A Bibliometric Analysis of Theses Published within the Scope of Art and Art Education on the Theme of Violence in Türkiye

Violence has been constantly changing from past to present. The concept of violence, which was initially thought in the sense of physically harming any living creature, has been carried to various dimensions today. In this study, it is aimed to classify the theses written within the scope of art and art education on the theme of violence, which is increasing in the world and in our country, by considering the subject, research method and keywords. It is important how the artistic literature with sensitive dynamics handles violence. In this context, proficiency in art and doctoral theses were considered as sources. Thus, 18 theses published in the National Thesis Centre were reached and these theses were subjected to examination. Case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The documents obtained were analysed with bibliometric analysis techniques. According to the results of the research; proficiency in art theses studied the theme of violence more than doctoral theses. In this context, the fields of painting, cinema, art-design, communication and sculpture were among the results with the highest number of publications. In the theses, issues such as honour killings and violence against women, which are the bleeding wounds of the society, are reflected through violence-crime in art or aestheticised forms of violence. The theses were conducted entirely through qualitative method except for one thesis both in the fields of proficiency in art and doctorate. Considering the fact that the theses deal with both national and international issues, it is important what is mentioned in the keywords.  Violence, cinema, power, paintings, feminist ideology, body, art, artist agency and aesthetics were among the most frequently used keywords. In addition, expanding this research by analyzing the articles, revisiting the same study comparatively on the basis of different countries, and creating research on themes that can have an impact on the society by thesis coordinators nationally were also among the recommendations of the research.

Keywords

Violence, art, art education, bibliometric review