Agency in waiting: innovation and repetition in a novel Turkish Cypriot nationalist commemoration

IF 0.4 Q4 ETHNIC STUDIES

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI:10.1111/sena.12411

Sergen Bahceci

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the Dawn Watch commemoration in northern Cyprus that has been organised since 2010 to mark the anniversary of Turkey's military operation/invasion on 20 July 1974. I argue that the Dawn Watch utilises the innovative ritual practice of ‘keeping watch' to subjectivise participating Turkish Cypriots as the ‘guards/watchmen' who have made Turkey's military presence in Cyprus possible. This novel commemoration seeks to address growing disinterest in Turkish nationalist narratives and commemorations in northern Cyprus, which conventionally reduce Turkish Cypriots to historically unimportant figures who were merely ‘liberated' by Turkey. By adopting the innovative ritual practice of ‘keeping watch', the Dawn Watch provides participants with a new way of participating in an old nationalist narrative.

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等待中的代理：土族塞人民族主义纪念小说中的创新与重复

本文重点讨论塞浦路斯北部自 2010 年以来为纪念土耳其 1974 年 7 月 20 日军事行动/入侵周年而组织的 "黎明守望 "纪念活动。我认为，"黎明守望 "利用 "守望 "这一创新的仪式实践，将参与活动的土族塞人主体化为 "守卫/守望者"，是他们使土耳其在塞浦路斯的军事存在成为可能。这种新颖的纪念活动旨在解决塞浦路斯北部对土耳其民族主义叙事和纪念活动日益不感兴趣的问题，因为这些叙事和纪念活动通常将土族塞浦路斯人贬低为历史上不重要的人物，他们只是被土耳其 "解放 "出来的。通过采用 "守望 "这一创新的仪式做法，"黎明守望 "为参与者提供了一种参与古老民族主义叙事的新方式。

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期刊介绍： Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (SEN) is a fully refereed journal publishing three issues per volume on ethnicity, race and nationalism. The sources and nature of ethnic identity, minority rights, migration and identity politics remain central and recurring themes of the modern world. The journal approaches the complexity of these questions from a contemporary perspective. The journal''s sole purpose is to showcase exceptional articles from up-and-coming scholars across the world, as well as concerned professionals and practitioners in government, law, NGOs and media, making it one of the first journals to provide an interdisciplinary forum for established and younger scholars alike. The journal is strictly non-partisan and does not subscribe to any particular viewpoints or perspective. All articles are fully peer-reviewed by scholars who are specialists in their respective fields. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism publishes high quality contributions based on the latest scholarship drawing on political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, international relations, history and cultural studies. It welcomes contributions that address contemporary questions of ethnicity, race and nationalism across the globe and disciplines. In addition to short research articles, each issue introduces the latest publications in this field, as well as cutting edge review articles of topical and scholarly debates in this field. The journal also publishes regular special issues on themes of contemporary relevance, as well as the conference issue of the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN).