Çingenelerin Ötekileştirilmesi Bağlamında Korkoro Filmi Üzerine Dekonstrüktif Bir Okuma
A Deconstructive Reading on the Korkoro Movie in the Context of the Otherization of Gypsies

Summary/Abstract: The other, which is seen as a form of self-definition, is used as a way of telling what is different in historical context. The view of the other is stereotype, stigmatization, prejudice, marginalization and exclusion. Since the history of humanity, many other types of othering have emerged and individuals have identified “other /others” to identify themselves. In this study, Gypsies subjected to ethnocentric marginalization are discussed. The Gypsies, who live as a nomadic community, have been marginalized in every country they went to, and faced many exclusionary definitions. The aim of this study is to examine the problems of Gypsies’ marginalization in the context of a historical perspective and to emphasize that cinema, which is a branch of art, should focus more on the excluded people like Gypsies. For the purpose of the study, the film Korkoro Tony directed by Tony Gatlif is discussed. The film tells the traumatic events of a real Gypsy family. The film Korkoro was chosen for its direct overlap with the work. The film analysis was based on the deconstructive reading of Derrida. During the reading, the film was analyzed on 5 questions determined by New Mexico Literacy Project. Although not all Western films are examined individually, it is clear that in general terms, non-Gypsy directors do not pay much attention to the problem of Gypsies’ marginalization. For this reason, both literature review and film analysis concluded that Western directors should make more films about the marginalization of Gypsies.

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