Criticism of the Virtual Narrator: A Contribution to Historiography in the Age of Spectacle Cover Image

Sanal Anlaticinin Eleştirisi: Gösteri Çağinda Tarihyazim Tartişmalarina Bir Katki
Criticism of the Virtual Narrator: A Contribution to Historiography in the Age of Spectacle

Author(s): Sinan Vardar
Subject(s): Epistemology, Semiology, Philosophy of Language, Theory of Literature
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: Historiography; history; modernism; postmodernism; spectacle;

Summary/Abstract: At the end of the modern era, ex-literal objects began to transform into objects of the spectacle through the process of symbolic and epistemological transformation. The triumph of the spectacle which Baudrillard called “the death of history”, brought about a new-gen transmission system and at this point, all TV programs, video games and websites have become implicit notions of this complex manipulative system. Influences of interactions with images have transformed the intellectual narrative form into the virtual narrative form and after that this virtual form has become the symbol of a new beginning in historiography. Besides, the soul of this new period re-formalised old-fashioned epistemologies and empowered this recreated epistemology with the power of images. In this context, this paper aims to contribute to the discussions about historiography in the age of spectacle with original and new approaches.

  • Issue Year: 24/2018
  • Issue No: 93
  • Page Range: 207-232
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Turkish