Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations

Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations

Feride Zeynep Guder, Tulay Atay
ISBN13: 9781799871804|ISBN10: 1799871800|EISBN13: 9781799871828
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7180-4.ch047
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Guder, Feride Zeynep, and Tulay Atay. "Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations." Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond, edited by Işıl Tombul and Gülşah Sarı, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 838-857. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7180-4.ch047

APA

Guder, F. Z. & Atay, T. (2021). Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations. In I. Tombul & G. Sarı (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond (pp. 838-857). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7180-4.ch047

Chicago

Guder, Feride Zeynep, and Tulay Atay. "Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations." In Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond, edited by Işıl Tombul and Gülşah Sarı, 838-857. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7180-4.ch047

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Abstract

This study aims to criticize the definition and misinterpretation of “the East-the Orient” in the scope of Antakya city according to Orientalist approach and to analyze how this approach put into practice by the narration of the Westerners via scrutinizing digital media platforms. To uncover this dominant narration, Said's Orientalist theory has been explored for the main arguments of the study. With the help of cognitive semiotics benchmarks, three digital media platforms are analyzed to indicate how Orientalist perspectives dominate the narration and representation of Antakya. Although the city conveys modern lifestyle and outlook, these perspectives are omitted, and these narrations fail to represent the core and unique characteristics of Antakya. Examples found in digital media prove the lack of such representations, including particularly the absence of images, narrations, and portrayals of inhabitants. In conclusion, close and critical reading of digital tourism genres are recommended, and although these platforms are new and digital, the way they narrate have echoes of the old.

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