theatre & nation. theatre and nation focus for today’s lecture: jerusalem: what is this play...
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Jerusalem, Nation and Icons What is this play saying about England as a nation and how is it represented? Icons Myths/ Stories History / Empire IdentityTRANSCRIPT
THEATRE & NATION
THEATRE AND NATION
Focus for today’s lecture: Jerusalem: What is this play saying about England as a nation and how are these ideas represented dramatically?
Reading for today's lecture:- Butterworth, Jez (2009) Jerusalem- Holdsworth, Nadine (2010) theatre & nation, London, Routledge
The following power points relate to Key ideas as discussed in lecture ans Holdsworth:
National Theatres, State-Of -The-Nation plays, Icons, Stories History / Empire and Identity
Jerusalem, Nation and Icons
What is this play saying about England as a nation and how is it represented?
Icons
Myths/ Stories
History / Empire
Identity
ICONS
•MYTHS
Dragons live forever/ but not so little boys
Identity
Identity?
Displacement
Millions of people do not officially exist
for example in time of war
…for some, ‘other’ people do not officially
exist.
Identity feeds on Difference
Birth of a modern monster (…and a modern myth)