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Dev 1
Exam 1
Question | Answer |
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reinscribe | subtle messages that perpetuate a stereotype |
bell hook | woman who wrote a book about white supremacy and imperialism |
where is bali? and what cultures and religion is it? | southeast asia - china and asia - HINDU |
BARONG | everything good! male, mirror tale, four fee, bulging eyes, red mask, and wears a crown |
RANGDA | everything bad. witch, female, eats children, widow, evil spirits, pendulous breasts |
what is the goal of the BARONG PLAY? | To restore balance between good and evil forces |
In the King Kong video we watched in class who is the most civilized and uncivilized? | Most = invaders (Jack Black and crew WHITES) Uncivilized = KING KONG and then the naties |
why did some develop more than others? four reasons | guns, germs, steel. 1. domesticated animals/plants 2. Germs 3. Time of Settlement 4. East and West access better than North and South 5. Ecological barriers- only way to get ahead is to share things |
SHAMAN | one called upon to maintain balance, heal sickness, has supernatural powers etc. it is also called ritual specialist! It is more of an actor!!!! |
what is thought of as correct theater? what often gets forgotten | theater written down, theater forgotten is the oral theater tradition that is not written down (our class remembering 4 stories!) |
early religions are not a matter of personal faith but what? | social and civic cohesion |
what was/is used in many religious ceremonies | THEATER! Performing! |
COMMEMORATIVE DRAMA | reminds ppl who you are. no artistic value = goals achieved Rabinal Achi is one. don't know creator, everyone shares it, connects ppl to spirit - no real dialogue |
where is the rabinal achi come from? | Mayan/Guatemala |
RABINAL ACHI | commemorative drama - reminds ppl of who they are - creates connection between human and divine LINE BTW PERFORMER AND AUDIENCE IS BLURRED = communion |
significance of MASKS? | take away the importance of the individual |
where did Rock N' Roll come from? | blending of African American and European music |
sustaining society vs. advancing society | sustaining society focuses on the community and tradition advancing society focuses on the individual and what is new . . always advancing to better (European societies) |
Appropriation | take something and make it your own. |
what did Brenda Dixon Gottschild say about appropriation? | white culture is dependent on black culture overtly and subvertly (and the reverse) It is not noticed enough how much CULTURE we have appropriated as European from AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE |
what have Europeans been taking and profiting from that is African American? | style, culture, blues, Elvis Presley and his dance moves etc. MUCH MUCH MORE! |
should Americans/white ppl feel guilty today? | Not guilty but we SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! |
what is Wayang Golek? | Javanese Rod puppet Theater |
KALLA | demon God of time |
how is good and evil in the Golek puppet story? | good and evil is integrated, not separated throughout the story |
what is the tree of life? | It is the leaf looking structure that is used to tell the golek puppet show story - integration of good and bad KAYAN GUNAGAN |
what is on the top of the tree of life and what does it mean? | Lodus and it means Rama and pt. of enlightenment |
where is Wyang Golek from? | the island of Java Indonesia |
DALONG? | person that manipulates the puppets! Kathy Folley ; ) |
mythological characters | need for companionship lead to communities of people |
BAND | nomadic community, 5-80 ppl, kinship based, around 35, 000 - 11,000 yrs ago *speech |
TRIBE | settling in fertile places domesticated grains, 100s ppl, *common language |
when was an articulated language developed? | 35,000 yrs ago |
chieftom | Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia, several 1,000 - 10,000 ppl, authority figure seen as divine, priest class decided if worthy --5000 bce *no writing yet. . |
states | multi ethnic, multilingual, slavery on large scale *writing develops |
Ramayana | class performance with puppets |
kayan gunagan | tree of life |
where are Shaman's used today | industrialized South Korea p. 45 theater book "effective way to cope with material and spiritual needs of modern society" |