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The Irony of Turkish Modern Identity: Oscillation of the East and the West in Pamuk's My Name Is Red and the White Castle PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI THE IRONY OF TURKISH MODERN IDENTITY: OSCILLATION OF THE EAST AND THE WEST IN PAMUK’S MY NAME IS RED AND THE WHITE CASTLE A THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Magister Humaniora in English Language Studies by Catharina Brameswari 126332057 THE GRADUATE PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2015 i PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI A THESIS The Irony of Turkish Modern Identity: Oscillation of the East and the West in Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and The White Castle by Catharina Brameswari 126332057 Approved by Albertus Bagus Laksana, S.J., Ph.D. Thesis Advisor 4 May 2015 ii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI A THESIS The Irony of Turkish Modern Identity: Oscillation of the East and the West in Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and The White Castle by Catharina Brameswari Student Number: 126332057 was defended in front of the Thesis Committee and Declared Acceptable Thesis Committee Chairperson : Albertus Bagus Laksana, S.J., Ph.D. Secretary : Paulus Sarwoto, Ph.D. Member : Patrisius Mutiara Andalas, S.J., STD. Member : Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. Yogyakarta, 9 June 2015 The Graduate School Director Sanata Dharma University Prof. Dr. Augustinus Supratiknya iii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY This is to certify that all the ideas, phrases, and sentences, unless otherwise stated, are the ideas, sentences of the thesis writer. The writer understands the full consequences including degree cancellation if she took somebody else’s idea, phrase, or sentence without a proper reference. Yogyakarta, 9 June 2015 Catharina Brameswari iv PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswi Universitas Sanata Dharma, Nama : Catharina Brameswari Nomor Mahasiswa : 126332057 Demi perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul: The Irony of Turkish Modern Identity: Oscillation of the East and the West in Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and The White Castle beserta perangkat yang diperlukan. Dengan demikian saya memberikan hak kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikannya secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta izin dari saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Yogyakarta, 9 June 2015 Catharina Brameswari v PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all I would like to express my greatest gratitude by dedicating this thesis to those who have supported me in finishing this thesis and I dedicate it to the Almighty God, Lord Jesus Christ, for His wonderful love and guidance so that I could finish this thesis. I give my sincere gratitude to Albertus Bagus Laksana, S.J., Ph.D. my thesis advisor who had spent his precious time, and dedicated his energy in guiding me to finish this thesis. His inputs, patience, guidance, and correction throughout the processes of writing this thesis are the biggest contributions, which have helped me to finish it. I would also like to thank all the lecturers in the English Language Studies (ELS) Department, especially F.X. Mukarto, Ph.D., Dr. Novita Dewi, M.S., M.A. (Hons), Dr. B.B. Dwijatmoko, M.A., the late Prof. Dr. Bakdi Soemanto, S.U., Patrisius Mutiara Andalas, S.J., STD., and Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. for their professional support throughout my study. Then, I would like to express my particular thanks to mbak Maria Adelheid Lelyana, the secretariat staff, for her care and help during my study and also Siwi for being my partner in KBI secretariat. Additionally, I also want to say thank you to my friends in Literature class batch 2012, Mbak Hari, Mbak Elis, Seto, Sita, Gisa, Maxi, Pak Arif, and Andrew for their support and encouragement. I would also like to express my deep gratefulness to my parents, Yustinus Sukarmin and Yosefa Yana Prahawati, my uncle Al. Sudarman, as well as my vi PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI sister and my brother for their love and support during my study in English Language Studies. A special thank is for F.X. Hening Pamungkas Jagaddhita for his great love, patience, and attention. He is my place to share joys and sorrows. I would like to say thank you for encouraging me doing my thesis and helping me to solve my problems. His support when I am down really help me to struggle through the hardest and bitter moment I had during the processes of writing this thesis. Last but not least, I would like to give my respect for those whom I cannot mention individually, but surely this thesis could not be done without their support and help. vii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ......................................................................................................... i APPROVAL PAGE .............................................................................................. ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE........................................................................................ iii STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................... viii ABSTRACT............................................................................................................x ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................ xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...........................................................................1 1. Background of the Study ..............................................................................1 2. Research Questions.......................................................................................8 3. Scope of the Study ........................................................................................8 4. Research Methodology ...............................................................................10 5. Benefits and Significance ...........................................................................11 6. The Chapter Outline....................................................................................12 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW...........................................................14 1. Review of Related Studies. .........................................................................15 2. Review of Theoretical Concept...................................................................20 2.1 Context of the Novels...........................................................................20 2.1.1. Turkish Miniature Painting VS Italian Renaissance Painting......................................................................................20 2.1.1.1. Turkish Miniature Painting .........................................21 2.1.1.2. Italian Renaissance Painting.........................................24 2.1.2. The Ottoman Sultan in the 16th and 17th Century......................26 2.2. Discourse on Issues of Postcolonialism and Orientalism....................28 2.2.1. The Discourse on Postcolonialism ...........................................29 2.2.1.1. Colonialism .................................................................29 2.2.1.2. Postcolonialism ...........................................................31 2.2.2. The Discourse on Orientalism ..................................................36 3. Theoretical Framework...............................................................................40 CHAPTER III THE IRONY OF THE OSCILLATION .................................42 1. Cosmopolitanism ........................................................................................43 1.1 Islamic Cosmopolitanism....................................................................44 viii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI 1.2. Cosmopolitanism in İstanbul...............................................................45 1.3. Cosmopolitanism in Pamuk’s Works..................................................49 1.4. Turkification........................................................................................55 2. The Enchantment and Appropriation of Western Art and Technology.................................................................................................58 2.1. The Enchantment and Appropriation of Western Science and Technology..........................................................................................63 2.1.1. The Enchantment of Western Science and Technology............64 2.1.2. The Adoption of Western Science and Technology..................67 2.2. The Enchantment and Appropriation of the Italian Renaissance Painting...........................................................................75
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