Carnivalesque Grotesque as a Mode of Subversion: A Bakhtinian Study of Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice

Ayesha Hanif; Sadia Irshad; Maria Farooq

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Carnivalesque Grotesque as a Mode of Subversion: A Bakhtinian Study of Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice

Yazarlar:

Ayesha Hanif | Sadia Irshad | Maria Farooq

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.35 Issue 1, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355149

pISSN:

2602-2117

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Özet:

 Elif Shafaks The Architects Apprentice 2014 transcends a mere narrative, transforming into a potential critique of power structures. This study explores how Shafaks novel subverts the established regime and questions the power politics that exploit the fate of marginalized sections of society. It explores how grotesque imagery and subversive tactics are used to create a destabilized and de-hierarchized world in which the privileged are decentered, binary distinctions are broken and blurred, patriarchy is overturned, and authorities are overthrown. Grotesque realism is a strategy for reversing the old order by regenerating decayed values and acts as a means of dissent against the marginalization of the downtrodden. The taboos are mocked, power is stripped of its exploitative guise, and authority is subverted through the presentation of the grotesque, allowing a rebellion against the oppression and exploitation of the authoritative forces. The author empowers the marginalized by stripping the power of its false glory and unveiling its exploitative nature through the grotesque. Bakhtins concept of carnivalesque has been used as a lens to expose the oppression of the marginalized at the hands of rulers. By being subversive, we argue that The Architects Apprentice 2014 challenges stereotypical social, political, and religious norms and is directly aligned with the spirit of carnivalesque.

 Elif Shafaks The Architects Apprentice 2014 transcends a mere narrative, transforming into a potential critique of power structures. This study explores how Shafaks novel subverts the established regime and questions the power politics that exploit the fate of marginalized sections of society. It explores how grotesque imagery and subversive tactics are used to create a destabilized and de-hierarchized world in which the privileged are decentered, binary distinctions are broken and blurred, patriarchy is overturned, and authorities are overthrown. Grotesque realism is a strategy for reversing the old order by regenerating decayed values and acts as a means of dissent against the marginalization of the downtrodden. The taboos are mocked, power is stripped of its exploitative guise, and authority is subverted through the presentation of the grotesque, allowing a rebellion against the oppression and exploitation of the authoritative forces. The author empowers the marginalized by stripping the power of its false glory and unveiling its exploitative nature through the grotesque. Bakhtins concept of carnivalesque has been used as a lens to expose the oppression of the marginalized at the hands of rulers. By being subversive, we argue that The Architects Apprentice 2014 challenges stereotypical social, political, and religious norms and is directly aligned with the spirit of carnivalesque.

 Elif Shafaks The Architects Apprentice 2014 transcends a mere narrative, transforming into a potential critique of power structures. This study explores how Shafaks novel subverts the established regime and questions the power politics that exploit the fate of marginalized sections of society. It explores how grotesque imagery and subversive tactics are used to create a destabilized and de-hierarchized world in which the privileged are decentered, binary distinctions are broken and blurred, patriarchy is overturned, and authorities are overthrown. Grotesque realism is a strategy for reversing the old order by regenerating decayed values and acts as a means of dissent against the marginalization of the downtrodden. The taboos are mocked, power is stripped of its exploitative guise, and authority is subverted through the presentation of the grotesque, allowing a rebellion against the oppression and exploitation of the authoritative forces. The author empowers the marginalized by stripping the power of its false glory and unveiling its exploitative nature through the grotesque. Bakhtins concept of carnivalesque has been used as a lens to expose the oppression of the marginalized at the hands of rulers. By being subversive, we argue that The Architects Apprentice 2014 challenges stereotypical social, political, and religious norms and is directly aligned with the spirit of carnivalesque.

 Elif Shafaks The Architects Apprentice 2014 transcends a mere narrative, transforming into a potential critique of power structures. This study explores how Shafaks novel subverts the established regime and questions the power politics that exploit the fate of marginalized sections of society. It explores how grotesque imagery and subversive tactics are used to create a destabilized and de-hierarchized world in which the privileged are decentered, binary distinctions are broken and blurred, patriarchy is overturned, and authorities are overthrown. Grotesque realism is a strategy for reversing the old order by regenerating decayed values and acts as a means of dissent against the marginalization of the downtrodden. The taboos are mocked, power is stripped of its exploitative guise, and authority is subverted through the presentation of the grotesque, allowing a rebellion against the oppression and exploitation of the authoritative forces. The author empowers the marginalized by stripping the power of its false glory and unveiling its exploitative nature through the grotesque. Bakhtins concept of carnivalesque has been used as a lens to expose the oppression of the marginalized at the hands of rulers. By being subversive, we argue that The Architects Apprentice 2014 challenges stereotypical social, political, and religious norms and is directly aligned with the spirit of carnivalesque.

Makale detayları

Carnivalesque Grotesque as a Mode of Subversion: A Bakhtinian Study of Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice

Yazarlar:

Ayesha Hanif | Sadia Irshad | Maria Farooq

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.35 Issue 1, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355149

pISSN:

2602-2117

Carnivalesque

grotesque

subversion

monstrosity

Bakhtin

Sayı

Makale detayları

Carnivalesque Grotesque as a Mode of Subversion: A Bakhtinian Study of Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice

Yazarlar: Ayesha Hanif | Sadia Irshad | Maria Farooq

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi: Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.35 Issue 1, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001355149

pISSN: 2602-2117

Carnivalesque

grotesque

subversion

monstrosity

Bakhtin

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ayesha Hanif | Sadia Irshad | Maria Farooq

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.35 Issue 1, pp.255-275

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355149

pISSN:

2602-2117