Deconstruction Analysis In The Context Of Critical Race Theory: ‘THEM’ Tv Series Film

Burcu Kaya Erdem; İrem Balaban; Ayşe İrem Sungar

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Deconstruction Analysis In The Context Of Critical Race Theory: ‘THEM’ Tv Series Film

Yazarlar:

Burcu Kaya Erdem | İrem Balaban | Ayşe İrem Sungar

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Kuramları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.11 Issue 21, pp.199-217

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333578

pISSN:

2149-3669

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 This study is based on the TV series Them, written by Little Marvin and directed by Nelson Craig, which was released on the Amazon Prime Video digital platform in 2021 being analyzed using the deconstruction method. The series, which takes back in the 1950s United States when the black-white conflict was at its peak, is based on the traumatic events experienced by a black family over the course of 10 days after buying a house in a white neighborhood. Although the apparent message of the series includes the dichotomy of good vs. bad and oppressor vs. oppressed, the subtext brings mind Critical Race Theory in terms of the disregard for law in the face of racist ideology in the United States of that period. While the theory aims to reveal the historical forms of racism that lie behind the laws from a critical perspective, theorists argue that racism is normal in American society. The aim of the study is to analyze the 5 episodes of the first season of the series to reveal the invisible messages in the context of Critical Race Theory. In this study, the deconstruction method was used to try to make sense of the narrative that was established in the series through both linguistic and visual texts. At this juncture, the others and othering expressions in the series were examined thematically. It was explained how these phenomena were reflected in the text and signs of the series in the context of Critical Race Theory. Thus, the study will reveal the unlawful determining power of racist ideology over the other.

 This study is based on the TV series Them, written by Little Marvin and directed by Nelson Craig, which was released on the Amazon Prime Video digital platform in 2021 being analyzed using the deconstruction method. The series, which takes back in the 1950s United States when the black-white conflict was at its peak, is based on the traumatic events experienced by a black family over the course of 10 days after buying a house in a white neighborhood. Although the apparent message of the series includes the dichotomy of good vs. bad and oppressor vs. oppressed, the subtext brings mind Critical Race Theory in terms of the disregard for law in the face of racist ideology in the United States of that period. While the theory aims to reveal the historical forms of racism that lie behind the laws from a critical perspective, theorists argue that racism is normal in American society. The aim of the study is to analyze the 5 episodes of the first season of the series to reveal the invisible messages in the context of Critical Race Theory. In this study, the deconstruction method was used to try to make sense of the narrative that was established in the series through both linguistic and visual texts. At this juncture, the others and othering expressions in the series were examined thematically. It was explained how these phenomena were reflected in the text and signs of the series in the context of Critical Race Theory. Thus, the study will reveal the unlawful determining power of racist ideology over the other.

 This study is based on the TV series Them, written by Little Marvin and directed by Nelson Craig, which was released on the Amazon Prime Video digital platform in 2021 being analyzed using the deconstruction method. The series, which takes back in the 1950s United States when the black-white conflict was at its peak, is based on the traumatic events experienced by a black family over the course of 10 days after buying a house in a white neighborhood. Although the apparent message of the series includes the dichotomy of good vs. bad and oppressor vs. oppressed, the subtext brings mind Critical Race Theory in terms of the disregard for law in the face of racist ideology in the United States of that period. While the theory aims to reveal the historical forms of racism that lie behind the laws from a critical perspective, theorists argue that racism is normal in American society. The aim of the study is to analyze the 5 episodes of the first season of the series to reveal the invisible messages in the context of Critical Race Theory. In this study, the deconstruction method was used to try to make sense of the narrative that was established in the series through both linguistic and visual texts. At this juncture, the others and othering expressions in the series were examined thematically. It was explained how these phenomena were reflected in the text and signs of the series in the context of Critical Race Theory. Thus, the study will reveal the unlawful determining power of racist ideology over the other.

 Çalışma; Amazon Prime Video dijital platformunda 2021 senesinde gösterime girmiş olan senaryosunu Little Marvinin yazdığı, Nelson Craggnin yönetmenliğini yapmış olduğu Ötekiler Them dizi filminin dekonstrüksiyon yöntemiyle incelemesine dayanmaktadır. Siyah-beyaz çatışmasının zirve yaptığı 1950lerin ABDsini tema olarak alan dizi filmin konusu, beyazların mahallesinde bir ev satın alan bir siyahi ailenin 10 günde yaşamış oldukları travmatik olayları temel almaktadır. Dizinin görünen mesajında iyi  kötü ve ezen  ezilen ikilemi mevcut olsa da alt metin, dönem ABDsinde hukukun ırkçı ideoloji karşısında hiçe sayılması noktasında Eleştirel Irk Kuramını akıllara getirmektedir. Kuram, eleştirel perspektifle yasaların ardında yatan tarihsel ırkçılık biçimlerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamakta, kuramcılar ırkçılığın Amerikan toplumunda normal olduğunu öne sürmektedirler. Çalışmanın amacı; dizi filmin ilk sezonunun 5 bölümünde Eleştirel Irk Kuramı bağlamında görünür olan mesajlardansa görünmeyen mesajları ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışmada dekonstrüksiyon yöntemi kullanılarak, dizi filmin içerisinde yer alan hem dilsel hem de görüntüsel metinler üzerinden dizide nasıl bir anlatı kurulduğu anlamlandırılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu noktada tematik olarak ise dizideki ötekiler, ötekileştirici ifadeler, incelenmiş ve bu olguların filmin metninde ve göstergelerinde, Eleştirel Irk Kuramı bağlamında nasıl yansıtıldığı açıklanmıştır. Böylelikle çalışmada, ırkçı ideolojinin hukuk tanımaz biçimde ötekini belirleyici gücü ortaya konacaktır.

Makale detayları

Deconstruction Analysis In The Context Of Critical Race Theory: ‘THEM’ Tv Series Film

Yazarlar:

Burcu Kaya Erdem | İrem Balaban | Ayşe İrem Sungar

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Kuramları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.11 Issue 21, pp.199-217

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333578

pISSN:

2149-3669

Critical Race Theory

Deconstruction

Marginalization

‘Them’Eleştirel Irk Kuramı

Ötekileştirme

‘Ötekiler’

Yapısöküm

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Burcu Kaya Erdem | İrem Balaban | Ayşe İrem Sungar

Yayıncı: Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar: İletişim Kuramları

Dergi: Intermedia International E-journal Vol.11 Issue 21, pp.199-217

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001333578

pISSN: 2149-3669

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Burcu Kaya Erdem | İrem Balaban | Ayşe İrem Sungar

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim Kuramları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.11 Issue 21, pp.199-217

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333578

pISSN:

2149-3669