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History is often thought of as a neutral account of the past. Yet which knowledge is deemed “scientific” and which narrative is accepted as “universal” is closely tied not only to what happened in the past but also to the mentalities and cultural frameworks through which that past is interpreted. Studies in Türkiye on Western-centric historiography demonstrate that historical narrative does not merely record events; it also shapes knowledge, cultural memory, and identity. Jack Goody’s concept of

When you write about or adapt into cinema certain truths of society, people who are themselves part of the very things being criticized can find elements in the story that they perceive as false or taboo. Yet these are in fact naked realities that exist within the ordinary flow of life and that we must accept. The entrenched taboos and conservative moral frameworks of society, however, narrow our perspectives and blind us to cinematic truth. Sam Mendes’s 1999 masterpiece American Beauty is one o

The Man Who Broke Through the Sky (originally Der Papalagi) is an original work composed of short, striking texts that offer an outsider’s perspective on Western civilization. Through the observations of Tuiavii, a chief from one of the Pacific islands, the book interrogates the values and consequences of modernity. General Information About the Book and Author Erich Scheurmann is the compiler of the work and the person who conveyed Tuiavii’s words to a European audience. Scheurmann recorded Tui