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Human Rights in Films: A Thought Experiment on a Theoretical Basis

Filmlerde İnsan Hakları: Teorik Temelde Düşünsel Bir Deney

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49–61
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2022-10-19
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Finally,in light of the first two chapters, we willattempt to answer the question, what isa human rights film from a theoreticalperspective?

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Key Findings & Data:Moreover, in thischapter, we will attempt to demonstratehow films may contribute to our definitionof a human in a practical way through a filmby Godfrey Reggio, called Koyaanisqatsi.The second chapter will discuss the secondquestion, which is concerned with howfilms make it easier to understand humanfeelings in criminal cases, such as thoseinvolving the Holocaust, with the mainfocus being on the Eichmann case.
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The main questions of this articlecould be described as follows. Firstly,how can films contribute to a definitionof the ‘human’ as the subject of humanrights discourse? Secondly, how do filmshelp us to understand human feelings inhumanitarian catastrophes, such as theHolocaust? In the first chapter, we willattempt to analyse the effect of films onour understanding of the world and alsoour perceptions of life on the basis of thedefinition of a human in light of somecontemporary scholars, such as JohnBerger, Jean Epstein and a visual artistnamed Hito Steyerl. Moreover, in thischapter, we will attempt to demonstratehow films may contribute to our definitionof a human in a practical way through a filmby Godfrey Reggio, called Koyaanisqatsi.The second chapter will discuss the secondquestion, which is concerned with howfilms make it easier to understand humanfeelings in criminal cases, such as thoseinvolving the Holocaust, with the mainfocus being on the Eichmann case. Finally,in light of the first two chapters, we willattempt to answer the question, what isa human rights film from a theoreticalperspective?

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Bu makalenin iki temel sorusu vardır: ilk olarak, filmler insan hakları söyleminin konusu olarak ‘insanın’ tanımına nasıl katkıda bulunur ve ikincisi, filmler Holokost gibi insani felaketlerdeki insani duyguları anlamamıza nasıl yardımcı olur? Birinci bölümde, filmlerin dünyayı anlayışımıza ve John Berger, Jean Epstein ve Hito Steyerl gibi çağdaş düşünürler ve sanatçılar ışığında bir kavram olarak insanın tanımına dayanarak hayat algısı üzerinde nasıl bir rol oynadığına dair bir analiz yapmaya çalışacağız. Ayrıca bu bölümde, Godfrey Reggio’nun Koyaanisqatsi filmi üzerinden, filmlerin bir kavram olarak ‘insan’ tanımımızda nasıl rol oynadığını pratik olarak da göstermeye çalışacağız. İkinci bölümde, ikinci soru üzerinde durularak, fimlerin ceza davalarında insanların duygu ve hislerini anlamaya nasıl yardımcı olabileceğini, ünlü Nazi soykırım davası Eichmann üzerinden anlatmaya çalışacağız. Son olarak, ilk iki bölüm ışığında insan hakları filmi teorik perspektifden nedir sorusuna cevap vermeye çalışacağız.

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TUMAY, M., MUTLU, İ. (2022). Human Rights in Films: A Thought Experiment on a Theoretical Basis. Human Rights Review, Cilt: 0 - Sayı: 15, 49–61. https://ajindex.com/articles/538184

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