The Discourse Analysis of the Bahoz/Storm In the Context of Nationalism

The purpose of this study is to make a contribution to the examination of the relationship between cinema and nationalism. Hence, The Bahoz / Storm film which was directed by Kaz？m ？z in 2008, is subject to discourse analysis in the context of nationalism. The reason for choosing this film is that it points to a discursive structure of Kurdish nationalism. Because Kaz？m ？z expressed various times which he considers his films in “Kurdish Cinema”. Hence, ？z places his cinema in a separate position that the other known cinema practices. In addition to that the film’s narrative centres around Kurdish youth movement. Therefore, the film provides a convenient structure for examining the relationship between Kurdish nationalism and cinema. One of the reasons for examining the relationship between Kurdish nationalism and cinema is that there is a deficiency in the current Turkish literature about this issue. While there are many studies on the relationship between Turkish nationalism and cinema, there is no study which directly deals with the relationship between Kurdish nationalism and cinema. First, nationalism and Kurdish nationalism are explained in the context of different theorists in order to provide the theoretical framework in the study. Subsequently, Teun Van Dijk’s discourse analysis, which is a method for unveiling discourses in texts, is explained and the film is analyzed accordingly. The Kurdish nationalist discourse of the film has been confirmed. In addition to that, the various views expressed by the theoreticians of nationalism have also been confirmed by the film itself