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The Reflections of American Dream and Postmodern Consumerism: Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping and F***ing and Faust Is Dead

Postmodern Tüketim ve Amerikan Rüyasının Yansımaları: Mark Ravenhill’in Shopping and F***ing ve Faust Is Dead Adlı Oyunları

Çağlayan Doğan(Gümüşhane Üniversitesi | Gümüşhane University)0000-0001-9596-2998
Journal
Mavi Atlas
Pages
653–662
Publication Date
2017-11-30
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Therefore, this study tries to put forward how American dream and contemporary society is mirrored within the current theatre perspective.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to focus on Mark Ravenhill’s some significant plays in which the concept of American dream and contemporary consumerist culture are seen.
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Key Findings & Data:Ravenhill puts forward the perception of American dream and consumerism by emphasizing the dissatisfaction of contemporary postmodern milieu.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, this study tries to put forward how American dream and contemporary society is mirrored within the current theatre perspective.
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⚙️Variables:Mark Ravenhill · Shopping and F***ing · Faust is Dead

Abstract

This study aims to focus on Mark Ravenhill’s some significant plays in which the concept of American dream and contemporary consumerist culture are seen. Ravenhill puts forward the perception of American dream and consumerism by emphasizing the dissatisfaction of contemporary postmodern milieu. In his plays, Ravenhill refers to the concept of American dream that enables to establish a bound between much more consumerism and opportunities that it served. Therefore, this study tries to put forward how American dream and contemporary society is mirrored within the current theatre perspective.

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Bu çalışma bazı önemli eserlerinde Amerikan rüyası ve çağdaş tüketim kültürünün görüldüğü Mark Ravenhill’in ilgili oyunları üzerine odaklanmayı amaçlar. Ravenhill tüketim algısını çağdaş postmodern ortamın doyumsuzluğuna vurgu yaparak anlatır. Amerikan rüyası algısı sunduğu imkanlara ve daha fazla tüketim ile doğrudan bir bağ kurulmasına olanak tanıdığı için Ravenhill tarafından kullanılıyor. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada Amerikan rüyası algısının ve çağdaş toplumun yeni tiyatro perspektifinden nasıl göründüğü ortaya çıkarılmaya çalışılacaktır.

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Doğan, Ç. (2017). The Reflections of American Dream and Postmodern Consumerism: Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping and F***ing and Faust Is Dead. Mavi Atlas, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 653–662. https://doi.org/10.18795/gumusmaviatlas.357960

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