MOTAL, Jan. Behind the Curtain of Phylogeny: From Theatrical Anthropocentrism to Interspecies Appreciation. Online. Slovenské divadlo / The Slovak Theatre. 2019, roč. 67, č. 3, s. 240-257. ISSN 0037-699X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.31577/sd-2019-0014. [citováno 2024-04-23]
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Základní údaje
Originální název Behind the Curtain of Phylogeny: From Theatrical Anthropocentrism to Interspecies Appreciation
Autoři MOTAL, Jan (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)
Vydání Slovenské divadlo / The Slovak Theatre, 2019, 0037-699X.
Další údaje
Originální jazyk angličtina
Typ výsledku Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor 60403 Performing arts studies
Stát vydavatele Slovensko
Utajení není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Organizační jednotka Divadelní fakulta
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/sd-2019-0014
Klíčová slova anglicky the environmental crisis; theatre theory; theatricality; speciesism; Eurocentrism; anthropocentrism; mirror neurons; mimicry; mimesis; katharsis; empathy
Příznaky Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změnil Změnil: doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D., učo 5807. Změněno: 11. 3. 2020 08:56.
Anotace
The theoretical essay discusses the horizontal (cultural) and the vertical (speciesism) dominance of theatre studies, i.e. its Eurocentrism and anthropocentrism. In the context of the global environmental crisis, the essay presents a critique of the field in question and suggests a benchmark of ecological relevance (Glen Love). The fallacies prevailing in theatre scholarship – especially those implicated by the current popularity of the concept of theatricality (Theatralität) and the usage of the term “theatre” to explain other cultures’ phenomena – are shown, and the arguments for transgressing speciesism (Peter Singer) in theatre are presented (animal’s mimesis, mirror neurons, theory of mind, zoosemiotics). Physiological faculties which make Homo sapiens able to perform and understand theatre are discussed in phylogenetic scope, and the interspecies continuity (homology, Ernst Haeckel) is presented as an unconscious archetypal heritage (Carl Gustav Jung, Anthony Stevens). The author argues that a revitalization of katharsis is necessary. The new formulation of the term based on interspecies empathy (Frans de Waal) should extend the boundaries of a community to include non-human individuals. The article concludes that theatre studies should contribute to the reintegration of humans to the wider environmental landscape. Possible ways how to achieve this are discussed.
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