Academic Studies Written in Türkiye on Huxley’s Brave New World: A Meta-Analysis Study

Abstract

Aldous Huxley’s famous work Brave New World (1932) is one of the most studied works in Türkiye. This work is not only the subject of literature; it also covers fields such as philosophy, sociology and education. Brave New World has been analyzed in various graduate and postgraduate theses and articles in Türkiye since 1995. According to the database of DergiPark and the Council of Higher Education Thesis Center of Türkiye, there are 14 articles and 51 theses on Brave New World. This research aims to categorize and analyze these studies. There are many variables in this research and these variables were coded in Microsoft Excel using meta-analysis method. The research focuses on doctoral and master’s degrees, years, universities, department types, other works studied together with Brave New World, and themes on the basis of theses. On the other hand, it focuses on the years, number of authors, genres, journal names, other literary works studied together with Brave New World, and themes of the articles published on Brave New World. The research aims to answer questions about these distributions. The main findings of the research are as follows: (1) there are differences in the year frequencies of theses and articles; (2) the researchers are more interested in the field of literature; (3) the studies are mostly conducted in the department of English Language and Literature; (4) George Orwell’s 1984 and Yevgeni Zamyatin’s We have the highest frequency among the works studied together with Brave New World. The limitations, methodology and other findings of this study are also commented on. Overall, this study provides considerable insights into the recognition and importance of Brave New World in Türkiye and suggests future research directions.