Reading Discourses in Documentary Cinema Truth: An Analysis of Discourse Through Michel Foucault’s Understanding of “Dispositif”

Authors : Melek Özkar

Pages : 1533-1555

Doi:10.11616/asbi.1742558

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Publication Date : 2025-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The study aims to determine what kind of reality is reflected in documentaries regarding the socio-cultural infrastructure of the “dispositif” by focusing on the concept of “dispositif” put forward by philosopher and sociologist Michel Foucault. The methodology used is discourse analysis, which attempts to determine what meanings are indicated by conversations and written texts. According to the findings of the study, which examines the documentary series The World’s Toughest Prisons, the “dispositif” reflected in the documentary is based on sociological, psychological, economic, cultural, moral, political and religious infrastructures. In addition, it was concluded that the discourses of the documentary series reflect similar and different realities about the social functioning of prisons in various countries, and therefore, discourses are very effective in reflecting the reality of documentary cinema.
Keywords : Belgesel Gerçekliği, Michel Foucault, Dispositif, Söylem Analizi, Dünyanın En Zorlu Hapishaneleri

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