Ecocritical Reflections: Post-Anthropocentrism in Bilge Karasu's The Prey

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dc.contributor.authorMansur, Visam
dc.contributor.authorVardar, Nergiz Oznur
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-09T10:48:38Z
dc.date.available2025-03-09T10:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn his attempt to critique anthropocentrism and speciesism, Bilge Karasu, a postmodern Turkish writer, problematizes the relationship between human and nonhuman entities. In The Prey, one of the short stories in The Garden of Departed Cats (2003), Karasu employs surrealist and unnatural narrativity to disrupt the mimetic illusion considered by many posthumanist scholars as essential for the formation of new subjectivities. Through a narrative rich in figurative language and metafictional elements, Karasu engages with the complexities of species hierarchy, power relations and the redefinition of love. Surrealistically, set against the backdrop of variable weather conditions, the story questions human superiority over nature, highlighting the vulnerability and interdependence of all beings. Initially viewing the fish as a burden, the fisherman's journey parallels his childhood memory of encountering a snake, leading to a profound realization of the fish's capacity for affection and suffering. As empathy grows, so does the fisherman's ability to comprehend the language of the animal, culminating in a physical and spiritual metamorphosis upon their union. Through exploration of human cruelty and the possibility of harmony with nonhuman animals, the story highlights and subtly critiques the nature of humanity. Thus, by depicting a unification between human and nonhuman, The Prey suggests that genuine humanity lies in embracing interconnectedness and fostering equality-based relationships with the animal other.
dc.identifier.doi10.22559/folklor.2722
dc.identifier.endpage48
dc.identifier.issn1300-7491
dc.identifier.issn2791-6057
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage37
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.22559/folklor.2722
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4630
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001425501000003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRector Ciu Cyprus Int Univ
dc.relation.ispartofFolklor/Edebiyat-Folklore/Literature
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250310
dc.subjectBilge Karasu
dc.subjectmetamorphosis
dc.subjectposthuman
dc.subjectprey
dc.subjectspeciesism
dc.titleEcocritical Reflections: Post-Anthropocentrism in Bilge Karasu's The Prey
dc.typeArticle

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