Thesis (M.A.)--Victoria University (Melbourne, Vic.), 2006. / Available electronically via the Internet. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA (English))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / This thesis examines the academically neglected work of contemporary South African poet Joan Metelerkamp. It focuses specifically on the drive towards connection displayed in her poetry. The first chapter explores the embodied subjectivity Metelerkamp’s poetry employs, which insists upon connections between language and the body, the self and the natural world. The second chapter examines the connections between Metelerkamp’s poetry and her literary, mythological, academic, sociological and familial legacies which have shaped her work. The third chapter foregrounds the socio-historic location of her poetry, concentrating on the connection her poetry draws between the political and the personal. All the insights in this thesis are directly initiated by, and accountable to, the poetry. These insights are developed into integrated arguments through recourse to three different but compatible theoretical frameworks: embodiment theory, second wave Anglo-American feminism and contemporary South African literary theory. By exploring the revelatory connections drawn in her poetry, this thesis will argue that Metelerkamp is an important figure in the South African literary arena. Her poetry, sensual, subtly nuanced and ruthlessly honest, traverses uninhabited areas in South African literature and therefore deserves to receive the detailed critical attention which it has thus far been denied.

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This thesis is structured around investigating the philosophical and aesthetic problematics, politics, and possibilities of representing the past for the purposes of demythifying the present as well as commemorating the losses of history, as explored in the artworks of Anselm Kiefer, Christian Boltanski, William Kentridge and Santu Mofokeng. The first chapter begins with Theodor Adorno’s philosophical understanding of myth and history: how he is influenced by and then develops Karl Marx’s critique of society, Sigmund Freud’s critique of reason and its subject, and particularly Walter Benjamin’s ideas of history as catastrophe, the role of the historian and his messianic materialism. The second section looks at Theodor Adorno’s dialectic of art and society: immanent criticism in aesthetic practice, mimesis, and the shift in conceptions of allegory from Walter Benjamin’s understanding to that of Jacques Derrida. The last section of the chapter looks at Jacques Derrida’s poststructuralist theories against boundary-fixing, within that the ethical relation to the ‘other’ and the theorist/artist as psychic exile. The second chapter deals with the politics of remembrance and representation — beginning with Theodor Adorno’s historic interpretation of the Mosaic law against the making of images and Jean-Francois Lyotard on the im-possibility of representing the unrepresentable. The chapter is divided in two parts between the post-Holocaust European artists Anselm Kiefer and Christian Boltanski, and the post-apartheid South African artists William Kentridge and Santu Mofokeng. It explores, within these artists’ specific contexts, their formal and philosophical approaches to myth and history, and the problematics of image-making, representing the unrepresentable, and commemorating the immemorial. The thesis concludes by considering different conceptions of melancholia as they relate to these artists: the Freudian psychoanalytic approach, Benjamin’s notions of the artist-genius, and Julia Kristeva’s Lacanian reading of the humanist melancholic, concluding with the mythic-historical Kaballist notion of melancholia as the historical burden or responsibility to commemorate loss.

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, 2008. / Submitted by Jaqueline Oliveira (jaqueoliveiram@gmail.com) on 2008-11-27T16:58:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO_2008_GandhiaBrandao.pdf: 563359 bytes, checksum: 62263fe2b4d41fcc87a9c220da79f0e1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Georgia Fernandes(georgia@bce.unb.br) on 2009-02-10T17:56:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO_2008_GandhiaBrandao.pdf: 563359 bytes, checksum: 62263fe2b4d41fcc87a9c220da79f0e1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2009-02-10T17:56:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO_2008_GandhiaBrandao.pdf: 563359 bytes, checksum: 62263fe2b4d41fcc87a9c220da79f0e1 (MD5) / Esta pesquisa concentra-se na investigação do entrelaçamento dos temas: pósmodernidade, capitalismo, civilização, identidade e esquizofrenia com alguns exemplos da produção literária contemporânea, mais especificamente aquela que trata do sujeito contemporâneo como resultado da efervescência de acontecimentos do século XX. Esta literatura é representada neste trabalho por Extensão do domínio da luta (HOUELLEBECQ, 1994/2004), obra do escritor francês Michel Houellebecq, primeiro romance publicado do autor, que constitui o corpo de análise desta pesquisa. Os demais romances de Houellebecq, Partículas elementares (1998/1999), Plataforma (2001/2002) e A possibilidade de uma ilha (2005/2006) são explorados como reforçadores de conceitos, já que funcionam como universos extensivos em que as idéias de Extensão do domínio da luta aparecem. Para tanto, vemos primeiramente o que se diz da época atual, amparados por pensadores como Jean-François Lyotard, Fredric Jameson, David Harvey e Linda Hutcheon. Logo depois, amparados por Michel Foucault, Friedrich Nietzsche e Roland Barthes, traçamos panorama da expressão artística desde o início da idade moderna até a contemporaneidade. Em seguida, amparados por Eric Hobsbawn, nos aprofundamos nesse campo, ressaltando a evolução do sistema econômico capitalista e suas relações com a arte e a literatura com o objetivo de compreender os elos existentes entre a contemporaneidade e o capitalismo. Por último, amparados por Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari, como contraponto da teoria psicanalítica freudiana, destacamos uma das conseqüências do modo de vida capitalista, a esquizofrenia – de efeitos não muito animadores por um lado, mas libertários por outro –, é advinda da negação que o sistema capitalista impõe ao ser humano de sua complexidade. No tocante à literatura, este estudo pretende situá-la entre modernidade e pósmodernidade, levantando algumas possibilidades de compreensão por meio da relação com outras categorias de texto, tais como o ensaio. _________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / This research focuses on the investigation of the interlacement among the topics: post-modernity, capitalism, civilization, identity, schizophrenia and some examples of the contemporary literature production, mainly that which concerns the contemporary man as a result of the twentieth century. This literature is represented here by Extensão do domínio da luta (HOUELLEBECQ, 1994/2004), first novel of Michel Houellebecq, which is the analysis corpus of this research. The other Houellebecq’s novels: Partículas elementares (1998/1999), Plataforma (2001/2002) and A possibilidade de uma ilha (2005/2006) are explored as concept reinforcers because they work as extensive universes in which the ideas of Extensão do domínio da luta appear. Firstly, there is a discussion about our contemporary world. This discussion is supported by the theories of thinkers such as Jean-François Lyotard, Fredric Jameson, David Harvey and Linda Hutcheon. Then, supported by the ideas of Michel Foucault, Friedrich Nietzsche and Roland Barthes, there is a panorama of the artistic expression since the beginning of modern age up to our contemporary age. After that, supported by Eric Hobsbawn, we go deeper in this subject, reinforcing the evolution of the capitalist economical system and its relations to art and literature with the objective of understanding the links between the contemporary age and capitalism. Finally, supported by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, as a counterpoint to Freud’s psychoanalysis, one of the capitalist lifestyle consequences is remarked: schizophrenia. That, with not very exciting effects but on the other hand a freedom giver, comes from the human’s attitude, imposed by the capitalist system, of denying its own complexity. In relation to literature, this work intends to place it among modernity and postmodernity making some possibilities of comprehension arise through the association of it with other categories of text, such as the critical essay.

This study describes the relationship between auditorium and stage and their mutual interaction. It addresses the development of theatrical space troughout different historical periods and the concept of site specific. It contains a summary of basic terms concerning theatrical space, spectator, auditorium and site specific. It is based on works of leading experts on the topic.The main objective of this study is to analyze my own acting experience gained in Univerzity Theatre Disk and other theatrical or non theatrical spaces, map the trends and development of auditorium and stage and their subsequent effect on actor´s performance and overall perception of the audience. The relationship between an actor and his audience in each specific performance is created due to many factors such as social facilitation, form of dramatic space and unique communication proces between those who create theatre and their recipients.

This thesis deals with the costume design for the play The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht. The theoretical part focuses on researching the use of costume in epic theatre, the history of Chinese clothing , Chinese mentality and philosophy, and the use and history of masks . The practical part studies the philosophical content of the play, the nature of the characters and situations, and describes the process of development of the design concept.

The thesis is focused on basic understanding of the actor as an acting component of the theatre piece and follows his work and creation during the life theatre performace as well as during the rehearsing process (with description of general acting technics).

CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Adail Pereira. A tensão entre oralidade e escritura como reveladora do que é filosofia para Platão: um estudo do Fedro e da Carta VII à luz das doutrinas não escrita. 2011. 115f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia, Fortaleza (CE), 2011. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-11-07T17:24:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-APCJUNIOR.pdf: 928141 bytes, checksum: f4b3825a81db41a231a687fd93b643ea (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-11-07T17:51:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-APCJUNIOR.pdf: 928141 bytes, checksum: f4b3825a81db41a231a687fd93b643ea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-11-07T17:51:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-APCJUNIOR.pdf: 928141 bytes, checksum: f4b3825a81db41a231a687fd93b643ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / O presente estudo busca investigar a Tensão entre oralidade e escritura como reveladora do que é Filosofia para Platão, tensão que se apresenta no diálogo Fedro e na Carta VII. Vários questionamentos nos vêm à mente quando abordamos essa tensão entre a oralidade e a escritura no pensamento filosófico de Platão; teria ele concebido uma doutrina que buscasse preservar a escrita para um público amplo e reservado o ensinamento oral para membros da Academia? Será que a palavra ‘doutrina’ seria o termo certo para expressarmos sua filosofia, sobretudo quando consideramos as ambigüidades encontradas nos seus diálogos? Essa interpretação doutrinal vem até nós através da Escola de Tübingen que recupera e valoriza as ditas “doutrinas não escritas de Platão”, no final dos anos de 1950, com H. Krämer e K. Gaiser; a partir de 1980, ganhando impulso com os trabalhos de G. Reale que interpreta e atribui a Platão um ensinamento esotérico, cuja referência seria os seus ensinamentos orais, Reale traduz para o italiano a pesquisa do grupo de Tübingen e elabora uma versão própria das teses esotéricas. A posição que apresento nessa investigação é baseada na contraposição entre a tese da Escola de Tübingen e a obra de F.Trabattoni (1998). Para Trabattoni, é necessário uma leitura mais atenta do diálogo e da carta de modo a se buscar uma análise da obra como um todo, não somente de alguns fragmentos do diálogo e da carta. Para o comentador italiano o texto platônico requer os mesmos procedimentos de análise utilizados em qualquer texto encenado, no qual, mostra-se lícito encontrar algumas opiniões efetivamente defendidas pelo autor assim seja necessário analisar o texto em seu conjunto, fazendo com que tais opiniões se originem do enredo dramático de ação e diálogo.