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Documentary as Autoethnography: A Case Study Based on the Changing Surnames of Women

Documentary as Autoethnography: A Case Study Based on the Changing Surnames of Women

Documentary as Autoethnography: A Case Study Based on the Changing Surnames of Women

Documentary as Autoethnography: A Case Study Based on the Changing Surnames of Women

Overview

In a system where my identity, that is to say, my surname, was taken from me when I got married, an act supported by both the state and families, I simply became a wife. When I refused both that stereotype and the marital surname, I became curious about other women’s decisions. I made a politically-grounded documentary promoting individual power and shared it via old and new media. The seventeen-minute documentary Yok Anasının Soyadı (Mrs. His Name, 2012), a form of self-narrative that places the self within a social context, had an impact on the community and created a collaborative meaning. My filmmaking experience spread the seeds, gave birth to this book, created a researcher—me, in this case—and as such, ‘theory in practice’ and ‘practice in theory’ go hand-in-hand.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781622737598
Publisher: Vernon Press
Publication date: 03/26/2020
Series: Anthropology
Pages: 118
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Hande Çayır is an Assistant Professor and Head of Graphic Design Department at İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University. She has a B.A. in Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design from Sabancı University, an M.A. in Film and Television, and a Ph.D. in Communications from İstanbul Bilgi University. She has recently completed her second M.A. in Journalism and Documentary Practice at the University of Sussex. Her documentary Yok Anasının Soyadı (Mrs. His Name, 2012), which was shown internationally at film festivals and academic conferences, focuses on women's surname changes after marriage and divorce. She has published several scholarly articles and autoethnographic books. Her work on human rights, gender issues, and as a contemporary art columnist at T24 has established her in the journalism community.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface: From Aydın to Çayır and from “Yes” to “How?”

Overview: Surname Conventions Around the World

Introduction

Chapter 1 Women’s Surname Changes

1.1 Individual Experience Juxtaposes Cultural Structures

1.2 Women’s Surnames in Turkey

1.3 What Is in a Surname?

1.4 The Duality of Women and Men

1.5 Answering a Bank’s Question: What Is Your Mother’s “Maiden” Name?

Chapter 2 Methodology

2.1 What Is Autoethnography?

2.2 History of Autoethnography

2.3 Research Topics in Autoethnography

2.4 Data Collection in Autoethnography

2.5 Researcher as Researched Subject

Chapter 3 Theory

3.1 Equality Now: Am I a Feminist?

3.2 From Margin to Centre: Struggling

3.3 “The Second Sex” as Other

3.4 His-story: Marriage as an Identity Crisis

3.5 A Surname Reflects a Heritage

Chapter 4 Documentary

4.1 Putting Things in Motion

4.2 Filming Part of Yourself

4.3 “Cinema of Me” vs. Mainstream Cinema

4.4 Creating Narration, Directing Documentary

4.5 Representing Reality

Chapter 5 Participatory Culture

5.1 Spreadability: My Story Is (Y)ours

5.2 The Death of the Author: Long Live the New Dandelions

5.3 Selfie Age: A Museum without Walls

5.4 Life as Research

5.5. Leaving Surnames Behind, Scatting without Fear

Conclusion

Bibliography

Further Readings

Filmography

Index

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