Three States of the Soviet Education System in Aitmatov’s Works: Enlightenment, Dysfunctionalization and Mankurtization

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Three States of the Soviet Education System in Aitmatov’s Works: Enlightenment, Dysfunctionalization and Mankurtization

Yazarlar:

Cevat Özyurt

Yayıncı:

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat Sosyolojisi | Eğitim Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.646-664

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

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Türkçe

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2001315387

pISSN:

1694-7215

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 Chingiz Aitmatov is one of the literary figures who reflects the society and the world in which he lived holistically in his works. He increases awareness on important social issues and opportunities. By associating the opportunities and issues he encounters in social areas such as family, religion, economic relations, cultural identity, human-nature relations with the human element in the Soviet-era, he draws attention to the status and goals of the current institutional education system. In this article, the reflections of the Soviet-era education system in Aitmatovs works will be analyzed comprehensively. As seen in the story The First Teacher, for a period of time, he supported the Soviet ideology and education system by portraying it in an enlightenment context. In the novel The White Ship, he presents the Soviet education system as a blank signifier; although the school is one of the principal subjects of the novel, the reader does not know what kind of education is provided there. In the novels The Day Last More Than a Hundred Years and The Cloud that offended Genghis Khan, the concept of mankurt is developed. He also focuses on the destruction of the education system in terms of moral and cultural values. Within the scope of these themes, it is possible to categorize Aitmatovs view of the Soviet education system in three periods that can be characterized as positive, neutral and negative perspectives. Alternatively, his work is shaped by the concepts of enlightenment, dysfunction and Mankurtization.

 Chingiz Aitmatov is one of the literary figures who reflects the society and the world in which he lived holistically in his works. He increases awareness on important social issues and opportunities. By associating the opportunities and issues he encounters in social areas such as family, religion, economic relations, cultural identity, human-nature relations with the human element in the Soviet-era, he draws attention to the status and goals of the current institutional education system. In this article, the reflections of the Soviet-era education system in Aitmatovs works will be analyzed comprehensively. As seen in the story The First Teacher, for a period of time, he supported the Soviet ideology and education system by portraying it in an enlightenment context. In the novel The White Ship, he presents the Soviet education system as a blank signifier; although the school is one of the principal subjects of the novel, the reader does not know what kind of education is provided there. In the novels The Day Last More Than a Hundred Years and The Cloud that offended Genghis Khan, the concept of mankurt is developed. He also focuses on the destruction of the education system in terms of moral and cultural values. Within the scope of these themes, it is possible to categorize Aitmatovs view of the Soviet education system in three periods that can be characterized as positive, neutral and negative perspectives. Alternatively, his work is shaped by the concepts of enlightenment, dysfunction and Mankurtization.

 Chingiz Aitmatov is one of the literary figures who reflects the society and the world in which he lived holistically in his works. He increases awareness on important social issues and opportunities. By associating the opportunities and issues he encounters in social areas such as family, religion, economic relations, cultural identity, human-nature relations with the human element in the Soviet-era, he draws attention to the status and goals of the current institutional education system. In this article, the reflections of the Soviet-era education system in Aitmatovs works will be analyzed comprehensively. As seen in the story The First Teacher, for a period of time, he supported the Soviet ideology and education system by portraying it in an enlightenment context. In the novel The White Ship, he presents the Soviet education system as a blank signifier; although the school is one of the principal subjects of the novel, the reader does not know what kind of education is provided there. In the novels The Day Last More Than a Hundred Years and The Cloud that offended Genghis Khan, the concept of mankurt is developed. He also focuses on the destruction of the education system in terms of moral and cultural values. Within the scope of these themes, it is possible to categorize Aitmatovs view of the Soviet education system in three periods that can be characterized as positive, neutral and negative perspectives. Alternatively, his work is shaped by the concepts of enlightenment, dysfunction and Mankurtization.

 Cengiz Aytmatov, eserlerinde yaşadığı toplumu ve dünyayı bütüncül olarak yansıtan, önemli toplumsal sorunlar ve imkânlar üzerinde farkındalık oluşturan edebiyatçılardandır. Sovyet döneminde aile, din, ekonomik ilişkiler, kültürel kimlik, insan-doğa ilişkisi gibi toplumsal alanlarda gördüğü imkânları ve sorunları insan unsuruyla ilişkilendirerek, dikkatleri mevcut kurumsal eğitim sisteminin durumu ve hedeflerine çeker. Bu makalede Aytmatovun eserlerinde Sovyet Dönemi eğitim sisteminin yansımaları bütüncül olarak analiz edilecektir. O, İlk Öğretmenim hikâyesinde görüldüğü gibi, bir dönem Sovyet ideolojisi ve eğitim sistemini aydınlanmacı bağlama yerleştirip desteklemiştir. Beyaz Gemi romanında ise Sovyet eğitim sistemini bir boş gösteren olarak sunar; okul, romanın önemli konularından biri olmasına rağmen, okuyucu burada nasıl bir eğitim verildiğini bilemez. Gün Olur Asra Bedel ve Cengiz Hana Küsen Bulut romanlarında, mankurtlaşma kavramı geliştirilerek, eğitim sisteminin ahlâkî ve kültürel değerler alanında yaptığı yıkıma odaklanılmıştır. Bu tespitler çerçevesinde Aytmatovun Sovyet eğitim sistemine bakışını pozitif, nötr ve negatif yönelimlerle veya aydınlanma, işlevsizleşme, mankurtlaşma kavramlarıyla açıklanan üç döneme ayırmak mümkündür.

Makale detayları

Three States of the Soviet Education System in Aitmatov’s Works: Enlightenment, Dysfunctionalization and Mankurtization

Yazarlar:

Cevat Özyurt

Yayıncı:

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat Sosyolojisi | Eğitim Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.646-664

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001315387

pISSN:

1694-7215

Cengiz Aitmatov

Sociology of Literature

Education in the Soviet Era

Sociology of Education

MankurtizationCengiz Aytmatov

Edebiyat Sosyolojisi

Eğitim Sosyolojisi

Sovyet Döneminde Eğitim

Mankurtlaşma

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Cevat Özyurt

Yayıncı: Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Ana Başlıklar: Edebiyat Sosyolojisi | Eğitim Sosyolojisi

Dergi: MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.646-664

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001315387

pISSN: 1694-7215

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cevat Özyurt

Yayıncı:

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat Sosyolojisi | Eğitim Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.646-664

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001315387

pISSN:

1694-7215