THE CHANGING PORTRAYALS OF GAY AND QUEER IDENTITIES IN JULIAN MITCHELL’S ANOTHER COUNTRY, JONATHAN HARVEY’S BEAUTIFUL THING AND MARK RAVENHILL’S MOTHER CLAP’S MOLLY HOUSE

Even in the earliest and most coded forms, the representations of homosexuality in British drama reflected the social, political and cultural perceptions of homosexuality beyond the plays and contributed to their dissemination. From the early 1970s onwards, following the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the abolishment of the censorship, the representations of homosexuality in British drama changed swiftly, and after the first plays staged in the fringe theatres in the 1970s, gay plays started to be staged in the mainstream theatres in Britain. In this context, this dissertation aims at studying the changing portrayals of gay and queer identities in Julian Mitchell’s Another Country, Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing and Mark Ravenhill’s Mother Clap’s Molly House by relating these plays to the social, political and theoretical discussions on gay and queer identities in the decades they were written in. In Chapter I, Julian Mitchell’s Another Country is analysed in terms of its representation of homosexuality as a repressed state that needs to be liberated. In Chapter II, Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing is discussed in relation to its presentation of gayness as a stable identity category which is recognized by the society. In Chapter III, Mark Ravenhill’s Mother Clap’s Molly House is examined in terms of its deconstruction of gay identity and the creation of a queer culture. It is argued that the changing ways gay and queer identities are presented in these plays hold a mirror to the social, political and theoretical developments and discussions concerning homosexuality in Britain in the second half of the 20th century.Eşcinselliğin tiyatro oyunlarında ve sahne üzerinde temsilleri, en eski ve üstü kapalı eserlerde bile metnin ötesinde bir takım sosyal, siyasi ve kültürel görüşleri ve bakış açılarını yansıtmış ve bu görüşlerin kabulüne katkı sağlamıştır. Özellikle, 1970’lerin başından itibaren, eşcinselliğin suç olmaktan çıkmasını ve tiyatrolardaki sansürün son bulmasını takiben, Britanya tiyatrosunda eşcinselliğin temsilinde hızlı bir değişim yaşanmış, 1970’lerde alternatif tiyatrolarda sahnelenen ilk oyunların ardından, gay oyunlar ana akım tiyatrolarda sahnelenmeye başlamıştır. Bu bağlamda, bu tez Julian Mitchell’in Another Country, Jonathan Harvey’in Beautiful Thing ve Mark Ravenhill’in Mother Clap’s Molly House oyunlarında gay ve queer kimlikleri üzerine değişen bakış açılarını, oyunların yazıldıkları dönemlerdeki sosyal, siyasi ve kuramsal tartışmalarla ilişkilendirerek incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Birinci Bölüm’de Julian Mitchell’in Another Country oyunu, eşcinselliğin baskılanmış ve özgürleştirilmeye muhtaç bir durum olarak temsili bakımından analiz edilmektedir. İkinci Bölüm’de Jonathan Harvey’nin Beautiful Thing oyunu, gay kimliğini sınırları belli, toplum içinde tanınan bir cinsel kimlik olarak temsili açısından ele alınmaktadır. Üçüncü Bölüm’de Mark Ravenhill’in Mother Clap’s Molly House oyunu gay kimliğinin yapıbozumu ve queer bir kültür yaratımı açısından incelenmektedir. Bu oyunlarda gay ve queer kimliklerinin değişen temsillerinin 20. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında Britanya’daki eşcinsellik ile ilgili sosyal, siyasi ve kuramsal gelişmelere ve tartışmalara ayna tuttuğu savunulmaktadır

Differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar by PCR: a preliminary study in Izmir, Turkey

WOS: 000244261100006PubMed ID: 17319599The causative agent of amoebiasis is currently attributed to two distinct species (E.histolytica and E.dispar). The aim of this study was to differentiate these species by PCR in stool samples. Isolated genomic DNA was amplified by PCR and band products of 101 by (E. dispar) were obtained. All seven stool samples were found to be E. disbar, not E.histolytica. Our results demonstrated the significance of E.histolytica/dispar differentiation in the diagnosis of amoebiasis. This study is preliminary to our current research project entitled "Investigation of the prevalence of amoebiasis and Entamoeba species in Izmir and its hinterland"

Investigation of Dientamoeba fragilis Prevalence and Evaluation of Sociodemographic and Clinical Features in Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms

WOS: 000463575500018PubMed ID: 30645736BackgroundDientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite of the human gastrointestinal tract and still controversial in association with gastrointestinal symptoms.PurposeWe present cross-sectional study of the prevalence of D. fragilis, and sociodemographic and clinical features in the patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.MethodsA total of 490 fecal specimens were collected from outpatients with gastrointestinal symptoms in the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University and Celal Bayar University, Turkey. Fecal specimens were examined with microscopy and inoculated in Robinson medium. D. fragilis-positive samples were examined for the presence of other intestinal parasites using enzyme immunoassay. Real-time PCR analysis was performed on all samples.ResultsOf the 490 stool specimens examined by real-time PCR, 59 patients were positive for D. fragilis infection with prevalence rate of 12.04%. Forty-four of positive patients (74.5%) were found to be infected with only D. fragilis, while 23.7% were co-infected with Blastocystis and 1.7% were co-infected with Rotavirus. No statistically significant difference was found in all the examined patients in terms of D. fragilis positivity for all sociodemographic parameters. Loose stool consistency was associated with the presence of D. fragilis, with 18.3% (P=0.001). When the clinical symptoms of all the patients participating in this study were examined, diarrhea was statistically more significant in patients with the presence of D. fragilis (16.3%; P=0.001). The rate of diarrhea in D. fragilis-positive patients (84.09%; P=0.0005) was higher than that of D. fragilis-negative patients and it was statistically significant.ConclusionThis study is important for assessing the prevalence of D. fragilis and its association with other factors in symptomatic patients in a large sample group in Turkey, as well as investigating the relationship of identified symptoms with the D. fragilis pathogenicity. It is suggested that D. fragilis in this case is not a commensal parasite but a pathogenic parasite and that the most common clinical symptom is diarrhea.Scientific Research Projects Branch Directorate of Ege University, TurkeyEge University [13-TIP-092]We thank all the patients who participated in the study, also we are grateful to Christen Rune Stensvold in Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, for D. fragilis-positive control DNA. This study was supported by the grant given by the Scientific Research Projects Branch Directorate of Ege University, Turkey (Grant no.: 13-TIP-092)

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