This paper identifies the discursive practices and power mechanisms in passages of Measure for Measure where certain characters are ruled by the belief of superiority of one over all others. It examines how gender norms are constituted, reproduced, and challenged by drawing on Judith Butler’s theories on gender as a performative act to explore how meaning is reproduced dialogically. Also a Foucauldian understanding of power relations, Augusto Boal’s theatre theories and practices, and Sara Ahmed’s feminist theory.This study contributes to critical-reflexive analyses of gender, language, and literary criticism. The analysis here illuminates how theatre serves as a medium for social change. In doing so, this study offers a feminist perspective in theory and methodology that enables an understanding of how class, gender and power are factors intertwined in social relations. In short, the findings draw attention to the gendered social relationship processes, and thus, demonstrates that theatre is a valuable tool for social change in creating agents of change.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-166664 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Delgado Falcón, Gaudi |
| Publisher | Linköpings universitet, Tema Genus |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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