Clawing the Way to a New Life: Narratives of Divorced Women in Turkey

Authors

  • Çiçek A. Uygun International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (Giessen)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22029/ko.2018.188

Abstract

Based on her MA research in critical and cultural studies, M. Esra Yıldırım unrolls the life story narratives of 28 divorced women in Turkey. Departing from an analytical framework of age and gender hierarchies in Turkey, the author tackles the participants’ experiences with fatherhood in their families of origin, with masculinity and femininity in marriage, and with diverse peculiar forms of sexism after divorce. Through a variety of narratives that captivate the reader, Yeni Bir Hayat Kurmak not only contributes to cultural studies and feminist literature but also speaks to a large non-academic audience.

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Published

2018-04-18

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Section

KULT_reviews

How to Cite

“Clawing the Way to a New Life: Narratives of Divorced Women in Turkey”. 2018. KULT_online, no. 54 (April). https://doi.org/10.22029/ko.2018.188.