2/11/15Bertholt BrechtWorked as an orderly in a hospital during WW!Influenced by marx’s writingsValues are determined by prevailing economic systemContemporary social problems the result of capitalist made of productionSpectators should be critical and activeSocial/economic implications of theatre with the goal of changing problems1933-1948: in exile from Nazi Germany1949- founded the Berliner ensembleplays:the threepenny operathe Caucasian chalk circlemother courage and her childrenEpic TheatreCompared to epic poetryDialogue and narration alternateTime and place are quickly alternateAnti-AristotelianEmotional moments should be interruptedProblems should not be solved on stageVerfremdungseffekt- “alienation effect”Called attention to theatre mechanicsLighting instruments visible, spare sceneryMusicians visibleCaptions, maps, signs, etc.“Gestic” acting“gestic” actingactors addressed audience directly, commented on actionactors ‘presented’ or ‘quoted’ rather than became their charactersemphasis on social function of characterVarieties of feminismLiberal feminism (1st wave)Cultural/radical feminism (2nd wave)Materialist feminism- social construction of gender–sex is biological, gender is socialfeminism and race/class/nationality/culture: black, Latina, Asian feminism; working class feminismfeminism and sexuality: lesbian feminismLesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender RightsStonewall riotsJune 29, 1969- police raid on the stonewall inn in Greenwich villageSeveral days of riotingMattachine society/daughters of bilitisGay liberation front- organization that struggled for the rights of gays and lesbiansFocus on social and cultural rules surrounding “normal” sexuality and deviations from itQueer TheoryReappropriation of language“queer”the idea that sexual identity and practice are socially constructed and changing, not constant: does “normal” exist?“queering”revealing queer attitudes and practices in cultural representations, social practices, etc.Tony KushnerBorn in NYC in 1956, raised in Lake Charles, LAMFA in directing at Columbia UniversityThe intelligent homosexuals Guide to capitalism and socialism with a key to the scriptures (2011)Ethel RosenbergCommunist party memberAccused of spying for the soviet unionRoy Cohninfluential in Rosenberg trial, chief counsel during McCarthy hearingsrepresented Donald trump, john gotti, studio 54 ownersclosely associated with conservative politics, publicly lobbied against gay rightsdied of AIDS in 1986 2/11/15 Bertholt Brecht- Worked as an orderly in a hospital during WW! - Influenced by marx’s writings o Values are determined by prevailing economic systemo Contemporary social problems the result of capitalist made of production- Spectators should be critical and active- Social/economic implications of theatre with the goal of changing problems - 1933-1948: in exile from Nazi Germany- 1949- founded the Berliner ensemble - plays:o the threepenny operao the Caucasian chalk circleo mother courage and her children  Epic Theatre- Compared to epic poetryo Dialogue and narration alternateo Time and place are quickly alternate- Anti-Aristoteliano Emotional moments should be interruptedo Problems should not be solved on stage- Verfremdungseffekt- “alienation effect”o Called attention to theatre mechanics  Lighting instruments visible, spare scenery Musicians visible Captions, maps, signs, etc.  “ Gestic” acting- “gestic” actingo actors addressed audience directly, commented on actiono actors ‘presented’ or ‘quoted’ rather than became their characterso emphasis on social function of character  Varieties of feminism - Liberal feminism (1st wave)- Cultural/radical feminism (2nd wave)- Materialist feminism- social construction of gender o –sex is biological, gender is social- feminism and race/class/nationality/culture: black, Latina, Asian feminism; working class feminism - feminism and sexuality: lesbian feminism Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Rights- Stonewall riotso June 29, 1969- police raid on the stonewall inn in Greenwich village o Several days of rioting- Mattachine society/daughters of bilitis- Gay liberation front- organization that struggled for the rights of gays and lesbians- Focus on social and cultural rules surrounding “normal” sexuality and deviations from it  Queer Theory - Reappropriation of language- “queer”o the idea that sexual identity and practice are socially constructed and changing, not constant: does “normal” exist?- “queering” o revealing queer attitudes and practices in cultural representations, social practices, etc. Tony Kushner- Born in NYC in 1956, raised in Lake Charles, LA- MFA in directing at Columbia University -The intelligent homosexuals Guide to capitalism and socialismwith a key to the scriptures (2011)Ethel Rosenberg- Communist party member- Accused of spying for the soviet unionRoy Cohn- influential in Rosenberg trial, chief counsel during McCarthy hearings- represented Donald trump, john gotti, studio 54 owners- closely associated with conservative politics, publicly lobbied against gay rights- died of AIDS in