The Woke Movement as a Superficial Context of Radicalism

Cihan Palancı

Makale detayları

The Woke Movement as a Superficial Context of Radicalism

Yazarlar:

Cihan Palancı

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Siyaset Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.1173-1193

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001327594

pISSN:

2564-7504

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Özet:

 It is an observable phenomenon that identity politics has been one of the most important objects of debate in the political sphere since the 1960s, and these debates have divided the oppositional habitus into two. On the other hand, we observe that another form of opposition, which accelerated and became widespread through the instrumentality of social media, especially starting in the 2010s, has manifested itself in new public spaces. While this movement, called Woke activism, finds serious supporters with a kind of hyper-identity politics, they are harshly criticized, especially regarding the methods they use. While Woke supporters are highly sensitive to issues such as gender norms, ethnicity, migration, and the environment, the way in which this sensitivity is expressed is problematized by other political groups. Members of this hyper-identity movement constantly critique the views expressed publicly by social media users, especially in terms of both content and choice of words and launch an intense storm of criticism on social media for those who are caught in the Woke filter. Ultimately, this process, which is referred to in the literature as canceling, can take an irreversible step for the perpetrator and affect hisher entire life. In this context, we will try to establish a specific framework of Woke activism. This framework will be constructed through the historical dynamics of the conceptual positioning of Woke activism and especially through critiques of the concept.

 It is an observable phenomenon that identity politics has been one of the most important objects of debate in the political sphere since the 1960s, and these debates have divided the oppositional habitus into two. On the other hand, we observe that another form of opposition, which accelerated and became widespread through the instrumentality of social media, especially starting in the 2010s, has manifested itself in new public spaces. While this movement, called Woke activism, finds serious supporters with a kind of hyper-identity politics, they are harshly criticized, especially regarding the methods they use. While Woke supporters are highly sensitive to issues such as gender norms, ethnicity, migration, and the environment, the way in which this sensitivity is expressed is problematized by other political groups. Members of this hyper-identity movement constantly critique the views expressed publicly by social media users, especially in terms of both content and choice of words and launch an intense storm of criticism on social media for those who are caught in the Woke filter. Ultimately, this process, which is referred to in the literature as canceling, can take an irreversible step for the perpetrator and affect hisher entire life. In this context, we will try to establish a specific framework of Woke activism. This framework will be constructed through the historical dynamics of the conceptual positioning of Woke activism and especially through critiques of the concept.

 It is an observable phenomenon that identity politics has been one of the most important objects of debate in the political sphere since the 1960s, and these debates have divided the oppositional habitus into two. On the other hand, we observe that another form of opposition, which accelerated and became widespread through the instrumentality of social media, especially starting in the 2010s, has manifested itself in new public spaces. While this movement, called Woke activism, finds serious supporters with a kind of hyper-identity politics, they are harshly criticized, especially regarding the methods they use. While Woke supporters are highly sensitive to issues such as gender norms, ethnicity, migration, and the environment, the way in which this sensitivity is expressed is problematized by other political groups. Members of this hyper-identity movement constantly critique the views expressed publicly by social media users, especially in terms of both content and choice of words and launch an intense storm of criticism on social media for those who are caught in the Woke filter. Ultimately, this process, which is referred to in the literature as canceling, can take an irreversible step for the perpetrator and affect hisher entire life. In this context, we will try to establish a specific framework of Woke activism. This framework will be constructed through the historical dynamics of the conceptual positioning of Woke activism and especially through critiques of the concept.

 Kimlik siyasetinin 1960lar ile politik alanın en önemli tartışma nesnelerinden biri olması ve bu tartışmaların muhalif habitusu ikiye bölmesi gözlemlenebilir bir olgudur. Bununla birlikte özellikle 2010larla başlayan, sosyal medyanın aracılığıyla hızlanan ve yaygınlaşan başka bir tür muhalefet biçiminin yeni kamusal alanlarda kendini gösterdiğini gözlemliyoruz. Woke Uyanış aktivizmi olarak adlandırılan bu hareket bir tür hiper-kimlik siyaseti ile ciddi destekçiler bulurken öte taraftan özellikle kullandıkları yöntemlerle ilgili olarak sert bir biçimde eleştiriliyorlar. Woke taraftarları, toplumsal cinsiyet normları, etnik aidiyet, göç ve çevre gibi sorunlar hakkında son derece duyarlıyken bu duyarlılığın dile getiriliş pratikleri öteki politik gruplar tarafından sorunsallaştırılmaktadır. Bu hiper-kimlik hareketinin üyeleri, özellikle sosyal medya kullanıcılarının kamuya açık olarak ifade ettikleri görüşleri hem içerik hem de seçilen sözcükler bağlamında sürekli eleştirmekte ve Woke filtresine takılanlar için yine sosyal medyada yoğun bir eleştiri fırtınası başlatmaktadırlar. Son kertede literatüre iptal etmek olarak geçen bu süreç, fail için geri dönülmez bir aşamaya geçebilmekte ve tüm yaşamını etkileyebilmektedir. Bu bağlamda biz çalışmamızda Woke aktivizminin belirli bir çerçevesini oluşturmaya çalışacağız. Bu çerçeve, Wokeun kavramsal olarak konumlandığı yerin tarihsel dinamikleri ve özellikle kavrama yönelik eleştirilerle oluşturulacaktır.

Makale detayları

The Woke Movement as a Superficial Context of Radicalism

Yazarlar:

Cihan Palancı

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Siyaset Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.1173-1193

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001327594

pISSN:

2564-7504

Woke

Political Correctness

Cancel CultureWoke

Politik Doğruculuk

İptal Kültürü

Sayı

Makale detayları

The Woke Movement as a Superficial Context of Radicalism

Yazarlar: Cihan Palancı

Yayıncı: Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar: Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Siyaset Sosyolojisi

Dergi: Fiscaoeconomia Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.1173-1193

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001327594

pISSN: 2564-7504

Woke

Political Correctness

Cancel CultureWoke

Politik Doğruculuk

İptal Kültürü

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cihan Palancı

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Siyaset Sosyolojisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.1173-1193

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001327594

pISSN:

2564-7504