FASHIONING THE BODY THROUGH WOMEN’S MAGAZINES: REMAKING THE "MODERN TURKISH WOMAN" IN THE EARLY REPUBLICAN PERIOD

Authors : Dikmen Yakali-çamoğlu, Bora Ataman

Pages : 47-64

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Publication Date : 2011-01-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This study explores the newly  constructed female identities and  subjectivities of the early republican era  in Turkey. Through a thematic analysis  of four contemporary women’s  magazines (Aile Dostu Ev-İş, Kadın-Ev  and Asrın Kadını) it aims to examine  how female bodies were refashioned in  the magazines to fit the image of the  newly constructed "woman of the  republic”. It argues that the  subjectivities offered by the magazines  point to a dialogically constructed  narrative identity which is not stable  but fluid.
Keywords : Early republican period, narrative identity, Turkish Women, Women’s Magazines