Anti-mimesis is a philosophical position that holds the direct opposite of Aristotelian mimesis. Its most notable proponent is Oscar Wilde, who opined in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying that, "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life". In the essay, written as a Platonic dialogue, Wilde holds that anti-mimesis "results not merely from Life's imitative instinct, but from the fact that the self-conscious aim of Life is to find expression, and that Art offers it certain beautiful forms through which it may realise that energy."
1. Launch: Musings on Alienation
2. Vocabulary:
2a. stereotype
2b. alien(ation)
i. [natal alienation] -- POC (person of color) is born into a position in society where they aren't considered a real "person;" that, since birth (natal), they are alienated from the rest of society; the emotional and social implications/effects thereof are profound
ii. see below, re: what it means to be a slave (and think about our discussions of consent)
3. Language for Academic Argument: Defend, Challenge, Qualify
Homework: Practice: Defend, Challenge, Qualify
4. Finish reading A Historical Look at the Moor
4a. Review: "Audiences and dramatists were drawn to the Moor as a [arche]type because the character provided a way to examine some of the most difficult questions of division and alienation" (d'Amici 213).
4b. What are the particular valences (qualities of) theatrical spaces that allow us to examine truths in a vulnerable and cathartic way? In other words, why can we confront issues about race and alienation in a play, but not in real life?
4c. closed national identity vs the need for interaction
4d. traditional definitions of Western norms and of those who deviated from them -- exploration and exploitation
5. Plan out your Writing Prompt
6. Exit Ticket: Submission Form for Act I Reading Journal
What does it mean to be a slave?
1. being subject to unlimited violent coercion
2. being subject to systematic social dishonor and degradation
3. being subject to "natal alienation," meaning being isolated from the protections and support provided by kinship and community, with only one socially recognized relationship -- that of the slave to his owner/master.
1. Launch: Musings on Alienation
2. Vocabulary:
2a. stereotype
2b. alien(ation)
i. [natal alienation] -- POC (person of color) is born into a position in society where they aren't considered a real "person;" that, since birth (natal), they are alienated from the rest of society; the emotional and social implications/effects thereof are profound
ii. see below, re: what it means to be a slave (and think about our discussions of consent)
3. Language for Academic Argument: Defend, Challenge, Qualify
Homework: Practice: Defend, Challenge, Qualify
4. Finish reading A Historical Look at the Moor
4a. Review: "Audiences and dramatists were drawn to the Moor as a [arche]type because the character provided a way to examine some of the most difficult questions of division and alienation" (d'Amici 213).
4b. What are the particular valences (qualities of) theatrical spaces that allow us to examine truths in a vulnerable and cathartic way? In other words, why can we confront issues about race and alienation in a play, but not in real life?
4c. closed national identity vs the need for interaction
4d. traditional definitions of Western norms and of those who deviated from them -- exploration and exploitation
5. Plan out your Writing Prompt
6. Exit Ticket: Submission Form for Act I Reading Journal
1. being subject to unlimited violent coercion
2. being subject to systematic social dishonor and degradation
3. being subject to "natal alienation," meaning being isolated from the protections and support provided by kinship and community, with only one socially recognized relationship -- that of the slave to his owner/master.
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