Müzik Bağlamında Şiddet Sorunu ve Toplumsal Alana Yansımaları
The Problem of Violence in the Context of Music and the Social Sphere Reflections

Summary/Abstract: Considering the power of music to affect people's lives at any time directly, it be-comes essential to recognize and understand the elements of violence in music. Some studies have revealed that music can cause violence-related problems in different contexts. In this context, one of the main problems we encounter is the aestheticization and legitimization of violence through music. While song lyrics and visuals can produce direct violence through music, the performance of music, spaces, instruments, and social relations, it is also possible to symbolically produce violence in indirect ways. This paper addresses the problems of violence that arise in the context of music in many different ways during music production and the listener's encounter with music. The relationship between music and violence often produces a more vaguely defined problem area. Individual musical practices and the massification of music and its transformation into a cultural industry bring about problematic dimensions reflected in social relations, especially in terms of cultural domination, commodification, and symbolic violence. Music's use of violent elements and, on the other hand, the transformation of musical practices into a symbolic field of violence produce thoughts and practices reflected in the social sphere and shape society. Therefore, it is crucial to recognize direct or symbolic violence in the context of music and address its reflections on society.

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