Political conÂtenÂtiÂons influÂence visuÂal spheÂre, as much as the visuÂals help mobiÂliÂze public affects. 2013’s Gezi Movement was home to several creaÂtiÂve exampÂles of visuÂal actiÂvism that were instruÂmenÂtal for chalÂlenÂging the exisÂting underÂstanÂdings of disÂsent in Turkey. Much of this actiÂvism also found its way online through social media platÂforms, blogs, and archiÂves. On the other hand, sinÂce a miliÂtaÂry coup attempt have hit the counÂtry in 2016, a cerÂtain anger and comÂmitÂment to vinÂdiÂcaÂtiÂon seem to have been expanÂding and taking over the visuÂal proÂducÂtion and disÂseÂmiÂnaÂtiÂon online. This talk inviÂtes to take a look at the poliÂtiÂcal imageÂries of two mobiÂlizÂaÂtiÂons and conÂtenÂtiÂons across them.
M. Ragıp Zık is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the Freie Universität Berlin, working on conÂtemÂporaÂry visuÂal pracÂtiÂces in poliÂtiÂcal struggÂle. His proÂject draws upon conÂcepts of collecÂtiÂve idenÂtiÂty, icoÂnoÂgraÂphy, and affect. Ragıp has preÂviousÂly reseÂarÂched on artisÂtic pracÂtiÂces, collecÂtiÂve memoÂry, and resisÂtance culÂtures. Before joiÂning to acaÂdeÂmia, he run several years of comÂmuÂniÂty-builÂding proÂjects in the Euro-Mediterranean area and Caucasus. He is curÂrÂentÂly a board memÂber of International Sociological Association’s Visual Sociology Research Committee.