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Description:: This thesis investigates Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s undermining of soteriological poetics in his comedy Der Schwierige (“The Difficult Man”), with a focus on the complex interplay between meta-language (e.g., stage directions) and dramatic dialogue, normative and contingent speech (i.e., ‘ironic speech’). By challenging what I term the “soteriological agenda” of comedy...
Keyword:: Subversion, Critical Theory, Ironie, Geschwätz, Schweigen, and Gemeinschaft unendliche
Subject:: German literature, Philosophy, and Theater
Creator:: Feliciano, Hector Joniel
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: de
Date Uploaded:: 08/23/2023
Date Created:: 2023-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_1012508 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16724

Description:: Christian artists use dramatic license and theatrical representation to mold idealized versions of the Bible into recreational spaces for popular consumption, such as immersive theaters, theme parks, and museums. For these Christian artists, the impulse to evangelize through theatrical representation overcomes deeply ingrained religious sentiments of antitheatricality and result in...
Keyword:: US tourism, Biblical adaptations, adaptation studies, Christian nationalism, Christian musicals, and Bible museums
Subject:: Religion, Theater, and American studies
Creator:: Taylor, Chelsea Marie
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 05/31/2023
Date Created:: 2023-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16591 and etdadmin_upload_986485

Description:: In the wake of environmental catastrophe, active intervention is needed to heal trauma, resist erasure, and navigate changing communities. Focusing on New Orleans after the federal levee failures following Hurricane Katrina, this dissertation looks across a diverse mix of case studies to theorize how communities utilize performance to navigate mass...
Keyword:: Museum Studies, Memorial, Urban Adaptation, Performance Studies, New Orleans, and Theatre
Subject:: Climate change, Performing arts, and Theater
Creator:: Twardowski, Weston
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 06/22/2022
Date Created:: 2022-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15984 and etdadmin_upload_891419

Description:: This dissertation examines how theatre makers, activists, and politicians staged performances as a tool for rebuilding Catalan cultural identity and strengthening the Catalan independence movement. Through these performances, many Catalonians have sought to define their identity by invoking a retrospective of abuse and trauma, while presenting a united—albeit simplified and...
Keyword:: Spain, independence, Franco, protests, nationalism, and Catalonia
Subject:: European studies, Romance literature, and Theater
Creator:: Hernàndez-Grande, Alícia
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 06/22/2022
Date Created:: 2022-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_903068 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16086

Description:: In my dissertation, I unveil a concept of the dramatic protagonist in Soviet drama that I propose to call a modern superfluous man. To note, this is not an attempt to trace the entirety of the superfluous man tradition from its origins to the present but rather a selective consideration,...
Keyword:: self-fashioning, beggar, Soviet drama, fake suicide, catharsis, and character development
Subject:: Slavic literature and Theater
Creator:: Maksimovich, Polina A
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 02/01/2021
Date Created:: 2020-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_765109 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15294

Description:: Celebrity, reputation, and identity were complex issues for nineteenth-century British actresses. This dissertation examines how actresses responded to, integrated, and defied gender norms and social structures as they performed “authentic” identities for consuming publics. I investigate how actresses participated in charity events and bazaars, autobiographical writing, and advertising campaigns in...
Keyword:: Identity, Victorian, Reputation, Celebrity, Actresses, and England
Subject:: History, Theater, and Theater history
Creator:: Kelly, Lisa Michelle
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2020
Date Created:: 2019-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_667794 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14707

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