Grounded theory and transnational audience reception
Grounded theory and transnational audience reception

Author(s): Deniz Özalpman
Subject(s): Media studies, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; migrations; grounded theory; transnational audience reception; media; TV series; "Magnificent Century"; Alevi culture;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to shed new light on debates about Turkish migration studies using a grounded theory (GT) method. My case study for this research is Magnificent Century, an internationally viewedand acclaimed popular television series that refers to the sixteenth century Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent associated with the pinnacle of Ottoman power in the world. The series dramatize the intrigues of his harem and court and most of the incidents and actions are based on real events and fictionalised subplots.

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