Biopolitics, Modernity and Alienation in Michel Houellebecq's Novel Extension du Domaine de la Lutte and Sait Faik Abasıyanık's Stories “Son Kuşlar” and “Dülger Balığının Ölümü”

Derviş Erdal; Öykü Ulusoy

Makale detayları

Biopolitics, Modernity and Alienation in Michel Houellebecq's Novel Extension du Domaine de la Lutte and Sait Faik Abasıyanık's Stories “Son Kuşlar” and “Dülger Balığının Ölümü”

Yazarlar:

Derviş Erdal | Öykü Ulusoy

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.309-325

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346432

pISSN:

2548-0502

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Özet:

 Modern society not only integrates individuals into an economic and social order, but also controls their bodies and lives through various biopolitical means. This process leads to the alienation of individuals from their identities and restriction of their freedoms. This is because conformity to social norms often comes at the expense of individual desires and freedoms. In this context, biopolitics and alienation appear as the basic concepts of understanding modernity. French writer Michel Houellebecqs novel Extension du domaine de la lutte and Turkish writer Sait Faik Abasıyanıks stories Son Kuşlar and Dülger Balığının Ölümü are works that deeply examine this kind of alienation and freedom experienced by individuals in different geographies in modern society. In Houellebecqs Extension du domaine de la lutte, the alienation felt by individuals against the loneliness, dissatisfaction and consumer culture brought about by the modern world is important in terms of biopolitics. In his novel, Houellebecq skilfully depicts how his characters are emotionally and socially excluded, how they are physically and mentally controlled, and how this affects their lives. Similarly, in his stories, Abasıyanık draws attention to the effects of modern society that isolate individuals and alienate them from the outside world. Both authors clearly show how the social structure and biopolitical order affect the lives of individuals, to what extent it restricts their freedoms and how they are alienated from themselves as a result. This study aims to analyse the concepts of modernity, biopolitics and alienation through the aforementioned works of Houellebecq and Abasıyanık. In addition, it will be analysed how the characters in the works of both authors are alienated from their own identities and deprived of their freedom in order to conform to social norms and values while subjectivising under the pressures of modern life.

 Modern society not only integrates individuals into an economic and social order, but also controls their bodies and lives through various biopolitical means. This process leads to the alienation of individuals from their identities and restriction of their freedoms. This is because conformity to social norms often comes at the expense of individual desires and freedoms. In this context, biopolitics and alienation appear as the basic concepts of understanding modernity. French writer Michel Houellebecqs novel Extension du domaine de la lutte and Turkish writer Sait Faik Abasıyanıks stories Son Kuşlar and Dülger Balığının Ölümü are works that deeply examine this kind of alienation and freedom experienced by individuals in different geographies in modern society. In Houellebecqs Extension du domaine de la lutte, the alienation felt by individuals against the loneliness, dissatisfaction and consumer culture brought about by the modern world is important in terms of biopolitics. In his novel, Houellebecq skilfully depicts how his characters are emotionally and socially excluded, how they are physically and mentally controlled, and how this affects their lives. Similarly, in his stories, Abasıyanık draws attention to the effects of modern society that isolate individuals and alienate them from the outside world. Both authors clearly show how the social structure and biopolitical order affect the lives of individuals, to what extent it restricts their freedoms and how they are alienated from themselves as a result. This study aims to analyse the concepts of modernity, biopolitics and alienation through the aforementioned works of Houellebecq and Abasıyanık. In addition, it will be analysed how the characters in the works of both authors are alienated from their own identities and deprived of their freedom in order to conform to social norms and values while subjectivising under the pressures of modern life.

 Modern society not only integrates individuals into an economic and social order, but also controls their bodies and lives through various biopolitical means. This process leads to the alienation of individuals from their identities and restriction of their freedoms. This is because conformity to social norms often comes at the expense of individual desires and freedoms. In this context, biopolitics and alienation appear as the basic concepts of understanding modernity. French writer Michel Houellebecqs novel Extension du domaine de la lutte and Turkish writer Sait Faik Abasıyanıks stories Son Kuşlar and Dülger Balığının Ölümü are works that deeply examine this kind of alienation and freedom experienced by individuals in different geographies in modern society. In Houellebecqs Extension du domaine de la lutte, the alienation felt by individuals against the loneliness, dissatisfaction and consumer culture brought about by the modern world is important in terms of biopolitics. In his novel, Houellebecq skilfully depicts how his characters are emotionally and socially excluded, how they are physically and mentally controlled, and how this affects their lives. Similarly, in his stories, Abasıyanık draws attention to the effects of modern society that isolate individuals and alienate them from the outside world. Both authors clearly show how the social structure and biopolitical order affect the lives of individuals, to what extent it restricts their freedoms and how they are alienated from themselves as a result. This study aims to analyse the concepts of modernity, biopolitics and alienation through the aforementioned works of Houellebecq and Abasıyanık. In addition, it will be analysed how the characters in the works of both authors are alienated from their own identities and deprived of their freedom in order to conform to social norms and values while subjectivising under the pressures of modern life.

 Modern toplum, bireyleri yalnızca ekonomik ve sosyal bir düzene entegre etmekle kalmaz, aynı zamanda onların bedenlerini ve yaşamlarını çeşitli biyopolitik araçlarla denetim altına alır. Bu süreç, bireylerin kimliklerine yabancılaşmalarına ve özgürlüklerinin kısıtlanmasına yol açar. Çünkü toplumsal normlarla uyum sağlamak, çoğu zaman bireysel arzular ve özgürlükler pahasına gerçekleşir. Bu bağlamda biyopolitika ve yabancılaşma, moderniteyi anlamanın temel kavramları olarak karşımıza çıkar. Fransız yazar Michel Houellebecqin Kuşatılmış Yaşamlar adlı romanı ile Türk yazar Sait Faik Abasıyanıkın Son Kuşlar ve Dülger Balığının Ölümü adlı hikâyeleri, farklı coğrafyalarda bulunan bireylerin modern toplumda yaşadıkları bu türden yabancılaşmaları ve özgürlükleri derinlemesine irdeleyen eserlerdir. Houellebecqin Kuşatılmış Yaşamlarında bireylerin modern dünyanın getirdiği yalnızlık, tatminsizlik ve tüketim kültürüne karşı hissettikleri yabancılaşma, biyopolitika açısından önem arz eder. Houellebecq, romanında karakterlerinin duygusal ve toplumsal düzeyde nasıl dışlandığını, bedensel ve ruhsal olarak nasıl denetlendiğini ve bunların onların hayatına etkilerini ustaca betimler. Benzer şekilde Abasıyanık da hikâyelerinde modern toplumun bireyleri yalnızlaştıran ve onları dış dünyaya karşı yabancılaştıran etkilere dikkat çeker. Her iki yazar da toplumsal yapının ve biyopolitik düzenin bireylerin yaşamlarına hangi şekilde etki ettiğini, onların özgürlüklerini ne derecede kısıtladığını ve sonuç olarak kendilerine ne şekilde yabancılaştıklarını açıkça sergiler. Bu çalışmada Houellebecqin ve Abasıyanıkın bahsi geçen eserleri üzerinden modernite, biyopolitika ve yabancılaşma kavramlarının çözümlenmesi hedeflenmektedir. Ayrıca her iki yazarın incelenen eserlerinde yer alan karakterlerin, modern yaşamın baskıları altında özneleşirken toplumsal normlar ve değerlerle uyum sağlamak amacıyla kendi kimliklerinden nasıl uzaklaştıkları ve özgürlüklerinden nasıl mahrum kaldıkları incelenecektir.

Makale detayları

Biopolitics, Modernity and Alienation in Michel Houellebecq's Novel Extension du Domaine de la Lutte and Sait Faik Abasıyanık's Stories “Son Kuşlar” and “Dülger Balığının Ölümü”

Yazarlar:

Derviş Erdal | Öykü Ulusoy

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.309-325

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346432

pISSN:

2548-0502

biopolitics

modernity

alienation

loneliness

nature

liberalism

Abasıyanık

Houellbecqbiyopolitika

modernite

yabancılaşma

yalnızlık

doğa

liberalizm

Abasıyanık

Houellbecq

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Derviş Erdal | Öykü Ulusoy

Yayıncı: Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar: Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.309-325

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001346432

pISSN: 2548-0502

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Derviş Erdal | Öykü Ulusoy

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.309-325

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346432

pISSN:

2548-0502