THTR 1020 Chapter : Chapter 1 Notes
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Chapter 1 - what is theatre: modern influences. Postmodernism (source: felner 10: started in late 20th century, characteristics. Rejects truths of the past (no universal truth) Invites formerly ignored groups to construct their own histories, philosophies, and art forms, and it considers all constructions equally valid (felner 10). Multiculturalism (source: felner 13: born from social and political movements of the 1960s and 1970s (civil rights. Post-colonialism (source: felner 14-15: deals primarily with former colonies in latin american, asia, and africa, traditional rituals/performance were often suppressed and feared by europeans (14, post-colonialism = european influences vs. traditional performance/rituals after gaining independence, ex. In india, african and the west indies this corresponds with the period of decolonization, culmination in formal declarations of independence in 1947 for india and the late 19550s and early 60s elsewhere . Interculturalism (source: felner 16: blending of traditions from various cultures (16, danger: stereotyping and misusing cultural symbols (16, ex.
