to discuss the role of the nationalist and Kemalist discourses in the formation of gender discourse and woman que.stion in Turkey.