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Revisiting dark pasts: the portrayal of Jewish minority and audience responses to the Netflix series <italic>The Club</italic>.

Authors :
Çevik, Senem B.
Source :
Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies. Sep2024, p1-19. 19p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The Club, a Turkish series exclusively produced for Netflix, challenges the official historical narrative of modern Turkey by depicting the experiences of minorities on the brink of the country’s political upheaval. It highlights the state’s complex relations with its minorities and historical events that are often silenced in the official historical narrative. This study looks at how Turkey’s dark pasts pertaining to its religious minorities are portrayed in &lt;italic&gt;The Club&lt;/italic&gt; and the ways in which its audience respond to these dark pasts. It argues that the audience of &lt;italic&gt;The Club&lt;/italic&gt; recreates the silences about the past, resulting in the denial or rationalization of state violence, while emphasizing a nostalgic multi-cultural past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14683857
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179921315
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2024.2406040