Spectacle

Monster Cinema: The Myth and History of the Spectacle In recent years, the monster genre has been dominated by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and supernatural creatures. Although these monsters terrify audiences, they don’t have the same impact as their larger, far more destructive counterparts. The kaiju, or giant monster, have been a neglected and misunderstood genre for a long time. It wasn’t until recently that these monsters started to make their way back on the silver screen. This paper…

story “Totem”, Thomas King uses totem poles as symbols to represent a scenario in which a certain culture group is isolated from society. On the other hand, Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” uses an image of “Harrison smashing his headphones and spectacles against the wall”, to deliver a message stating that equality is not necessarily a favorable thing. The symbolic monumental sculptures of totem poles in “Totem”, coming to life demonstrates a first nation’s fight for recognition in…

stereotypical manner that Norma views Jordanian individuals while captivating the American audience. In Forbidden Lie$, Anna and Norma utilize the teachings of Edward Said theory of Orientalism, bell hooks’ “Eating the Other” and the Guy Debord idea of “the spectacle.” Forbidden Lie$ explores the book Forbidden Love through the viewpoint of Norma being made the main…

fights were preparation for the bloodshed that every Roman had to one day go through, and so was seen as a good, or rather okay, activity for the slaves or those who sold themselves into it . As for the thought that all gladiators perished in these spectacles: this did not always happen. Most contestants died outside of the arena battles, or if they did die, it was because they were so badly hurt that a moral mercy kill would only be to help the gladiator from the torture that could have been…

Captain Obvious admits that Pop Culture is U.S Culture” Pop culture is U.S culture with some terms and conditions. Pop culture is defined as anything that appeals to the masses. Everyone subconsciously adopts “american” as their norm alongside their own social background. The biggest example of U.S culture turned pop culture is social media; facebook, twitter, instagram and tumblr. All of those platforms spawned in the U.S and now are worldwide commercial entities. The movie industry is another…

Amphitheater, or better known as the Roman Colosseum. This is one of the greatest architectural achievements in history. It is an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was designed for gladiatorial contest and public spectacles. Earlier Roman theaters were usually built into hillsides, the Colosseum on the other hand is a free-standing structure that is essentially two Roman theaters built back-to-back. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest…

Harrison Bergeron is a short story written in 1961 by Kurt Vonnegut, it is set in 2081, in a dystopian version of the U.S. The government feels that everyone should be equal, so they put handicaps on above average people. Harrison was smart, fast, and strong, he also threatened the government, who thought he was under handicapped, he eventually broke out of jail, but was killed shortly after. The Great Awakening occurred in Colonial America, from the 1730’s-1740’s. One of the main ideals of the…

schoolboys are challenged by the face of savagery while being stranded on a deserted island with no adult governance. Golding employs symbolism in this novel to allocate an overshadowing and in depth meaning. These symbols consist of the conch shell, spectacles, and the beast. Representing law, power, and authority, the conch shell played a key role in the novel Lord of the Flies. In the beginning as the boys - Ralph and Piggy - first discovered that they were stranded on the island, with no…

When, where and how will it be realized? The durational text-based performances of Forced Entertainment create an actor-audience relationship that is described by Tim Etchells as “a struggle against the idea of the audience as a passive consumer of spectacle” (CITATION HERE). The idea of their durational performances is to expose the actor to the audience, and allow them to see the person behind the performance façade. I am highly interested in exploring this concept, as most theatre…

Ancient Greece brought many important things to modern day society. Democracy, philosophy, science, and sport are just a few of the things amazing things Greece has brought to our modern world. We can also thank our modern understanding of theatre and performance art to the ancient Greeks, as it all began in Attica, Greece. Greek theatre began in Attica, Greece as a celebration of the ancient god of fertility and wine, Dionysus. People would perform cult rituals in Attica, usually that of song…