Theatricality

With the term theatricality (from the Greek thèatron: scene) a formative thought pattern was introduced into the current scientific discourse . It first appeared in many European languages ​​at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries .

For a long time, the humanities assumed a fundamental difference between modern Western and unfashionable non-Western cultures. In addition to texts and monuments, the self-image of these non-Western cultures was primarily expressed in theatrical processes such as rituals, ceremonies , festivals, games, competitions, etc. It was also assumed that in Western cultures this function was fulfilled solely by texts and monuments. However, this representation has been questioned by cultural studies research after it has been shown that Western festivals, political ceremonies, punishment and funeral rituals, etc. are very similar in their function and importance to those of non-Western cultures.

See also

• Performativity
• Event
• Narrativity
• Theatricality

literature

• Burns, Elizabeth: Theatricality: A study of convention in the theater and in social life. Longman: London 1972
• Fischer-Lichte, Erika (ed.): Rituality and limit. Francke: Tübingen, Basel 2003
• Fischer-Lichte, Erika (ed.): Theatricality and the crises of representation. Metzler: Stuttgart, Weimar 2001
• Gottfried Fischborn : Political Culture and Theatricality . Articles, essays, journalism. Peter Lang Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2012. ISBN 978-3-631-63251-2
• Rhomberg, Markus: A stage for politics. Political staging and theatricality in mass media communication. Thesis. Vienna 2003, Chapter 5 ( Memento from July 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

• The concept of 'theatricality' using the example of Thomas Bernhards' wood felling. An excitement. ' The concept of 'theatricality' using the example of Thomas Bernhards' wood felling. An excitement. '