1. Modernitenin Paradoksları, Toplumsal Değişim ve Edebi Alandaki Yansımaları.
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ÇOLAK, Zeynep
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IDENTITY crises (Psychology) , *INDUSTRIAL revolution , *SOCIAL role , *GROUP identity , *PARADOX , *IMAGINATION , *MODERNITY , *SOCIAL bonds - Abstract
This study, based on the argument that the literary-aesthetic field is deeply intertwined with social, cultural, and political spheres, examines the societal, cultural, and economic transformations brought about by modernity, alongside the paradoxes these changes create, through a sociological and literary approaches. The rise of the Industrial Revolution and capitalism profoundly impacted not only production processes but also the social roles and identity perceptions of individuals. Drawing on the analyses of Marx, Durkheim, Simmel, and Weber, this study investigates how capitalism reduces individuals to functional entities, alienates them, desensitizes them, and weakens social bonds, rendering them anonymous. The article further explores how the promise of freedom offered by capitalist modernity paradoxically transforms into structures that limit individual autonomy. The paradoxical effects of modern capitalism on both individuals and society are also widely reflected in literary works. Nineteenth and twentieth-century literature extensively addresses the themes of loneliness, alienation, and identity crises brought about by capitalist modernity. In this context, the study explores how authors such as Dickens, Flaubert, Kafka, Camus, Orwell, and Beckett engage with the paradoxes of capitalist modernity in their works. By integrating social, economic, cultural, political, and literary analyses, this article offers a comprehensive perspective on the effects of modern capitalism on human beings, their imagination, and society as a whole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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