49 research outputs found
Buket Uzuner’in Uyumsuz Defne Kaman’ın Maceraları (su-toprak-hava) serisinde Türk mitolojisi unsurları
No full text06.03.2018 tarihli ve 30352 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan “Yükseköğretim Kanunu İle Bazı Kanun Ve Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamelerde Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun” ile 18.06.2018 tarihli “Lisansüstü Tezlerin Elektronik Ortamda Toplanması, Düzenlenmesi ve Erişime Açılmasına İlişkin Yönerge” gereğince tam metin erişime açılmıştır.Buket Uzuner'in kaleme aldığı Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisine ait Su, Toprak, Hava romanları; Türk mitolojisini konu edinmeleri ve Türk mitolojisi ile ilgili birçok bilgiye yer vermeleri bakımından incelemeye değer görülmüştür. Bu çalışma ile amaçlanan, yapılacak inceleme sonucunda serinin romanlarında temas edilen Türk mitolojisine dair unsurları tespit etmektir. Çalışmanın kapsamı; Türk mitolojisi ve Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisine ait Su, Toprak, Hava romanları olarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışma yürütülürken mitoloji ve Türk mitolojisi hakkında akademik kaynaklardan okuma, araştırma ve inceleme yapılmıştır. Türk mitolojisine ait unsurların ayrıntılı dökümü çıkarılmıştır. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda yazarın Türk mitolojisi konulu kaynakları taradığı ve Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları serisini elde ettiği bilgiler üzerine kurguladığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde mit, mit-edebi eser ilişkisi, mitoloji, Türk mitolojisi ve Türk edebiyatında Türk mitolojisi gibi teze konu olan temel kavramlar hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. İkinci bölümünde romanların yazarı Buket Uzuner'in hayatı, edebi kişiliği ve eserleri ile ilgili açıklama yapılmıştır. Üçüncü bölüm incelenen romanların tanıtımına ayrılmış, romanların içeriğine ve özetine değinilmiştir. Dördüncü bölümde romanlarda yer alan Türk mitolojisine dair unsurların her biri müstakil olarak tespit edilmiştir. Tespit edilen unsurların Türk mitolojisine uygun olarak kullanılıp kullanılmadığı kaynaklardan yapılan alıntılarla belirlenmiştir. Sonuç bölümünde, çalışma boyunca yapılan tespitler hakkında değerlendirmeye yer verilmiştir. Kaynakça bölümünde ise tezin yazımında yararlanılan kaynaklar belirtilmiştir.Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları, which include Su-Toprak-Hava novels, written by Buket Uzuner, has been deemed worthy of study in terms of having given a lot of information about Turkish mythology. The aim of this study is to determine the elements of the Turkish mythology that were contacted in the novels of the series. The scope of the study was determined as the novels of Turkish mythology and Su-Toprak-Hava novels which belongs to Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları. While running the investigation research, analysing and reading were conducted from the academic sources about mythology and Turkish mythology. A detailed breakdown of the elements of Turkish mythology has been made. As a result of the study, it was found that the author scanned the sources on Turkish mythology and constructed the series on the information he gained. In the first part of the study, information has been given about the basic terms, which are the topics of the thesis, likemyth, myth-literary work, mythology, Turkish mythology and Turkish mythology in Turkish literature.In the second part, the life of the novelist Buket Uzuner and his literary personality and his works have been explained. The third part is devoted to the introduction of the novels reviewed and the content and summary of the novels are mentioned. In the fourth part, the elements of the Turkish mythology in the novels were identified as individual. Whether or not the identified elements were used in accordance with Turkish mythology is determined by quotations from sources.In the conclusion part, evaluations made during the study are evaluated. In the bibliography part, the sources used in writing the thesis are stated
Going global: The role of gatekeepers in the transnational reception of defne suman’s the silence of scheherazade
No full textGoing Global: The Role of Gatekeepers in the Transnational Reception of Defne Suman’s The Silence of ScheherazadeOn August 12, 2021, with hashtags, #historicalfiction, #translatedfiction, #greece, #turkey, #armenia, #levant #empire, #Scheherazade, Defne Suman announced the release of her English-language debut novel, The Silence of Scheherazade on social media. The novel centres on the tale of the burning of Smyrna in 1922, told through Levantine, Greek, Turkish and Armenian inhabitants of the city. Her gatekeepers, Head of Zeus Independent Publishing Company, the book’s translator Betsy Göksel and her literary agent Nermin Mollaoğlu were among the first ones to receive tribute for their hard work and support in the process. In the following months, Maureen Freely hosted the book’s launch in an online event, organized by Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. Succeeding interviews, book reading events and podcasts concentrated on the writer’s upbringing, other authors who influenced the style of the author, the translation process, the role of history in the book, as well as the motivation behind its title, which was different from its Turkish version, Emanet Zaman (2016).If World Literature is constituted by \"literary works that circulate beyond their culture of origin, either in translation or in their original language,\" as Damrosch (2003: 4) states, then, other actors who are involved in the work’s interaction with the world audience pave the way for its success in the global market, as William Marling claims in Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature in the 1960s (2016:1). Taking its cue from the convergence of these insights, the paper focuses on the multi-layered gatekeeping process of Suman’s Scheherazade and explores the ways in which people and institutions have become integral components of its global dissemination.Works CitedDamrosch, David (2003) What is World Literature? Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.Marling, William (2016) Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature and the 1960s. New York: Oxford University Press
THE NOVEL THE ADVENTURES OF MISFIT DEFNE KAMAN -WATER IS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSES SURROUNDING SULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MARGINALIZATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MAGICAL REALISM SU-UYUMSUZ DEFNE KAMAN’IN MACERALARI ADLI ROMANDA BÜYÜLÜ GERÇEKÇİLİK EKSENİNDE KÜLTÜREL ÇEŞİTLİLİK VE ÖTEKİLEŞTİRME SÖYLEMLERİ
No full textBuket Uzuner’s novel The Adventures of Misfit Defne Kaman -Water contains rich data that can be analyzed in terms of cultural diversity and marginalization in the light of folkloric and mythological discourses. In addition, in the study, an examination was made based on the magical realism narrative style, which originates from Novalis, one of the Romantic period writers of German literature, within the framework of the author’s extraordinary narrative style. It was determined that the traces of the magical realist narrative style were based on Shamanism and myths, and it was seen that realistic elements perceived as fantastic and strange were consciously placed in the novel in the context of dreams and mythological references. The author’s novels, which bear the title The Adventures of Misfit Defne Kaman and are a nature quadrilogy, draw attention to ecological awareness and bring environmental problems back to the agenda. In the novel, the author emphasizes the importance of the “Water” element in Shamanism, one of the ancient Turkish traditions where nature and life are sanctified, and the work “Kutadgu Bilig” in terms of Turkish history and culture by arguing that all living things are of equal value. Among the topics covered in the novel in terms of reflecting cultural differences, the cultural diversity offered by various worldviews such as the Shaman belief as well as sectarian differences are emphasized. In this context, the love between the young Alevi Ümit and the young Sunni girl Tasvir is one of the striking examples discussed in the work. The work also addresses the psychological, spiritual, and physical problems caused by intrafamily traumas transmitted from the experiences of past generations, family constellation, and the resulting unity of origin and family destiny in terms of the Shaman belief. In the study, an analysis focused on text analysis and interpretation was carried out in terms of examining the samples and quotations
Aerosol production via electro and plasma devices: In-vitro PlasmaJet and ERBE tissue effects and aerosol production affecting factors evaluation
No full textSurgical aerosols in other words plumes are produced during thermal tissue destruction in medical operations. The cellular debris in the form of particulate matter may contain viruses and harmful chemical compounds which can lead to an infectious transmission in case of inhalation. The goal of this study was to design and produce an experimental setup to simulate Plasmajet (PJ) and ERBE experiments with minimal airflow disturbances. Such setup can lead to defining the lowest aerosol production conditions, investigating the production-affecting factors, and evaluating tissue effects to promote a safer and healthier surgical environment for both healthcare workers and patients. A clear correlation between the aerosol production affecting factors and particle counts was established for particle sizes 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, and 10.0 µm. The results of the experiments showed that among all experimental conditions, the PJ coagulation mode with fast operation yielded the lowest aerosol counts. In cutting mode, the lowest aerosol counts were also produced by PJ with fast operation speed. However, between speed and aerosol counts, no statistically significant correlation was found. Upon analyzing the correlation between aerosol counts and tissue effects, it was determined that, for ERBE device, higher aerosol counts were associated with darker tissue effects. In the case of the PJ device, this relationship persisted in the cutting mode, whereas no connection between tissue effect and particle counts was observed in the coagulation mode. Further investigation on the toxicity of the produced particulate matter and establishment of a clear minimal aerosol intake is recommended. Until then, preventive measures such as implementing local exhaust ventilation and using surgical N95 masks are strongly advised to minimize aerosol inhalation.Biomedical Engineerin
Exploring Brand Identity: Storytelling Through the Use of Emotional Branding for The Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
No full textThis thesis project investigates branding strategies, such as “emotional branding” to tell the story of National Research Council's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation. There are three aspects to the visual component: signage design, a process book and an animation. Each of these elements acts as the narrator of the story. The book includes a documentation of visual process and synthesizes this information into a section of brand guidelines. It showcases the brand identity and the evolution of visual process in the medium of print, while the animation illustrates the brand through motion graphics and provides an example of how the visual elements that form the identity work coherently as an animation piece. The signage design is the three-dimensional aspect of the project. It presents the branding applied in a tactile way and also reflects a relationship with the space in which it is showcased. With these visual and sensory tools, the Gateway will showcase the rich graphic language of the new brand identity. The written component of the thesis explores the ideas of Marc Gobé in relation to emotional branding and Peter Turchi and Tim Ingold in reference to storytelling. Linda Leung and Donald Norman's works and Ellen Lupton's theories on graphic design are also examined to further investigate theories of storytelling in branding and motion graphics.Graphic designTechnologyStorytellingBrandingCommunicationDesignHydrogenMarketin
Identifying salt marsh shorelines from remotely sensed elevation data and imagery
No full text© The Author(s), 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Farris, A. S., Defne, Z., & Ganju, N. K. Identifying salt marsh shorelines from remotely sensed elevation data and imagery. Remote Sensing, 11(15), (2019): 1795, doi: 10.3390/rs11151795.Salt marshes are valuable ecosystems that are vulnerable to lateral erosion, submergence, and internal disintegration due to sea level rise, storms, and sediment deficits. Because many salt marshes are losing area in response to these factors, it is important to monitor their lateral extent at high resolution over multiple timescales. In this study we describe two methods to calculate the location of the salt marsh shoreline. The marsh edge from elevation data (MEED) method uses remotely sensed elevation data to calculate an objective proxy for the shoreline of a salt marsh. This proxy is the abrupt change in elevation that usually characterizes the seaward edge of a salt marsh, designated the “marsh scarp.” It is detected as the maximum slope along a cross-shore transect between mean high water and mean tide level. The method was tested using lidar topobathymetric and photogrammetric elevation data from Massachusetts, USA. The other method to calculate the salt marsh shoreline is the marsh edge by image processing (MEIP) method which finds the unvegetated/vegetated line. This method applies image classification techniques to multispectral imagery and elevation datasets for edge detection. The method was tested using aerial imagery and coastal elevation data from the Plum Island Estuary in Massachusetts, USA. Both methods calculate a line that closely follows the edge of vegetation seen in imagery. The two methods were compared to each other using high resolution unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) data, and to a heads-up digitized shoreline. The root-mean-square deviation was 0.6 meters between the two methods, and less than 0.43 meters from the digitized shoreline. The MEIP method was also applied to a lower resolution dataset to investigate the effect of horizontal resolution on the results. Both methods provide an accurate, efficient, and objective way to track salt marsh shorelines with spatially intensive data over large spatial scales, which is necessary to evaluate geomorphic change and wetland vulnerability.This project was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal/Marine Natural Hazards and Resources Program as well as the Massachusetts O ce of Coastal Zone Management under interagency agreement 16ENMALQ006000
Rewriting the bildungsroman: A postcolonıal analysis of jhumpa lahiri's the namesake and the lowland
No full textThis study will analyze the cultural change and identity development in the novels
of the Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake (2003) and The Lowland
(2013), through exposure to an alien culture by immigration. The notion of dual identity,
cultural colonialism, postcolonialism and the form of the Bildungsroman will be discussed
and analyzed in detail. The aim of this study is to underline that the concept of identity is
not national or pre-given, and that it is an alterable and re-creatable notion through
cultural exchange and cultural differences. The cultural transformation and the identity
development of the first and second generation immigrants and the immigrant experience
will be discussed in the light of Homi K. Bhabha’s theories on identity, culture, cultural
colonialism, and in relation to the structure of the Bildunsgroman which contributes to the
notion of development as it depicts the life span of its protagonists. The final phases of the
characters’ identity development and self-maturation will be analyzed in detail in the
study.
Bu çalışma, Hint asıllı Amerikalı yazar Jhumpa Lahiri’nin 2003 tarihli romanı The
Namesake ve 2013 tarihli romanı The Lowland’de tasvir edilen göçmen karakterlerin
yaşadığı kültürel değişim ve kimlik değişimini incelemektir. Bu çalışma, kimlik
kavramının aktarılan ve milli bir kavram olmadığı, aksine kültürel değişim ve kültürel
farklılaşma aracılığı ile kazanıldığını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu süreç romanda tasvir edilen
birinci ve ikinci kuşak göçmen ailelerin Amerikan toplumunun içinde yaşayan Hintli
göçmenler olarak geçirdikleri değişim ve edindikleri yeri, Amerikanlaşmış kimlikler
aracılığı ile tartışılacaktır. Bu tartışma, Homi K. Bhabha’nın kimlik ve kültür üzerine olan
teorileri ışığında yürütülecektir. Romanların Bildungsroman formatına uygun yazılmış
olmaları ve bu formatın kullanıldığı eserlerdeki karakterlerin hayat çizgisini ve hem
fiziksel hem duygusal gelişim süreçlerini yansıttığı göz önünde bulundurularak,
karakterlerin gelişim süreçlerinin takibi daha da gözle görülebilir halde gelecektir. Bu iki
romandaki karakterlerin Amerikan toplumunda geldikleri son nokta, yaşadıkları
başkalaşım ve edindikleri yeni kimlikler detaylı olarak tartışılacaktır
Development and application of landsat-based wetland vegetation cover and unvegetated-vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR) for the conterminous United States
No full text© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Ganju, N. K., Couvillion, B. R., Defne, Z., & Ackerman, K. Development and application of landsat-based wetland vegetation cover and unvegetated-vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR) for the conterminous United States. Estuaries and Coasts, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01081-x.Effective management and restoration of salt marshes and other vegetated intertidal habitats require objective and spatially integrated metrics of geomorphic status and vulnerability. The unvegetated-vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR), a recently developed metric, can be used to establish present-day vegetative cover, identify stability thresholds, and quantify vulnerability to open-water conversion over a range of spatial scales. We developed a Landsat-based approach to quantify the within-pixel vegetated fraction and UVVR for coastal wetlands of the conterminous United States, at 30-m resolution for 2014–2018. Here we present the methodology used to generate the UVVR from spectral indices, along with calibration, validation, and spatial autocorrelation assessments. We then demonstrate multiple applications of the data across varying spatial scales: first, we aggregate the UVVR across individual states and estuaries to quantify total vegetated wetland area for the nation. On the state level, Louisiana and Florida account for over 50% of the nation’s total, while on the estuarine level, the Chesapeake Bay Estuary and selected Louisiana coastal areas each account for over 6% of the nation’s total vegetated wetland area. Second, we present cases where this dataset can be used to track wetland change (e.g., expansion due to restoration and loss due to stressors). Lastly, we propose a classification methodology that delineates areas vulnerable to open-water expansion based on the 5-year mean and standard deviation of the UVVR. Calculating the UVVR for the period-of-record back to 1985, as well as regular updating, will fill a critical gap for tracking national status of salt marshes and other vegetated habitats through time and space.This work was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Coastal and Marine Hazards/Resources Program
TEACHING TURKISH CULTURAL VALUES THROUGH NARRATIVES WITH A PLOT-STRUCTURE ANALYSIS APPROACH
No full textThis study offers a plot-structure analysis approach in analyzing narratives on problematic intercultural encounters for teaching cultural values in the foreign language classroom. It argues that the plot-structure of narratives about such intercultural communication situations have characteristic features which are related to key elements of intercultural communication. Foreign language learners' awareness on reasons of conflict in intercultural encounters, including lack of knowledge on cultural values, can be increased by exploring these characteristic elements. This study, first of all, presents a plot-structure analysis of two personal narratives written by foreigners who lived in Turkey. Then, based on this analysis, it proposes the distinctive features of plot-structure in narratives about a difficult intercultural encounter. Both of the narratives are about hospitality which is an important value in Turkish culture. Therefore, the analysis would be especially useful for learners of Turkish as a foreign language who would like to explore and learn Turkish cultural values. The two personal narratives which are "Rescued by Village Intelligence" and "Hediye" are chosen among the collection of memoirs titled Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey first published in 2005. While one of the narratives reflects on how a display of hospitality turned out to be almost life-saving for the author when she was in desparate need for help, the other deals with the author's experience about Turkish hospitality as an unfamiliar and quite disturbing issue for her
Quantifying slopes as a driver of forest to marsh conversion using geospatial techniques: application to Chesapeake Bay coastal-plain, United States
No full text© The Author(s), 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Molino, G. D., Defne, Z., Aretxabaleta, A. L., Ganju, N. K., & Carr, J. A. Quantifying slopes as a driver of forest to marsh conversion using geospatial techniques: application to Chesapeake Bay coastal-plain, United States. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, (2021): 616319, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.616319.Coastal salt marshes, which provide valuable ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and carbon sequestration, are threatened by rising sea level. In response, these ecosystems migrate landward, converting available upland into salt marsh. In the coastal-plain surrounding Chesapeake Bay, United States, conversion of coastal forest to salt marsh is well-documented and may offset salt marsh loss due to sea level rise, sediment deficits, and wave erosion. Land slope at the marsh-forest boundary is an important factor determining migration likelihood, however, the standard method of using field measurements to assess slope across the marsh-forest boundary is impractical on the scale of an estuary. Therefore, we developed a general slope quantification method that uses high resolution elevation data and a repurposed shoreline analysis tool to determine slope along the marsh-forest boundary for the entire Chesapeake Bay coastal-plain and find that less than 3% of transects have a slope value less than 1%; these low slope environments offer more favorable conditions for forest to marsh conversion. Then, we combine the bay-wide slope and elevation data with inundation modeling from Hurricane Isabel to determine likelihood of coastal forest conversion to salt marsh. This method can be applied to local and estuary-scale research to support management decisions regarding which upland forested areas are more critical to preserve as available space for marsh migration.Funding for this study was provided by the United States Geological Survey’s Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program and Ecosystems Mission Area
