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RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, Sep 21, 2019
Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordina... more Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordinary, and thus ever more violent. Aleks Sierz, a theatre critic, dubbed this shift 'in-yer-face theatre'. The aim of this paper is to examine how those who had pioneered this movement, including Martin Crimp, Philip Ridley, Anthony Neilson, Judy Upton, and Moira Buffini reflect the theme of violence in youth in their plays. The overarching goal of 'In-yer-face theatre' is to shock viewers as well to have them come face-to-face with own inner beasts through the use of obscene language, and by means of evoking one's inner violent instincts. In 'In-yer-face theatre' not only adults but also youth kill, rape, torture. Both youth and adults alike are victimized by the darkness swirling around within the pits of souls. Each playwright has her/his own way of portraying this violence on stage, Vincent River, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Ashes and Sand, Normal, Welcome to Thebes, In the Republic of Happiness. Crimp blames the emergence of violence upon capitalism. Neilson and Ridley equate violence with the struggle to stay alive. Buffini shows how ruthless youth at war can be, whilst Upton deals with the crimes committed by female gangs-a problem which had plagued much of the United Kingdom during that period. Not only do playwrights force their audiences to confront reality, but they also cast their own bleak outlooks concerning the future. Since they deem that modern youth, like adults, is cruel, remorseless, and void of any sense of empathy.
New Era Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 2021
This study aims to probe, in depth, the father-son dynamic between the characters of contemporary... more This study aims to probe, in depth, the father-son dynamic between the characters of contemporary English playwright Simon Stephens's, Karl Hyde's and Scott Graham's Fatherland (2017). Since the nineteenth century, British literature and drama have handled the father-son relationship multiple times. This study in particular will be framed within psychologist Sigmund Freud's Oedipus complex on the role of the father in a child's development. The characters of Fatherland are all male adults: Scott, Karl, and Simon. While preparing for a television show on fatherhood, they set out to find inspiration in real stories and ultimately decide upon incorporating those stories into their programme. They interview with their friends, and ask them to reminisce about their fathers and fatherhood. Each character has different experiences, and reveals pieces of themselves as they talk about them. Some act towards their children as their own fathers had acted towards them; others find themselves acting to the contrary. In this sense, Stephens, Hyde, and Graham awaken their audience's sense of awareness towards this [father-son] interrelationship by looking at it from various vantage points.
European journal of behavioral sciences, Dec 30, 2020
Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? I... more Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? In nineteenth century, Britain, racism was blatant in all spheres of cultural, social, and economic life to the point that it crossed over into literature and theatre. In 1978, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Forty years have since passed, but has it made any difference? Contemporary British playwright Debbie Tucker Green's Eye for Ear (2018), staged at the Royal Court Theatre, reminds us that racism and inequality is still a key social-political issue. This threeact, avant-garde, colloquial play depicts how both African-Americans as well as Black British people still live with racism today. It also highlights racism's linguistic and legal past. Tucker Green particularly focuses on the violent aspect of that racism through the lens of different characters: an academic, a black student, a black boy, and black parents. The play concludes with crushed hope, for it deduces that Caucasians both in the United States and in Great Britain still dominate practically every facet of society. This study will examine Green's Ear for Eye, racial discrimination in the 21 st century, and how Tucker Green projects her views upon her work through the theory of race and racism.
Cankaya University Journal of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Senecan drama was not only a turning point in the development of Western tragic drama but also it... more Senecan drama was not only a turning point in the development of Western tragic drama but also it has great impression upon the Elizabethans after the translation of Seneca into English between 1559 and 1581. Senecan tragedy strongly sympathizes blood-revenge for murder or flagrant injury, or else a serious revenge from motives of jealousy. During a close reading of The Spanish Tragedy and The Revenger's Tragedy, it has been noticed that Thomas Kyd and Thomas Middleton/ Tourneur have been affected from Senecan drama. In The Revenger's Tragedy the protagonist, Vindice, achieves to take his revenge and in The Spanish Tragedy Hieronimo prepares a play to take his revenge. This article attempts to analyze the elements of Senecan drama used in The Spanish Tragedy and The Revenger's Tragedy.
Proceedings of The 5th International Academic Conference on Research in Social Sciences
Critical gerontology has become a popular topic in recent years as more literary scholars focus t... more Critical gerontology has become a popular topic in recent years as more literary scholars focus their attention on aging. Contemporary British theatre never stays silent about the social and cultural changes of whatever period it happens to be in. As such and in the context of critical gerontology, it approaches old age and longevity from different perspectives. Examining how Ridley approaches ageing and longevity in his play Ghost from a Perfect Place (1994), the primary purpose of this study is to explore how Ridley perceives ageing and youth by culturally analysing the play. Its secondary aim is to probe Philip Ridley's take on gender ideologies through the lens of feminist gerontology. In his play, Ridley brings together both the sociocultural realms of young and old like to make viewers aware of just how different they are from one another. In the play, elder Travis and young Rio represent two different cultures that diverge in terms of their longevity and gender. To Ridley, old age in a dystopian modern world is both a time for redemption and a time to witness the disappearance of binaries of gender. That world, moreover, no longer contains any traces of patriarchal policy. Ridley finishes the play in an open-ended format, draws a clear cut cultural distinction between old and young, as well as past and future.
Kafkas Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
Ataerkil toplumların, geçmişten günümüze değin en büyük yanlışı kadınlara tıpkı Simon de Beauvoir... more Ataerkil toplumların, geçmişten günümüze değin en büyük yanlışı kadınlara tıpkı Simon de Beauvoir'in çalışmasına verdiği isim gibi İkinci Cinsiyet etiketini yapıştırmak olmuştur. Sosyal hayatta kendi cinsiyetinin varlığını kabul ettirmek ve kendilerini gerçekleştirmek için kadınlar, her daim bir mücadele içerisinde olmuşlardır ve Mary Wollstonecraft'ın Kadın Haklarının Gerekçelendirilmesi' nden beridir bu mücadeleyi siyasal, sanatsal ve daha birçok alanda ortaya koymuşlardır. Bu çalışmada, Batı edebiyatın da 20. Yüzyılın en güçlü yazarlarından biri olarak kabul edilen Sylvia Plath'ın Lady Lazarus adlı şiirin de kadının var olmak adına yeniden doğuş metaforu çerçevesinde yazdığı dizeleri, Fransız feministlerin ışığı altında incelenecektir. Plath bu şiirde İncil'de geçen Lazarus'un yeniden doğuş hikâyesini bir Kadın Lazarus sembolüyle bağdaştırarak erkeği alt etme çabasına girişmiştir. Böylece, Kadın Lazarus erkek hegemonyasına meydan okuyarak yeniden doğmayı ve kadın kimliğini toplumda kabul ettirerek, mevcut ataerkil düzendeki baskılanıp ezilmiş kadın figürü yerine, güçlü kadın kavramını getirdiği yeni bir düzen kurmayı amaçlar. Ayrıca, Plath özgür olmak için seçtiği bir çözüm yolu olan intihar girişimini ve baskı altında yaşayan bir kadın olarak hissettiklerini eserine yansıtmıştır. Bu anlamda, Plath'in ataerkil düzen içerisinde karşılaştığı zorlukları ve bu düzene karşı olan isyanını anlatan Lady Lazarus şiiri, cinsiyet eşitliği mücadelesine katkısı olan önemli bir eserdir.
Contemporary British novelist Jeanette Winterson does not remain indifferent to advancing science... more Contemporary British novelist Jeanette Winterson does not remain indifferent to advancing science and technology and makes an impressive contribution to science fiction with her novel Frankissstein: A Love Story (2019). The aim of this study is to grasp Winterson's feminist perspective on the human body and explore its parallels with Donna Haraway's cyborg theory. Haraway emphasizes that despite progress, feminists have yet to reach a point satisfied within their struggle for rights. According to her, the only way to achieve equality is to create genderless cyborg monsters. Winterson is also aware of the great impact of the phallocentric system on all existing politics such as social and cultural. She explicitly voices the idea of human and technology fusion to upheave the classic concept of the body. In the novel, Victor Stein's artificial intelligence has a body that does not fit into any mould-a body that will never grow old or reproduce. Nevertheless, Winterson's disembodied beast does not last long.
Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 2021
Throughout history, an authority with certain rules has governed all societies, and each authorit... more Throughout history, an authority with certain rules has governed all societies, and each authority has had different impacts on society. Since theatre is a reflection of society and culture, it carries the traces of the development and changes of political and ideological concepts over time. With the emergence of playwrights such as Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, and Martin Crimp in the British political theatre after the 1970s, the stagnation of British theatre during the Thatcher period has begun to end. The purpose of this article is to explore the interconnection between the political and social changes of the period through the lens of Martin Crimp's play Dealing with Clair (1988). Moreover, in the light of cultural materialist critics (e.g. Alan Sinfield, Jonathan Dollimore, and Raymond Williams), it will put forth Crimp's perspective against power ideologies in the late twentieth century.
Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2019
After World War II, British theatre generally dealt with people’s meaningless actions and aimless... more After World War II, British theatre generally dealt with people’s meaningless actions and aimless lives. During the 1950s theatre reflecting the changing society opposed to the traditional theatre in terms of pattern and plot. The period in 1950s was named as Absurd Theatre by Martin Esslin and it has affected many writers until today. In 1990s theatre which reveals the untold explicitly and throws the violence in them to their face was coined by Alex Sierz. In Realism (2006), Anthony Neilson, one of In-yer-face playwrights, presents us with the melancholy protagonist Stuart, who is distant from the outside world, and who is lost amidst both his own sense of disinterest as well as life. The Wonderful World of Dissocia (2004), takes a look at the protagonist Lisa’s watch- which is consistently one hour behind- being fixed, as well as at the absurd events unfolding within Lisa’s imagination. The aim of this paper is to analyze the theme of absurdity in Anthony Neilson’s Realism and Th...
Idil Sanat ve Dil Dergisi, 2018
Textile dyeing and printing sector which has an important place in the country's economy, has... more Textile dyeing and printing sector which has an important place in the country's economy, has been discussed for long years because of its environmental impact depending upon the excess amounts of water consumption and harmfull dyes released into waste water at the end of dyeing and treatment processes. The necessary deying pigments have been obtained from some kinds of vegetables and animals or from the synthesis of lickens and fungus in ancient times. As a result of the invention of synthetic dyes in 19th century, the interest on natural dyeing materials has lessened. Though the ecological damage they caused has been proven radically, the use of synthetic dyes still continues. Today biological materials and bacterial pigments which have been studied as an alternative to syhthetic dyes have been preferred because of their bio-degradable and environmental-friendly structure. However, since studies subjecting bacteria and algea are at the stage of R&D, they have not been placed i...
Bu calisma 24-26 Nisan da IDEA 2019 isimli Gaziantep Universitesinde yapilacak olan konferansta s... more Bu calisma 24-26 Nisan da IDEA 2019 isimli Gaziantep Universitesinde yapilacak olan konferansta sunulmak uzere kabul edilmistir. Bildiri olarak yayinlanmayacaktir. Ozet Dunyada ki butun eril toplumlarda kadinlar hem bedenlerinin hem de akillarinin sahibi olabilmek icin yuzyillardir savas vermektedirler. Turkiye’ de ve Ingiltere’de kadin haklari icin belirli olcude duzenlemeler getirilmis olsa da gunumuzde kadinlar hala tam olarak esit haklara sahip olabilmek icin mucadele vermektedirler. Hem Ingiliz hem de Turk tiyatro yazarlarida kadinlarin bu mucadelesine oyunlariyla katkida bulunmaktadir. Bu calismada hem Turk hemde Ingiliz feminist tiyatrosu yazarlarinin feminist edebiyata olan katkilari ortaya konulmustur. Cagdas Turk Tiyatrosunda onemli bir yere sahip olan Zeynep Kacar feminist oyunlariyla kadinlarin neler yasadigini, ne hissettiklerini ve ataerkil sistemde maruz kaldiklari baskiyi bir cok oyununda dile getirmistir. Kacar 2017’ de yazmis oldugu Tok isimli oyunu ile kadin beden...
European Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? I... more Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? In nineteenth century, Britain, racism was blatant in all spheres of cultural, social, and economic life to the point that it crossed over into literature and theatre. In 1978, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Forty years have since passed, but has it made any difference? Contemporary British playwright Debbie Tucker Green’s Eye for Ear (2018), staged at the Royal Court Theatre, reminds us that racism and inequality is still a key social-political issue. This three-act, avant-garde, colloquial play depicts how both African-Americans as well as Black British people still live with racism today. It also highlights racism’s linguistic and legal past. Tucker Green particularly focuses on the violent aspect of that racism through the lens of different characters: an academic, a black student, a black boy, and black parents. The play concludes with crushed hope, for it ...
Cankaya University Journal of Arts and Sciences, 2006
In the 1990s a new movement rose up in British theatre. This new movement was termed In-Yer-Face ... more In the 1990s a new movement rose up in British theatre. This new movement was termed In-Yer-Face by Alex Sierz. The boom of new play wrights’ attracted attention, censuring society from various angles in a very different style. Martin Crimp is an outstanding example of the contemporary play wrights who have gained recognition through their great contribution to British Drama since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Crimp’s theatre focuses on both political and cultural concerns reflected from the society in which he lives by writing characters who are deeply lineated from contemporary society. In his plays, there is no hero or a happy ending, so clearly does his pessimism of the value of social morals echo through his plays. This article attempts to explore the way of how Martin Crimp criticize the power system and his reflection of society by analyzing and discussing his play Cruel and Tender in the light of cultural materialism. Cultural Materialism advocates that society ...
Tiyatro 1970 lerin ve 1980 lerin politik estetiginden, 1990 larda yenilikci estetige dogru degism... more Tiyatro 1970 lerin ve 1980 lerin politik estetiginden, 1990 larda yenilikci estetige dogru degismeye basladi. Uzun bir aradan sonra, 1990dan beri Ingiliz Tiyatrosu, Alex Sierz tarafindan Yuzune Tiyatro olarak adlandirilan, geleneksel Ingiliz Tiyatrosunu zalim dili ve konulariyla reddeden, yeni bir tiyatro akimina tanik oldu. Martin Crimp’ te bu akim icerisinde yer alan oyun yazarlarindan biridir. Martin Crimp’ in Ingiliz Tiyatrosu’na olan katkisini genis bir perspektiften gostermek icin, bu tez Crimp’ in sahnelenmis sekiz oyununu, Definitely The Bahamas (1987), Dealing with Clair (1988), The Treatment (1993), Attempts on Her Life (1997), The Country (2000), Cruel and Tender (2004), Fewer Emergencies (2005) ve The City (2008), Kulturel Materyalizm, Sosyalist Feminizm, Artaud’un tiyatro teorisi gibi teorilere dayandirarak inceler. Bu sebepten dolayi, bu teorilerin isiginda incelenen oyunlardan farkli bulgular elde edilmistir. Giris bolumunde, Crimp’in hayati ve icinde yer aldigi Yuzun...
Idil Journal of Art and Language, 2018
From the 1990s onwards in particular, much significance has been given to theatre that is themed ... more From the 1990s onwards in particular, much significance has been given to theatre that is themed around the dual relationship between the mind and exposing the hidden memory, or re-animating what has been erased from memory. The aim of this paper is to uncover and defend the existence and future existence of a dystopic world in terms of how the mind relates it with reality in two post-modern plays, Escaped Alone (2016) and Far Away (2000), by one of British theatre’s most prominent of playwrights Caryl Churchill. Churchill, who is familiar negative direction that the world within which she lives is going, makes mention of a world that is leaning towards an unpredictable chaos by putting violence, death, and political events at the forefront. Within the frame of Jeanette Malkin’s Memoy-Theatre theory, the notion of the hidden memory emerges as Churchill uses the art of over-representation. In Far Away, how memory is changed and re-created as well when and how it affects the persona i...
New Era Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 2021
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
This paper aims to interpret both the female characters in Naomi Wallace's play And I and Silence... more This paper aims to interpret both the female characters in Naomi Wallace's play And I and Silence (2011), Jamie and Dee's desire to be free and their resistance to power within the framework of Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish (1975). Emphasizing concepts such as power, freedom, and resistance, Foucault advocates that nobody is out of power for there exists no place absent of power. Furthermore, it is impossible not to mention freedom wherever there are power and resistance where freedom exists. Wallace introduces her audience to two female characters who had been convicted of different crimes and then met in prison. Jamie is African American while Dee is a white American woman. Both women dream of making a good life together after being set free. The moment that they do get released, they deem that they have gotten rid of disciplinary power, and are free. However, both of them begin to resist as they encounter power again. Characters who feel the power much more as they resist eventually accept that power is everywhere. They commit suicide in order to find freedom, regardless whether or not it is an exact solution. As a result, Wallace effectively reveals the American power system through her avant-garde play. Wallace's characters, moreover, are dramatic instances of Foucault's conceptualization of power, freedom, and resistance.
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordina... more Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordinary, and thus ever more violent. Aleks Sierz, a theatre critic, dubbed this shift 'in-yer-face theatre'. The aim of this paper is to examine how those who had pioneered this movement, including Martin Crimp, Philip Ridley, Anthony Neilson, Judy Upton, and Moira Buffini reflect the theme of violence in youth in their plays. The overarching goal of 'In-yer-face theatre' is to shock viewers as well to have them come face-to-face with own inner beasts through the use of obscene language, and by means of evoking one's inner violent instincts. In 'In-yer-face theatre' not only adults but also youth kill, rape, torture. Both youth and adults alike are victimized by the darkness swirling around within the pits of souls. Each playwright has her/his own way of portraying this violence on stage, Vincent River, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Ashes and Sand, Normal, Welcome to Thebes, In the Republic of Happiness. Crimp blames the emergence of violence upon capitalism. Neilson and Ridley equate violence with the struggle to stay alive. Buffini shows how ruthless youth at war can be, whilst Upton deals with the crimes committed by female gangs-a problem which had plagued much of the United Kingdom during that period. Not only do playwrights force their audiences to confront reality, but they also cast their own bleak outlooks concerning the future. Since they deem that modern youth, like adults, is cruel, remorseless, and void of any sense of empathy.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
Researchers have helped language teachers understand the various aspects of motivation in foreign... more Researchers have helped language teachers understand the various aspects of motivation in foreign language (FL) learning. Motivation is dependent on several factors including, gender, skill level, perceived proficiency and personality traits such as introversion and extroversion. This study explored these multiple dimensions with 129 students at the preparatory level at Gediz University. To do this, the learners responded to a questionnaire adapted from Dörnyei&Guillateaux, (2008). We found significant differences for gender and level factors. Understanding these differences could give teachers a better insight into instructional methods, decision making and encouraging students to achieve higher levels of success.
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, Sep 21, 2019
Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordina... more Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordinary, and thus ever more violent. Aleks Sierz, a theatre critic, dubbed this shift 'in-yer-face theatre'. The aim of this paper is to examine how those who had pioneered this movement, including Martin Crimp, Philip Ridley, Anthony Neilson, Judy Upton, and Moira Buffini reflect the theme of violence in youth in their plays. The overarching goal of 'In-yer-face theatre' is to shock viewers as well to have them come face-to-face with own inner beasts through the use of obscene language, and by means of evoking one's inner violent instincts. In 'In-yer-face theatre' not only adults but also youth kill, rape, torture. Both youth and adults alike are victimized by the darkness swirling around within the pits of souls. Each playwright has her/his own way of portraying this violence on stage, Vincent River, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Ashes and Sand, Normal, Welcome to Thebes, In the Republic of Happiness. Crimp blames the emergence of violence upon capitalism. Neilson and Ridley equate violence with the struggle to stay alive. Buffini shows how ruthless youth at war can be, whilst Upton deals with the crimes committed by female gangs-a problem which had plagued much of the United Kingdom during that period. Not only do playwrights force their audiences to confront reality, but they also cast their own bleak outlooks concerning the future. Since they deem that modern youth, like adults, is cruel, remorseless, and void of any sense of empathy.
New Era Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 2021
This study aims to probe, in depth, the father-son dynamic between the characters of contemporary... more This study aims to probe, in depth, the father-son dynamic between the characters of contemporary English playwright Simon Stephens's, Karl Hyde's and Scott Graham's Fatherland (2017). Since the nineteenth century, British literature and drama have handled the father-son relationship multiple times. This study in particular will be framed within psychologist Sigmund Freud's Oedipus complex on the role of the father in a child's development. The characters of Fatherland are all male adults: Scott, Karl, and Simon. While preparing for a television show on fatherhood, they set out to find inspiration in real stories and ultimately decide upon incorporating those stories into their programme. They interview with their friends, and ask them to reminisce about their fathers and fatherhood. Each character has different experiences, and reveals pieces of themselves as they talk about them. Some act towards their children as their own fathers had acted towards them; others find themselves acting to the contrary. In this sense, Stephens, Hyde, and Graham awaken their audience's sense of awareness towards this [father-son] interrelationship by looking at it from various vantage points.
European journal of behavioral sciences, Dec 30, 2020
Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? I... more Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? In nineteenth century, Britain, racism was blatant in all spheres of cultural, social, and economic life to the point that it crossed over into literature and theatre. In 1978, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Forty years have since passed, but has it made any difference? Contemporary British playwright Debbie Tucker Green's Eye for Ear (2018), staged at the Royal Court Theatre, reminds us that racism and inequality is still a key social-political issue. This threeact, avant-garde, colloquial play depicts how both African-Americans as well as Black British people still live with racism today. It also highlights racism's linguistic and legal past. Tucker Green particularly focuses on the violent aspect of that racism through the lens of different characters: an academic, a black student, a black boy, and black parents. The play concludes with crushed hope, for it deduces that Caucasians both in the United States and in Great Britain still dominate practically every facet of society. This study will examine Green's Ear for Eye, racial discrimination in the 21 st century, and how Tucker Green projects her views upon her work through the theory of race and racism.
Cankaya University Journal of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Senecan drama was not only a turning point in the development of Western tragic drama but also it... more Senecan drama was not only a turning point in the development of Western tragic drama but also it has great impression upon the Elizabethans after the translation of Seneca into English between 1559 and 1581. Senecan tragedy strongly sympathizes blood-revenge for murder or flagrant injury, or else a serious revenge from motives of jealousy. During a close reading of The Spanish Tragedy and The Revenger's Tragedy, it has been noticed that Thomas Kyd and Thomas Middleton/ Tourneur have been affected from Senecan drama. In The Revenger's Tragedy the protagonist, Vindice, achieves to take his revenge and in The Spanish Tragedy Hieronimo prepares a play to take his revenge. This article attempts to analyze the elements of Senecan drama used in The Spanish Tragedy and The Revenger's Tragedy.
Proceedings of The 5th International Academic Conference on Research in Social Sciences
Critical gerontology has become a popular topic in recent years as more literary scholars focus t... more Critical gerontology has become a popular topic in recent years as more literary scholars focus their attention on aging. Contemporary British theatre never stays silent about the social and cultural changes of whatever period it happens to be in. As such and in the context of critical gerontology, it approaches old age and longevity from different perspectives. Examining how Ridley approaches ageing and longevity in his play Ghost from a Perfect Place (1994), the primary purpose of this study is to explore how Ridley perceives ageing and youth by culturally analysing the play. Its secondary aim is to probe Philip Ridley's take on gender ideologies through the lens of feminist gerontology. In his play, Ridley brings together both the sociocultural realms of young and old like to make viewers aware of just how different they are from one another. In the play, elder Travis and young Rio represent two different cultures that diverge in terms of their longevity and gender. To Ridley, old age in a dystopian modern world is both a time for redemption and a time to witness the disappearance of binaries of gender. That world, moreover, no longer contains any traces of patriarchal policy. Ridley finishes the play in an open-ended format, draws a clear cut cultural distinction between old and young, as well as past and future.
Kafkas Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
Ataerkil toplumların, geçmişten günümüze değin en büyük yanlışı kadınlara tıpkı Simon de Beauvoir... more Ataerkil toplumların, geçmişten günümüze değin en büyük yanlışı kadınlara tıpkı Simon de Beauvoir'in çalışmasına verdiği isim gibi İkinci Cinsiyet etiketini yapıştırmak olmuştur. Sosyal hayatta kendi cinsiyetinin varlığını kabul ettirmek ve kendilerini gerçekleştirmek için kadınlar, her daim bir mücadele içerisinde olmuşlardır ve Mary Wollstonecraft'ın Kadın Haklarının Gerekçelendirilmesi' nden beridir bu mücadeleyi siyasal, sanatsal ve daha birçok alanda ortaya koymuşlardır. Bu çalışmada, Batı edebiyatın da 20. Yüzyılın en güçlü yazarlarından biri olarak kabul edilen Sylvia Plath'ın Lady Lazarus adlı şiirin de kadının var olmak adına yeniden doğuş metaforu çerçevesinde yazdığı dizeleri, Fransız feministlerin ışığı altında incelenecektir. Plath bu şiirde İncil'de geçen Lazarus'un yeniden doğuş hikâyesini bir Kadın Lazarus sembolüyle bağdaştırarak erkeği alt etme çabasına girişmiştir. Böylece, Kadın Lazarus erkek hegemonyasına meydan okuyarak yeniden doğmayı ve kadın kimliğini toplumda kabul ettirerek, mevcut ataerkil düzendeki baskılanıp ezilmiş kadın figürü yerine, güçlü kadın kavramını getirdiği yeni bir düzen kurmayı amaçlar. Ayrıca, Plath özgür olmak için seçtiği bir çözüm yolu olan intihar girişimini ve baskı altında yaşayan bir kadın olarak hissettiklerini eserine yansıtmıştır. Bu anlamda, Plath'in ataerkil düzen içerisinde karşılaştığı zorlukları ve bu düzene karşı olan isyanını anlatan Lady Lazarus şiiri, cinsiyet eşitliği mücadelesine katkısı olan önemli bir eserdir.
Contemporary British novelist Jeanette Winterson does not remain indifferent to advancing science... more Contemporary British novelist Jeanette Winterson does not remain indifferent to advancing science and technology and makes an impressive contribution to science fiction with her novel Frankissstein: A Love Story (2019). The aim of this study is to grasp Winterson's feminist perspective on the human body and explore its parallels with Donna Haraway's cyborg theory. Haraway emphasizes that despite progress, feminists have yet to reach a point satisfied within their struggle for rights. According to her, the only way to achieve equality is to create genderless cyborg monsters. Winterson is also aware of the great impact of the phallocentric system on all existing politics such as social and cultural. She explicitly voices the idea of human and technology fusion to upheave the classic concept of the body. In the novel, Victor Stein's artificial intelligence has a body that does not fit into any mould-a body that will never grow old or reproduce. Nevertheless, Winterson's disembodied beast does not last long.
Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 2021
Throughout history, an authority with certain rules has governed all societies, and each authorit... more Throughout history, an authority with certain rules has governed all societies, and each authority has had different impacts on society. Since theatre is a reflection of society and culture, it carries the traces of the development and changes of political and ideological concepts over time. With the emergence of playwrights such as Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, and Martin Crimp in the British political theatre after the 1970s, the stagnation of British theatre during the Thatcher period has begun to end. The purpose of this article is to explore the interconnection between the political and social changes of the period through the lens of Martin Crimp's play Dealing with Clair (1988). Moreover, in the light of cultural materialist critics (e.g. Alan Sinfield, Jonathan Dollimore, and Raymond Williams), it will put forth Crimp's perspective against power ideologies in the late twentieth century.
Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2019
After World War II, British theatre generally dealt with people’s meaningless actions and aimless... more After World War II, British theatre generally dealt with people’s meaningless actions and aimless lives. During the 1950s theatre reflecting the changing society opposed to the traditional theatre in terms of pattern and plot. The period in 1950s was named as Absurd Theatre by Martin Esslin and it has affected many writers until today. In 1990s theatre which reveals the untold explicitly and throws the violence in them to their face was coined by Alex Sierz. In Realism (2006), Anthony Neilson, one of In-yer-face playwrights, presents us with the melancholy protagonist Stuart, who is distant from the outside world, and who is lost amidst both his own sense of disinterest as well as life. The Wonderful World of Dissocia (2004), takes a look at the protagonist Lisa’s watch- which is consistently one hour behind- being fixed, as well as at the absurd events unfolding within Lisa’s imagination. The aim of this paper is to analyze the theme of absurdity in Anthony Neilson’s Realism and Th...
Idil Sanat ve Dil Dergisi, 2018
Textile dyeing and printing sector which has an important place in the country's economy, has... more Textile dyeing and printing sector which has an important place in the country's economy, has been discussed for long years because of its environmental impact depending upon the excess amounts of water consumption and harmfull dyes released into waste water at the end of dyeing and treatment processes. The necessary deying pigments have been obtained from some kinds of vegetables and animals or from the synthesis of lickens and fungus in ancient times. As a result of the invention of synthetic dyes in 19th century, the interest on natural dyeing materials has lessened. Though the ecological damage they caused has been proven radically, the use of synthetic dyes still continues. Today biological materials and bacterial pigments which have been studied as an alternative to syhthetic dyes have been preferred because of their bio-degradable and environmental-friendly structure. However, since studies subjecting bacteria and algea are at the stage of R&D, they have not been placed i...
Bu calisma 24-26 Nisan da IDEA 2019 isimli Gaziantep Universitesinde yapilacak olan konferansta s... more Bu calisma 24-26 Nisan da IDEA 2019 isimli Gaziantep Universitesinde yapilacak olan konferansta sunulmak uzere kabul edilmistir. Bildiri olarak yayinlanmayacaktir. Ozet Dunyada ki butun eril toplumlarda kadinlar hem bedenlerinin hem de akillarinin sahibi olabilmek icin yuzyillardir savas vermektedirler. Turkiye’ de ve Ingiltere’de kadin haklari icin belirli olcude duzenlemeler getirilmis olsa da gunumuzde kadinlar hala tam olarak esit haklara sahip olabilmek icin mucadele vermektedirler. Hem Ingiliz hem de Turk tiyatro yazarlarida kadinlarin bu mucadelesine oyunlariyla katkida bulunmaktadir. Bu calismada hem Turk hemde Ingiliz feminist tiyatrosu yazarlarinin feminist edebiyata olan katkilari ortaya konulmustur. Cagdas Turk Tiyatrosunda onemli bir yere sahip olan Zeynep Kacar feminist oyunlariyla kadinlarin neler yasadigini, ne hissettiklerini ve ataerkil sistemde maruz kaldiklari baskiyi bir cok oyununda dile getirmistir. Kacar 2017’ de yazmis oldugu Tok isimli oyunu ile kadin beden...
European Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? I... more Does equality exist in the 21st century, or, are minorities still forced to fight for equality? In nineteenth century, Britain, racism was blatant in all spheres of cultural, social, and economic life to the point that it crossed over into literature and theatre. In 1978, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Forty years have since passed, but has it made any difference? Contemporary British playwright Debbie Tucker Green’s Eye for Ear (2018), staged at the Royal Court Theatre, reminds us that racism and inequality is still a key social-political issue. This three-act, avant-garde, colloquial play depicts how both African-Americans as well as Black British people still live with racism today. It also highlights racism’s linguistic and legal past. Tucker Green particularly focuses on the violent aspect of that racism through the lens of different characters: an academic, a black student, a black boy, and black parents. The play concludes with crushed hope, for it ...
Cankaya University Journal of Arts and Sciences, 2006
In the 1990s a new movement rose up in British theatre. This new movement was termed In-Yer-Face ... more In the 1990s a new movement rose up in British theatre. This new movement was termed In-Yer-Face by Alex Sierz. The boom of new play wrights’ attracted attention, censuring society from various angles in a very different style. Martin Crimp is an outstanding example of the contemporary play wrights who have gained recognition through their great contribution to British Drama since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Crimp’s theatre focuses on both political and cultural concerns reflected from the society in which he lives by writing characters who are deeply lineated from contemporary society. In his plays, there is no hero or a happy ending, so clearly does his pessimism of the value of social morals echo through his plays. This article attempts to explore the way of how Martin Crimp criticize the power system and his reflection of society by analyzing and discussing his play Cruel and Tender in the light of cultural materialism. Cultural Materialism advocates that society ...
Tiyatro 1970 lerin ve 1980 lerin politik estetiginden, 1990 larda yenilikci estetige dogru degism... more Tiyatro 1970 lerin ve 1980 lerin politik estetiginden, 1990 larda yenilikci estetige dogru degismeye basladi. Uzun bir aradan sonra, 1990dan beri Ingiliz Tiyatrosu, Alex Sierz tarafindan Yuzune Tiyatro olarak adlandirilan, geleneksel Ingiliz Tiyatrosunu zalim dili ve konulariyla reddeden, yeni bir tiyatro akimina tanik oldu. Martin Crimp’ te bu akim icerisinde yer alan oyun yazarlarindan biridir. Martin Crimp’ in Ingiliz Tiyatrosu’na olan katkisini genis bir perspektiften gostermek icin, bu tez Crimp’ in sahnelenmis sekiz oyununu, Definitely The Bahamas (1987), Dealing with Clair (1988), The Treatment (1993), Attempts on Her Life (1997), The Country (2000), Cruel and Tender (2004), Fewer Emergencies (2005) ve The City (2008), Kulturel Materyalizm, Sosyalist Feminizm, Artaud’un tiyatro teorisi gibi teorilere dayandirarak inceler. Bu sebepten dolayi, bu teorilerin isiginda incelenen oyunlardan farkli bulgular elde edilmistir. Giris bolumunde, Crimp’in hayati ve icinde yer aldigi Yuzun...
Idil Journal of Art and Language, 2018
From the 1990s onwards in particular, much significance has been given to theatre that is themed ... more From the 1990s onwards in particular, much significance has been given to theatre that is themed around the dual relationship between the mind and exposing the hidden memory, or re-animating what has been erased from memory. The aim of this paper is to uncover and defend the existence and future existence of a dystopic world in terms of how the mind relates it with reality in two post-modern plays, Escaped Alone (2016) and Far Away (2000), by one of British theatre’s most prominent of playwrights Caryl Churchill. Churchill, who is familiar negative direction that the world within which she lives is going, makes mention of a world that is leaning towards an unpredictable chaos by putting violence, death, and political events at the forefront. Within the frame of Jeanette Malkin’s Memoy-Theatre theory, the notion of the hidden memory emerges as Churchill uses the art of over-representation. In Far Away, how memory is changed and re-created as well when and how it affects the persona i...
New Era Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 2021
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
This paper aims to interpret both the female characters in Naomi Wallace's play And I and Silence... more This paper aims to interpret both the female characters in Naomi Wallace's play And I and Silence (2011), Jamie and Dee's desire to be free and their resistance to power within the framework of Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish (1975). Emphasizing concepts such as power, freedom, and resistance, Foucault advocates that nobody is out of power for there exists no place absent of power. Furthermore, it is impossible not to mention freedom wherever there are power and resistance where freedom exists. Wallace introduces her audience to two female characters who had been convicted of different crimes and then met in prison. Jamie is African American while Dee is a white American woman. Both women dream of making a good life together after being set free. The moment that they do get released, they deem that they have gotten rid of disciplinary power, and are free. However, both of them begin to resist as they encounter power again. Characters who feel the power much more as they resist eventually accept that power is everywhere. They commit suicide in order to find freedom, regardless whether or not it is an exact solution. As a result, Wallace effectively reveals the American power system through her avant-garde play. Wallace's characters, moreover, are dramatic instances of Foucault's conceptualization of power, freedom, and resistance.
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordina... more Throughout the 1990s, British theatre shifted its focus on themes that were ever more extraordinary, and thus ever more violent. Aleks Sierz, a theatre critic, dubbed this shift 'in-yer-face theatre'. The aim of this paper is to examine how those who had pioneered this movement, including Martin Crimp, Philip Ridley, Anthony Neilson, Judy Upton, and Moira Buffini reflect the theme of violence in youth in their plays. The overarching goal of 'In-yer-face theatre' is to shock viewers as well to have them come face-to-face with own inner beasts through the use of obscene language, and by means of evoking one's inner violent instincts. In 'In-yer-face theatre' not only adults but also youth kill, rape, torture. Both youth and adults alike are victimized by the darkness swirling around within the pits of souls. Each playwright has her/his own way of portraying this violence on stage, Vincent River, Ghost from a Perfect Place, Ashes and Sand, Normal, Welcome to Thebes, In the Republic of Happiness. Crimp blames the emergence of violence upon capitalism. Neilson and Ridley equate violence with the struggle to stay alive. Buffini shows how ruthless youth at war can be, whilst Upton deals with the crimes committed by female gangs-a problem which had plagued much of the United Kingdom during that period. Not only do playwrights force their audiences to confront reality, but they also cast their own bleak outlooks concerning the future. Since they deem that modern youth, like adults, is cruel, remorseless, and void of any sense of empathy.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
Researchers have helped language teachers understand the various aspects of motivation in foreign... more Researchers have helped language teachers understand the various aspects of motivation in foreign language (FL) learning. Motivation is dependent on several factors including, gender, skill level, perceived proficiency and personality traits such as introversion and extroversion. This study explored these multiple dimensions with 129 students at the preparatory level at Gediz University. To do this, the learners responded to a questionnaire adapted from Dörnyei&Guillateaux, (2008). We found significant differences for gender and level factors. Understanding these differences could give teachers a better insight into instructional methods, decision making and encouraging students to achieve higher levels of success.