THE CONNECTION OF TURKISH “HOUSEWIVES” TO THE WORLD BY HANDMADE YARN PRODUCTS
(2019) SIMV09 20191Graduate School
- Abstract
- This study has aimed to understand the experiences of the Turkish women who share their knitting videos on YouTube through using the virtual ethnography conducted. The participant women mostly describe themselves as a “housewife” and/or specify their roles through association with domestic tasks, which is related to the position of assigned to many women by Turkish society. Most of them were born in the '70s and they learned to knit during childhood from an elder person in the home due to the traditional and conservative environment of the generation. While some of these women had worked in the service sector, their lack of education and the physical requirements of working life has compelled them to stay at home. Now, however,... (More)
- This study has aimed to understand the experiences of the Turkish women who share their knitting videos on YouTube through using the virtual ethnography conducted. The participant women mostly describe themselves as a “housewife” and/or specify their roles through association with domestic tasks, which is related to the position of assigned to many women by Turkish society. Most of them were born in the '70s and they learned to knit during childhood from an elder person in the home due to the traditional and conservative environment of the generation. While some of these women had worked in the service sector, their lack of education and the physical requirements of working life has compelled them to stay at home. Now, however, technological development has become a solution to their economic concerns. Working from home is now feasible, as in the digital space they can remain anonymous while performing knitting. In addition, in case they face a problem from their social surroundings regarding their performance on YouTube, they apply some strategies by adjusting their behaviour and performance. Moreover, they benefit from YouTube by reaching further audiences through knitting online. Apart from getting income, while they make connections with others having the same interest, they also teach the viewers how-to-do. Overall, this research sheds light on the life circumstances of these housewives, the path to knitting online, and the effects of Internet use on their lives. Thus, it will be seen how Internet use at home motivates them in terms of economic, social, and cultural aspects through knitting online. (Less)
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- author
- Bagdogan, Seyda LU
- supervisor
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- Nina Gren LU
- organization
- alternative title
- A virtual ethnographic study of the experiences of Turkish “housewives” knitting on YouTube
- course
- SIMV09 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Virtual etnography, knitting, Turkish women, housewife, YouTube
- language
- English
- id
- 8993215
- date added to LUP
- 2019-11-12 12:38:10
- date last changed
- 2019-11-12 12:38:10
@misc{8993215, abstract = {{This study has aimed to understand the experiences of the Turkish women who share their knitting videos on YouTube through using the virtual ethnography conducted. The participant women mostly describe themselves as a “housewife” and/or specify their roles through association with domestic tasks, which is related to the position of assigned to many women by Turkish society. Most of them were born in the '70s and they learned to knit during childhood from an elder person in the home due to the traditional and conservative environment of the generation. While some of these women had worked in the service sector, their lack of education and the physical requirements of working life has compelled them to stay at home. Now, however, technological development has become a solution to their economic concerns. Working from home is now feasible, as in the digital space they can remain anonymous while performing knitting. In addition, in case they face a problem from their social surroundings regarding their performance on YouTube, they apply some strategies by adjusting their behaviour and performance. Moreover, they benefit from YouTube by reaching further audiences through knitting online. Apart from getting income, while they make connections with others having the same interest, they also teach the viewers how-to-do. Overall, this research sheds light on the life circumstances of these housewives, the path to knitting online, and the effects of Internet use on their lives. Thus, it will be seen how Internet use at home motivates them in terms of economic, social, and cultural aspects through knitting online.}}, author = {{Bagdogan, Seyda}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{THE CONNECTION OF TURKISH “HOUSEWIVES” TO THE WORLD BY HANDMADE YARN PRODUCTS}}, year = {{2019}}, }