Browsing by Subject "Hollywood"

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American cinema and popular representations of women in early Republican Turkey
(2013) Karabağ, Müzeyyen
This thesis focuses on the relationship between American cinema and Turkish woman in the 1930s. Along with political reforms, there were cultural transformations in the society in the 1930s in Turkey. One of the dimension of it was movies. It was the American movies which dominated the Turkish screens in the 1930s. I aim to show that American movies and the Turkish movie fan magazines Holivut, Holivut İstanbul Magazin, Yıldız contributed in depicting a new type of woman which represented a role model for Turkish women; through this American cinema discourse, American cinema stars were promoted as a role model for women in terms of beauty, sports, personality traits, gender relations and consumerism. Current historiography focuses on the Americanization of Turkish popular culture and underlining cultural influence of America in the 1940s, especially after Marshall Plan. Examining influence of American movies, American cinema stars, the movie fan magazines Holivut, Holivut İstanbul Magazin, Yıldız, the Turkish press' construction of women in the 1930s, I argue that Turkish popular culture was already becoming Americanized before the Marshall plan. This thesis also explores the discourse of Turkish movie fan magazines construction of women and compare it with "the ideal woman image" presented by Kemalist ideology.
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A case study of Hollywood to Yeşilçam crosscultural film remakes
(2018-01) Çevikoğlu, Gevher Ebru
This study examines a close reading of Yeşilçam films Şoförün Kızı (1965), Fıstık Gibi Maşallah (1964) and Fıstık Gibi (1970) as cross-cultural remakes of Hollywood films Sabrina (1954) and Some Like It Hot (1959). The research deals with remake culture in Yeşilçam period from the viewpoint of adaptation studies by giving a brief information about how remakes are at the overlap of different studies. In this study, cross-cultural film remake culture in Yeşilçam is investigated as part of the Westernization efforts in newly established Turkish republic by establishing a link with the star images and gender perception. The comparative study shows similarities as well as differences based on material and behavior signs between not only the cinematic traditions, but also overall realities of a definite class in the two societies in question.
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Llights, camera, influence: willing acceptance of Hollywood by Turkish society during the 1940s to 1990s
(Bilkent University, 2024) Fatima, Rida; Awan, Umaima Mahmood; Jafaripourbaghali, Parinaz; Yusubova, Sebrin
From the 1940s until the late 1990s, Hollywood movies had a strong presence in Turkish cinema and society. This research paper aims to study the motivations behind this strong presence and analyze the effects it had on prominent stakeholders, as well as society at large. The paper utilizes various sources to ensure a thorough investigation; in particular, it uses Hollywood and Turkish movies to draw a detailed comparison. The discussion points to Turkish society’s willingness to accept Hollywood movies, mainly due to political reasons and a desire for Westernization, which had profound implications on Turkish filmmakers and distributors, culture, and religion.