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A consumed body and its becoming “power”: “American psycho”

Tüketilen ve “iktidar”laşan bir beden: “Amerikan sapığı”

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Fe Dergi
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72–86
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My analysis draws attention to the power of body over identity and the ability to reveal deficiencies of “subject” of this power of the body.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Capitalisim centers on bodies and sex, which are controlled by social, economic and politic mechanisms.
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Key Findings & Data:This article is based on “Consumer Culture Theory” of Foucault, who claimed that body is a field which is studied, analyzed, categorized and constructed.
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Conclusion & Impact:My analysis draws attention to the power of body over identity and the ability to reveal deficiencies of “subject” of this power of the body.
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Abstract

Capitalisim centers on bodies and sex, which are controlled by social, economic and politic mechanisms. This article is based on “Consumer Culture Theory” of Foucault, who claimed that body is a field which is studied, analyzed, categorized and constructed. Foucault rigorously questioned biology by questioning whether the bodies are natural or not. The article aims at analyzing this theory on one of the most radical books of this century, “American Psycho?” as it strongly supports Foucault’s thesis. My analysis draws attention to the power of body over identity and the ability to reveal deficiencies of “subject” of this power of the body.

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Kapitalizmin yükselmesi ile beraber önem kazanan beden ve cinsellik, hem sosyal ve siyasi hem de ekonomik mekanizmaların denetimine girmeye başlamıştır. Makale, bu gelişmeye paralel bedenin kurgulanan, inşa edilen, hatta üzerinde çalışılan, teoriler üretilen bir alan olduğunu iddia eden, bu yüzden birbirine benzemez olduğu iddia edilen beden ve cinselliklerin gerçekte ne kadar “öznel” ve de “doğal” olduğunu sorgulayarak “biyoloji”ye derin bir darbe indiren Foucault’nun bedenler üzerinde iktidarı açımlayan “tüketim kültürü kuramını” baz alıyor ve kuramı, bu argümanı destekleyen en iyi örneklerden biri olarak Bret Easton Ellis’in 2006 yılında yayımlanan Amerikan Sapığı adlı yapıtı üzerinden incelemeyi hedefliyor. Bunu yaparken bedenin kimlik üzerinde kurduğu iktidara ve bu iktidarın öznenin eksikliklerini su yüzüne çıkararak “ben” de yarattığı sancıya dikkat çekmeye çalışarak, romanın bugüne kadarki analizlerinden farklı bir bakış ortaya koyuyor.

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AKGÜL, Ç. (2012). A consumed body and its becoming “power”: “American psycho”. Fe Dergi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 2, 72–86. https://ajindex.com/articles/186341

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