Translating the City : Identity and Mobility in a Mediated City - A Case Study of Recent Turkish Immigrants in Berlin,Germany
(2021) MKVM13 20211Media and Communication Studies
Department of Communication and Media
- Abstract
- The aim of this study is to explore the relationship of recent Turkish immigrants with the city of Berlin through the lens of media and communication, and to identify the identity dynamics in this relationship. The relationship with, and links of immigrants to their countries of origin is a common subject in diaspora studies, human geography, and media and communication studies. However, more research into the immigrants' relationship with their local space of living and impact on the structure of - their new home is necessary. As a result, this study examines how recent Turkish immigrants change their living space through concepts such as daily life, media habits, mobility, and identity.
This thesis approaches communication studies in... (More) - The aim of this study is to explore the relationship of recent Turkish immigrants with the city of Berlin through the lens of media and communication, and to identify the identity dynamics in this relationship. The relationship with, and links of immigrants to their countries of origin is a common subject in diaspora studies, human geography, and media and communication studies. However, more research into the immigrants' relationship with their local space of living and impact on the structure of - their new home is necessary. As a result, this study examines how recent Turkish immigrants change their living space through concepts such as daily life, media habits, mobility, and identity.
This thesis approaches communication studies in context and considers communication in a broader sense. This is a non-media-centric approach that allows the researcher to consider materials, infrastructures, and movements of various materials, people, and information as a means of communication. A number of research methods were employed, including a multi-sited ethnography, both online and offline, walking diaries, and semi-structured interviews. The case study is based on Turkish immigrants in their twenties who came to Berlin within the last five years. This case study enabled the researchers to learn about more recent trends in Turkish immigrants' local communicative practices in Berlin.
The findings of the studies show that while the informants face challenges in establishing routines in Berlin, such as a language barrier or a bureaucratic procedure,they devise their own tactics to negotiate these obstacles. In their everyday life media played a role in their sense of place, but their independence of their mobile phone also contributed to their identification as a Berliner. Through applications like Facebook and Instagram informants build an alternative support community and with Instagram they influence the way different immigrants’ neighborhoods are imagined. Later on the analysis presents how different modes of mobility helps them to change `1perceptions of Berlin and build more inclusive neighborhoods. In that relation, the research draws the conclusion that these different modes of mobility are all interconnected, and the informants are in a constant state of roaming between online and offline mobilities. (Less)
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- author
- Hajirahimikalhroudi, Niloufar LU
- supervisor
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- Tobias Linné LU
- organization
- course
- MKVM13 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 9044362
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abstract = {{The aim of this study is to explore the relationship of recent Turkish immigrants with the city of Berlin through the lens of media and communication, and to identify the identity dynamics in this relationship. The relationship with, and links of immigrants to their countries of origin is a common subject in diaspora studies, human geography, and media and communication studies. However, more research into the immigrants' relationship with their local space of living and impact on the structure of - their new home is necessary. As a result, this study examines how recent Turkish immigrants change their living space through concepts such as daily life, media habits, mobility, and identity.
This thesis approaches communication studies in context and considers communication in a broader sense. This is a non-media-centric approach that allows the researcher to consider materials, infrastructures, and movements of various materials, people, and information as a means of communication. A number of research methods were employed, including a multi-sited ethnography, both online and offline, walking diaries, and semi-structured interviews. The case study is based on Turkish immigrants in their twenties who came to Berlin within the last five years. This case study enabled the researchers to learn about more recent trends in Turkish immigrants' local communicative practices in Berlin.
The findings of the studies show that while the informants face challenges in establishing routines in Berlin, such as a language barrier or a bureaucratic procedure,they devise their own tactics to negotiate these obstacles. In their everyday life media played a role in their sense of place, but their independence of their mobile phone also contributed to their identification as a Berliner. Through applications like Facebook and Instagram informants build an alternative support community and with Instagram they influence the way different immigrants’ neighborhoods are imagined. Later on the analysis presents how different modes of mobility helps them to change `1perceptions of Berlin and build more inclusive neighborhoods. In that relation, the research draws the conclusion that these different modes of mobility are all interconnected, and the informants are in a constant state of roaming between online and offline mobilities.}},
author = {{Hajirahimikalhroudi, Niloufar}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Translating the City : Identity and Mobility in a Mediated City - A Case Study of Recent Turkish Immigrants in Berlin,Germany}},
year = {{2021}},
}