Can Squid Game Series Be Watched Through Social Darwinism? A Semiotic Review
Social events are reflected as a string of signs in the language of the productions in question by forming thesubjects of cinema and TV productions. The language of expression in television creates a dream world,and the message is tried to be placed in the audience’s mind in the form of images. This...
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| Language: | English |
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Marmara University
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2159571 |
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| Summary: | Social events are reflected as a string of signs in the language of the productions in question by forming thesubjects of cinema and TV productions. The language of expression in television creates a dream world,and the message is tried to be placed in the audience’s mind in the form of images. This study discusseswhether the South Korean production Squid Game, which has recently reached a significant audience, canbe watched through Social Darwinism. In the research, the exploitation of the efforts and hopes of theweak by the strong was analyzed within the framework of Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is adaptingDarwin’s theory of Evolution, which is valid in all species, to the social field. This theory asserts that thefittest for the environment can survive in competition between individual organisms. Social Darwinismpostulates that competition between individuals, groups, or nations causes the social Evolution of humansocieties. The competition, which started as a group in the TV series Squid Game, continues with individualcompetition and is represented by the survival of the one who finally overcomes all these challengingcompetitive conditions. The semiotic method was used in the research due to its suitability for the subject’spurpose, context, and basic research question. The sample of the study was determined according to thepurposive sampling technique. The research data consists of scenes and player expressions reflecting theSocial Darwinism perspective of the visual and verbal expressions in the series. Research findings show thatthe evolutionary laws among living things continue in social life in the form of Social Darwinism. |
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| ISSN: | 2630-6220 |