The purpose of this thesis is to research the relation between spatial
structures and social relations including the cultural ones. This study
specifically researches the relation between the construction and the
representation of urban space and urban culture in Sakarya Caddesi as an
instance of society-space interaction. This research focuses on Sakarya
Caddesi where various urban cultural practices such as entertainment, has
intensified. It deals with the constitution and representation of this
entertainment space and researches how a particular place is constructed
materially and imaginarily, how different social actors perceive, interpret and
constitute a particular place in different ways. Accordingly, the contestation
over the representation and use of place is discussed in this study. In order
to comprehend a local place and culture, the issues should be thought in a
wider context. Therefore, Sakarya Caddesi which is a part of urban space
and the urban practices which occur in this area, are evaluated in global
context. This study, discusses the influences of global changes on urban
space, urban cultural practices and lifestyles. Discussing Sakarya Caddesi
and its culture through discourses, this thesis relates spatial categories with
some concepts of cultural politics such as identity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605344/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 August 2004 |
| Creators | Yetkin, Sultan |
| Contributors | Rittersberger Tilic, Helga |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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