Zeynep K. Korkman
Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkey
Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkey
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Gendered Fortunes by Zeynep K. Korkman explores Turkeys commercial fortunetelling cafés, where secular Muslim women and LGBTIQ individuals navigate the precarities of twenty-first-century life, offering shelter from conservative secularist, Islamist, neoliberal, and gender pressures. Korkman uses feeling as an analytic to explore how those who are pushed to the margins feel their way through oppressive landscapes to create new futures.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2023
Publisher: Duke University Press
In her book "Gendered Fortunes", Zeynep K. Korkman delves into the vibrant world of commercial fortunetelling cafes in Turkey, exploring the intricate dynamics of secular Muslim women and LGBTIQ individuals as they navigate the challenges of the twenty-first century. These cafes, despite being criminalized by long-standing secularist laws and often disdained by the contemporary Islamist government, thrive in part due to their ability to provide a sanctuary from the conservative secularist, Islamist, neoliberal, and gender pressures prevalent in the public sphere. Through her meticulous research, Korkman unveils how fortunetelling serves as a form of affective labor, allowing its participants to forge intimate feminized publics where they can share and confront their hopes and fears. By employing the concept of "feeling" as an analytic lens, Korkman sheds light on the ever-evolving landscape of gendered vulnerability in Turkey. She emphasizes the importance of "feeling" as a feminist perspective, enabling individuals who are marginalized to navigate oppressive landscapes and envision new futures. "Gendered Fortunes" is a thought-provoking and empathetic exploration of the lives and experiences of these marginalized communities, offering a valuable insight into the complexities of gender, religion, and societal norms in contemporary Turkey.
Weight: 436g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781478019541
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