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Öpüşmenin Tarihi Popüler Kültürün Doğuşu
Rüzgâr Gibi Geçti’den Kazablanka’ya, Tiffany’de Kahvaltı’dan Titanik’e uzanan bir yelpazede öpücüğün ve romantik aşkın tarihi gözlerinizin önünden bir film şeridi gibi geçecek…
Her şeyin bir tarihi var. Düşüncelerin, alışkanlıkların, doğaüstü varlıkların, gizlice sevdiğimiz, korktuğumuz şeylerin aşina olunan ama bilinmeyen tarihi.
Başrolünde savaşların, devletlerin, büyük adamların olmadiği bir tarih.
Karşınızda yepyeni bir dizi: Renkli Tarih!
Dünya üzerindeki ilk öpücük, Fransız öpücüğü kadar baştan çıkarıcı mıydı? Romantik aşkın kapısını açacak, sevgilileri geleneksel aşkın baskısından kurtaracak dudaktan dudağa bir oyun muydu öpücük?
Cinselliği günahtan arındıran, mahrem kılan; alelade hikâyeleri edebiyatın ve beyazperdenin mendil ıslatan aşklarına dönüştüren sihirli bir gücü vardır öpücüğün. Öyle ki değdiği yerde, Psyche ile Cupid’i, Romeo ile Juliet’i, Rhett Butler ile Scarlett O’Hara’yı, Tom Cruise ile Nicole Kidman’ı birleştiren “talihsiz âşıklar” temasının izlerini bırakır.
Marcel Danesi’nin öpücüğün tarihi ile paralel olarak incelediği popüler kültür tarihi ise her yaştan okuyucu için bir nostalji ziyafeti: Rüzgâr Gibi Geçti’den Kazablanka’ya, Tiffany’de Kahvaltı’dan Titanik’e uzanan bir yelpazede öpücüğün ve romantik aşkın tarihi gözlerinizin önünden bir film şeridi gibi geçecek. Aşkı, cinselliği bizim için anlamlı kılan tüm görüntüler, Danesi’nin yorumlarıyla başka bir anlama bürünecek.
Sahi, bir öpücük yalnızca bir öpücük müdür ki?
Her şeyin bir tarihi var. Düşüncelerin, alışkanlıkların, doğaüstü varlıkların, gizlice sevdiğimiz, korktuğumuz şeylerin aşina olunan ama bilinmeyen tarihi.
Başrolünde savaşların, devletlerin, büyük adamların olmadiği bir tarih.
Karşınızda yepyeni bir dizi: Renkli Tarih!
Dünya üzerindeki ilk öpücük, Fransız öpücüğü kadar baştan çıkarıcı mıydı? Romantik aşkın kapısını açacak, sevgilileri geleneksel aşkın baskısından kurtaracak dudaktan dudağa bir oyun muydu öpücük?
Cinselliği günahtan arındıran, mahrem kılan; alelade hikâyeleri edebiyatın ve beyazperdenin mendil ıslatan aşklarına dönüştüren sihirli bir gücü vardır öpücüğün. Öyle ki değdiği yerde, Psyche ile Cupid’i, Romeo ile Juliet’i, Rhett Butler ile Scarlett O’Hara’yı, Tom Cruise ile Nicole Kidman’ı birleştiren “talihsiz âşıklar” temasının izlerini bırakır.
Marcel Danesi’nin öpücüğün tarihi ile paralel olarak incelediği popüler kültür tarihi ise her yaştan okuyucu için bir nostalji ziyafeti: Rüzgâr Gibi Geçti’den Kazablanka’ya, Tiffany’de Kahvaltı’dan Titanik’e uzanan bir yelpazede öpücüğün ve romantik aşkın tarihi gözlerinizin önünden bir film şeridi gibi geçecek. Aşkı, cinselliği bizim için anlamlı kılan tüm görüntüler, Danesi’nin yorumlarıyla başka bir anlama bürünecek.
Sahi, bir öpücük yalnızca bir öpücük müdür ki?
170 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Marcel Danesi
273 books34 followersMarcel Danesi (b. Marcello Danesi, 1946) is a current Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is known for his work in language, communications, and semiotics; being Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory.
He has also held positions at Rutgers University (1972), The University of Rome "La Sapienza" (1988), the Catholic University of Milan (1990), and the University of Lugano.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica: Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies and is a past-president of the Semiotic Society of America.
He has also held positions at Rutgers University (1972), The University of Rome "La Sapienza" (1988), the Catholic University of Milan (1990), and the University of Lugano.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica: Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies and is a past-president of the Semiotic Society of America.
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March 6, 2020
Vajh miért ily mézédes a csók? És miért nem mindig az? Miért jó, ha szerelmünkkel csattintjuk el, és miért nem annyira, ha egy random kiválasztott kamionsofőrrel? Egyáltalán: miért tulajdonítunk ekkora jelentőséget neki, amikor így ránézésre csak annyi az egész, hogy két nedves bőrfelületet jó erősen egymáshoz nyomunk? (Mégpedig lehetőleg nem résmentesen.) Miért lett ilyen ikonikus kulturális jel ebből a macerából, miért énekel róla a középkori trubadúr éppúgy, mint Justin Bieber? És vajon ugyanarra gondolnak ők ketten, miközben róla énekelnek? Hogy telítődött ennyiféle jelentéstartalommal, hogy lett belőle szimbóluma a lázadásnak, a vágynak, a hűségnek, sőt, még a halálnak is?
Elképesztően jó kérdések, ezért vetettem bele magam e könyvbe. Csak attól tartottam kicsit, hogy ha túl részletes válaszokat kapok, még a végén elmegy a kedvem az egész tevékenységtől – mint ahogy a virslit meg a parizert se szívesen eszi az, aki túl sokat tud róla. Nos, hadd nyugtassak meg mindenkit: nem ment el a kedvem tőle. Sőt.
Az a baj ezzel a könyvvel, hogy minden kérdést érint, de egyiket sem annyira, mint azt reméltem. Szerintem Danesit írás közben elkaphatta a listák mámora, mert a szöveg túlnyomó részében úgy éreztem, fontosabb neki, hogy – mondjuk – az erotikus csók típusára minél több példát hozzon (a filmművészetből, a reklámokból, a popdalokból, stb.), mint hogy magát a jelenséget elmélyülten tanulmányozza. Így aztán ez a szöveg se tud tisztességes összefoglaló kultúrtörténet lenni, puszta felsorolás. És megmondom őszintén: rohadtul nem érdekel, Kleopátra melyik Subway reklámban tűnt fel és melyik évben. Engem az érdekelt volna, hogy MIÉRT. Jó, való igaz, a szerző ehhez is ad némi támpontot, és lehullanak elém (kvázi morzsaként) valóban szórakoztató információcskák is, de nem több, mintha gugliban tallóztam volna 10-15 percet. Ez így pedig kevés. Nem mondom, aranyos, helyenként megmosolyogtató kis valami ez (nem is akarom különösebben lepontozni), de inkább csak előétel, mint főfogás.
Elképesztően jó kérdések, ezért vetettem bele magam e könyvbe. Csak attól tartottam kicsit, hogy ha túl részletes válaszokat kapok, még a végén elmegy a kedvem az egész tevékenységtől – mint ahogy a virslit meg a parizert se szívesen eszi az, aki túl sokat tud róla. Nos, hadd nyugtassak meg mindenkit: nem ment el a kedvem tőle. Sőt.
Az a baj ezzel a könyvvel, hogy minden kérdést érint, de egyiket sem annyira, mint azt reméltem. Szerintem Danesit írás közben elkaphatta a listák mámora, mert a szöveg túlnyomó részében úgy éreztem, fontosabb neki, hogy – mondjuk – az erotikus csók típusára minél több példát hozzon (a filmművészetből, a reklámokból, a popdalokból, stb.), mint hogy magát a jelenséget elmélyülten tanulmányozza. Így aztán ez a szöveg se tud tisztességes összefoglaló kultúrtörténet lenni, puszta felsorolás. És megmondom őszintén: rohadtul nem érdekel, Kleopátra melyik Subway reklámban tűnt fel és melyik évben. Engem az érdekelt volna, hogy MIÉRT. Jó, való igaz, a szerző ehhez is ad némi támpontot, és lehullanak elém (kvázi morzsaként) valóban szórakoztató információcskák is, de nem több, mintha gugliban tallóztam volna 10-15 percet. Ez így pedig kevés. Nem mondom, aranyos, helyenként megmosolyogtató kis valami ez (nem is akarom különösebben lepontozni), de inkább csak előétel, mint főfogás.
July 5, 2023
zamanında seriyi aldım diye bu kitabı da -okuma tarihlerinden görebileceğiniz gibi- zorla okudum. seri kötü, bu kitap ayrı kötü, ayrıca pek ilginç bir şey de öğrenmedim.
February 2, 2017
My review of the cool skeleton book should make it clear that non-narrative nonfiction isn't really my cup of tea. But I keep trying, because that's what readers do.
This was actually one of the first manuscripts I worked on at Palgrave. I arrived right in time for the end-of-year crunch, so I was helping editors and EAs on a bunch of lists--though in this case I was only doing formatting and looking out for lyrics, poetry, and block quotes. I hadn't leveled up to permissions checking quite yet. Anyway, I read a few sentences here and there and thought it looked interesting, and then I found this copy on the take shelf and thought I'd check it out. This book published simultaneously in hardback and paperback, which means that it was/is targeted toward a more general audience than strictly researchers, academics, and upper-level grad students. In other words, I could understand it.
It will seem contradictory, but I won't actually say too much about the content--I'm a bit nervous about leaving a substantial review of a book from my own company, even if it's not a book from my list and was published several years ago. So I'll just say three things:
1. I found the first chapter, in which Danesi lays out his thesis, the most interesting part of the book. It had never occurred to me that the mouth to mouth kiss might be a relatively recent phenomenon--and I've been wondering what romance pre-1200s was like ever since.
2. A lot of the books and movies Danesi cited that I'd read and seen were just...very wrong. Plot points, timelines, and emotions were incorrect in ways that hampered Danesi's argument, and two Disney movies were actually mixed up with each other. Disclaimer: I can sometimes remember plots unusually well and I have won Disney Scene-It the only two times I've played. But still. This is an academic book. Research. (2.5 things: One of the author's surveys involved less than 50 people. Seriously. (To be fair, the economics and finance books I acquire are more likely to be more scientific than humanities and social sciences. But I have published books complaining that they're still not scientific enough, either.))
3. This book would have seriously benefited from some beta readers, if not coauthors or contributors, in other departments. Particularly women's studies. There were a few sentences that smelled strongly of MRA.
This was actually one of the first manuscripts I worked on at Palgrave. I arrived right in time for the end-of-year crunch, so I was helping editors and EAs on a bunch of lists--though in this case I was only doing formatting and looking out for lyrics, poetry, and block quotes. I hadn't leveled up to permissions checking quite yet. Anyway, I read a few sentences here and there and thought it looked interesting, and then I found this copy on the take shelf and thought I'd check it out. This book published simultaneously in hardback and paperback, which means that it was/is targeted toward a more general audience than strictly researchers, academics, and upper-level grad students. In other words, I could understand it.
It will seem contradictory, but I won't actually say too much about the content--I'm a bit nervous about leaving a substantial review of a book from my own company, even if it's not a book from my list and was published several years ago. So I'll just say three things:
1. I found the first chapter, in which Danesi lays out his thesis, the most interesting part of the book. It had never occurred to me that the mouth to mouth kiss might be a relatively recent phenomenon--and I've been wondering what romance pre-1200s was like ever since.
2. A lot of the books and movies Danesi cited that I'd read and seen were just...very wrong. Plot points, timelines, and emotions were incorrect in ways that hampered Danesi's argument, and two Disney movies were actually mixed up with each other. Disclaimer: I can sometimes remember plots unusually well and I have won Disney Scene-It the only two times I've played. But still. This is an academic book. Research. (2.5 things: One of the author's surveys involved less than 50 people. Seriously. (To be fair, the economics and finance books I acquire are more likely to be more scientific than humanities and social sciences. But I have published books complaining that they're still not scientific enough, either.))
3. This book would have seriously benefited from some beta readers, if not coauthors or contributors, in other departments. Particularly women's studies. There were a few sentences that smelled strongly of MRA.
March 13, 2022
從「吻」這個行為去看大眾流行文化對「吻」，當然，更延伸到對「愛情」的迷戀與特殊執著。要說有趣也不是不有趣，但過度浪漫又神聖化的東西看多了覺得好膩（也不是這本書的錯，而是這個主題……）
May 7, 2014
Part of the series Semiotics and Popular Culture, The History of the Kiss! focuses on the romantic kiss and its role in the advent of a truly “popular” culture. It’s aimed at students of cultural studies, but all it takes to enjoy this is a minimum of interest in social history and pop culture...
Full review at http://persephonemagazine.com/2014/05...
Full review at http://persephonemagazine.com/2014/05...
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