Research master thesis | Literary Studies (research) (MA)
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In this research project, I aim to develop a framework for analysing contemporary theatre plays that deal with issues of memory on a meta-level. My claim is that a theatre of meta-memory often...Show moreIn this research project, I aim to develop a framework for analysing contemporary theatre plays that deal with issues of memory on a meta-level. My claim is that a theatre of meta-memory often takes place within a meta-theatre, meaning that a reflection on the role of memory goes hand in hand with a reflection on the medium of theatre itself. I will prove this by performing an in-depth performative analysis of three contemporary Dutch theatre plays: Als ik de liefde niet heb (Ro Theater), How to play Francesca Woodman (Toneelgroep Maastricht) and Kamp (Hotel Modern), which are all concerned with notions such as presence, the body, the use of media and the role of the spectator. In the end, I hope to show the importance and possibility of the theatre as a space of remembering, but mostly as a space in which new memory and meaning can be produced and contemplated.Show less
