The aim of this essay is to explore the anti-imperialist discourses in Joseph Conrad’s “An Outpos... more The aim of this essay is to explore the anti-imperialist discourses in Joseph Conrad’s “An Outpost of Progress” (1897) and George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” (1936). The works will be analysed within the historical backgrounds of Congo and Burma. In addition to the analysis of the selected works, several works of the contemporaries of the era will be cited within the context. Concepts of imperialism such as jingoism, Social Darwinism, nationalism and paternalism will be mentioned. The essay will be composed of four sections and there will be two subsections of the first two sections. The first section will be made out of the historical background of New Imperialism and the Scramble of Africa; and the analysis of “An Outpost of Progress”. The second section will be made out of the history of Burma and the analysis of “Shooting an Elephant”. The third one will be the compare/contrast section and the last one will be the final remarks.
The aim of this essay is to explore the game space in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011). The g... more The aim of this essay is to explore the game space in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011). The game takes place in 1511 in three cities: Constantinople, Cappadocia and Masyaf. This essay will only address Constantinople through an analysis of Henri Lefebvre’s and Edward W. Soja’s triad of spatiality. The game’s one of the most important elements is the virtual reality device Animus, and its function will be questioned within Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia. In addition to the analysis of the game, several works regarding video games and game spaces will be cited within the context.
AESTHETICS AND POLITICS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH WOMEN’S TRAVEL WRITINGS ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 2018
This thesis studies Aesthetics and Politics in Eighteenth Century Women’s Travel Writings to Otto... more This thesis studies Aesthetics and Politics in Eighteenth Century Women’s Travel Writings to Ottoman Empire. This thesis argues that a comprehensive understanding of the representation of the Ottoman Empire in eighteenth-century English women’s travel writing requires a new perspective through an analysis of cultural and political changes in the eighteenth century from Enlightenment to Romanticism. Of the only two eighteenth-century authors in the sample (Melman, 1995: 48) Lady Mary Montagu and Elisabeth Craven are two of the earliest English women travellers to Ottoman Empire; they both travelled in the eighteenth century and wrote several letters throughout their journeys. Nevertheless, their travel accounts portray conflicting visions of Ottoman culture. Placing great emphasis on Ottoman women and domestic culture, the former portrays an unbiased, open-minded, tolerant view about the Ottoman East whereas the latter is highly critical about Ottoman world, despises Ottoman women and culture while praising picturesque landscapes. Within this framework, Lady Mary Montagu’s The Turkish Embassy Letters (1994) from the Ottoman Empire between the years 1716 and 1718 reflect the cultural upheaval of Enlightenment, whereas Elisabeth Craven’s A Journey Through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a Series of Letters from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith Written in the Year MDCCLXXXVI (1789) from almost the exact same spots in 1786 hint at the characteristics of the increasing imperial thought and Romanticism in England. Keywords: Lady Mary Montagu, Elizabeth Craven, Enlightenment, Romanticism, British Imperialism, Ottoman Empire.
The aim of this essay is to explore the anti-imperialist discourses in Joseph Conrad’s “An Outpos... more The aim of this essay is to explore the anti-imperialist discourses in Joseph Conrad’s “An Outpost of Progress” (1897) and George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” (1936). The works will be analysed within the historical backgrounds of Congo and Burma. In addition to the analysis of the selected works, several works of the contemporaries of the era will be cited within the context. Concepts of imperialism such as jingoism, Social Darwinism, nationalism and paternalism will be mentioned. The essay will be composed of four sections and there will be two subsections of the first two sections. The first section will be made out of the historical background of New Imperialism and the Scramble of Africa; and the analysis of “An Outpost of Progress”. The second section will be made out of the history of Burma and the analysis of “Shooting an Elephant”. The third one will be the compare/contrast section and the last one will be the final remarks.
The aim of this essay is to explore the game space in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011). The g... more The aim of this essay is to explore the game space in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011). The game takes place in 1511 in three cities: Constantinople, Cappadocia and Masyaf. This essay will only address Constantinople through an analysis of Henri Lefebvre’s and Edward W. Soja’s triad of spatiality. The game’s one of the most important elements is the virtual reality device Animus, and its function will be questioned within Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia. In addition to the analysis of the game, several works regarding video games and game spaces will be cited within the context.
AESTHETICS AND POLITICS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH WOMEN’S TRAVEL WRITINGS ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 2018
This thesis studies Aesthetics and Politics in Eighteenth Century Women’s Travel Writings to Otto... more This thesis studies Aesthetics and Politics in Eighteenth Century Women’s Travel Writings to Ottoman Empire. This thesis argues that a comprehensive understanding of the representation of the Ottoman Empire in eighteenth-century English women’s travel writing requires a new perspective through an analysis of cultural and political changes in the eighteenth century from Enlightenment to Romanticism. Of the only two eighteenth-century authors in the sample (Melman, 1995: 48) Lady Mary Montagu and Elisabeth Craven are two of the earliest English women travellers to Ottoman Empire; they both travelled in the eighteenth century and wrote several letters throughout their journeys. Nevertheless, their travel accounts portray conflicting visions of Ottoman culture. Placing great emphasis on Ottoman women and domestic culture, the former portrays an unbiased, open-minded, tolerant view about the Ottoman East whereas the latter is highly critical about Ottoman world, despises Ottoman women and culture while praising picturesque landscapes. Within this framework, Lady Mary Montagu’s The Turkish Embassy Letters (1994) from the Ottoman Empire between the years 1716 and 1718 reflect the cultural upheaval of Enlightenment, whereas Elisabeth Craven’s A Journey Through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a Series of Letters from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith Written in the Year MDCCLXXXVI (1789) from almost the exact same spots in 1786 hint at the characteristics of the increasing imperial thought and Romanticism in England. Keywords: Lady Mary Montagu, Elizabeth Craven, Enlightenment, Romanticism, British Imperialism, Ottoman Empire.
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Keywords: Lady Mary Montagu, Elizabeth Craven, Enlightenment, Romanticism, British Imperialism, Ottoman Empire.
Keywords: Lady Mary Montagu, Elizabeth Craven, Enlightenment, Romanticism, British Imperialism, Ottoman Empire.