Education
Doctor Stokes obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) from the University of Oxford (1989).
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At the heart of The Republic of Love are the voices of three musicians—queer nightclub star Zeki Müren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu—who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Their fame and ubiquity have made them national icons—but, Martin Stokes here contends, they do not represent the official version of Turkish identity propagated by anthems or flags; instead they evoke a much more intimate and ambivalent conception of Turkishness. Using these three singers as a lens, Stokes examines Turkey’s repressive politics and civil violence as well as its uncommonly vibrant public life in which music, art, literature, sports, and journalism have flourished. However, Stokes’s primary concern is how Müren, Gencebay, and Aksu’s music and careers can be understood in light of theories of cultural intimacy. In particular, he considers their contributions to the development of a Turkish concept of love, analyzing the ways these singers explore the private matters of intimacy, affection, and sentiment on the public stage.
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Doctor Stokes obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) from the University of Oxford (1989).
He has special research interests in ethnomusicology and anthropology, as well as Middle Eastern popular music He currently studies music and music theory with a particular emphasis on the contemporary Middle East. He served as the Administrative Director of the Middle East Ensemble, Javanese Gamelan and the World Music Concert series during his tenure at the University of Chicago.
He also filled the role of Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago from 2003-2007.
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