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The Use of Video as an Activist Tool of Self-Representation for Turkish practitioners in Germany

Description du projet

La vidéo comme outil de militantisme pour les militants turcs en Allemagne

Le nombre de citoyens turcs demandant l’asile en Allemagne et dans l’UE étant en augmentation depuis la tentative de coup d’État de 2016 en Turquie, les explorations de vidéos jouent un rôle essentiel pour révéler les connaissances censurées et le climat qui règne actuellement en Turquie. Le projet VIDEOACT, financé par l’UE, s’intéressera à la vidéo comme instrument utilisé par des militants d’origine turque vivant en Allemagne. Le projet réalisera une analyse du texte et du discours des vidéos et des entretiens avec les producteurs afin de comprendre comment ceux-ci dépeignent la vie en Turquie et en Allemagne. VIDEOACT mènera une évaluation de l’accueil de ces vidéos afin de comprendre leur impact social et politique.

Objectif

This project examines the use of video as an activist tool by practitioners of Turkish descent, who are living in Germany. This will be conducted by means of the textual and discourse analysis of the videos, which employ different aesthetic and formal elements, as well as interviews with the producers of the videos, in order to see how they portray the lived reality of Turkey from afar and its effects on the every-day experience within Germany. In the context of the activist nature of these productions and the interdisciplinary approach of the project, the reception of these videos will be measured so as to understand the social impact they have.
It aims at contributing to the knowledge of how video can be used to portray social and political issues that have a direct effect on the livelihood of those creating the media. The videos in question will be analyzed in order to understand the censored knowledge they bring to light. The project will also reveal how the practitioners continue their various explorations with video in their new German contexts, a recent development that contextualizes the videos from a new perspective.

In the context of increased identity politics and the resurgence of nationalism, this project has a clear societal impact: because of the increasing number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Germany and European Union member states at large, since the 2016 attempted coup d’état in Turkey, the information in video explorations are key in revealing the perceptions of the current climate within Turkey. As well as understanding how video can be used as a form of political participation which allows the implementation of cultural and political identities and the formation of ties with others struggling in similar circumstances. The outputs of the project will include journal articles, and conferences where the research results will be shared, as well as screenings open to the public, opening up dialogue on the issues raised in the videos.

Champ scientifique

CORDIS classe les projets avec EuroSciVoc, une taxonomie multilingue des domaines scientifiques, grâce à un processus semi-automatique basé sur des techniques TLN.

Coordinateur

FILMUNIVERSITAT BABELSBERG KONRAD WOLF
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 162 806,40
Adresse
MARLENE DIETRICH ALLEE 11
14482 Potsdam Babelsberg
Allemagne

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Région
Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam
Type d’activité
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Liens
Coût total
€ 162 806,40