Tag: Politics of Emotions

Discriminative Dictionary of Turkish-GIT North America

25 January 2022

Ahmet Özcan, “Discriminative Dictionary of Turkish”, GIT-North America, 11 March 2011. For the interview on the Discriminative Dictionary of Turkish (Ayrımcı Sözlük) published at the GIT-North America on March 11, 2012 click here. “Dictionary of Discriminatory Sayings, Proverbs, and Idioms” was launched by Ümit Kurt and Ahmet Ozcan. The online dictionary calls for contributions for a collective … More Discriminative Dictionary of Turkish-GIT North America

Let’s Vomit It: Disgust, Purity, and Hate

11 October 2012

I found in a rare book, written by my uncle Mehmet Koç in 1964, a striking quotation of a public statement on a train wreck by an “unknown” state official in Turkey: Citizens, regrettably, our nighty three citizens passed away in the deplorable train wreck last night. Our sorrow is overwhelming. Our only consolation is … More Let’s Vomit It: Disgust, Purity, and Hate