From Dissensus to Conviviality: The New Cultural Politics of Difference in Turkey Oliver Kontny Dissensus Conviviality Alterity Turkey Cultural Politics Political developments in Turkey have sparked unprecedented international media attention after the failed coup d'état in July 2016. Coverage tends to focus on the draconic crackdown and restrictions that include academic work and cultural production. This article highlights articulations of dissensus from among the vivid community of cultural producers and takes a look at the uneasy relation between cultural politics, cultural policies and Kulturkampf. Drawing on work by Paul Gilroy, Homi Bhabha, Jacques Rancière and Cornel West, I attempt to discuss the theoretical dimensions of a new cultural politics of difference in Turkey that seeks to negotiate alterity and work towards a culture of conviviality in the face of ever-increasing adversities. Philipps-Universität Marburg Marburg Deutschhausstraße 9, 35037 Marburg 2017 2017-01-27 2018-01-31 Text article urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0003-2017-179-60243 eng 2714728-9 7 1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/article/download/6024/6336 10.17192/meta.2017.7.6024 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2017/179/6024