Hysteria, Madness and Disciplinary Power: The Next Room and Mrs. Packard

Sinan GUL

doi:https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.905163

Article Details

Hysteria, Madness and Disciplinary Power: The Next Room and Mrs. Packard

Authors:

Sinan GUL

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

HUMANITAS - International Journal of Social Sciences 2021 Vol.9 Issue 18, pp.130-150

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000453420

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2645-8837

pISSN:

2147-088X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.905163

Abstract:

 

Mrs. Packard (2008) by Emily Mann and The Next Room or The Vibrator Play (2009) by Sarah Ruhl explore and deplore the conventions of the 19th century life-style while revealing the difficulties women experienced through the means of medical advances. Protesting the appropriation of scientific methods to oppress women’s body and mind, both plays display examples of alternative methods to resist oppression despite being written in different tones, styles, and for different purposes. Using Foucault’s formation of power and resistance theory to trace the theme of protest in both plays, this paper analyzes their relevance to contemporary audiences by emphasizing their break from the Enlightenment values and modern institutions.

 

Emily Mann’ın Mrs. Packard (2008) ve Sarah Ruhl’un The Next Room veya The Vibrator Play (2009) adlı oyunları, kadınların tıbbi gelişmeler dolayısıyla yaşadıkları sıkıntıları sergilerken, on dokuzuncu yüzyıl yaşam tarzının geleneklerini irdeleyip zorlukları sahneye aktarmaktadır. Farklı tonlarda, tarzlarda ve farklı amaçlarla yazılmış olmasına rağmen, her iki oyun da kadın bedenini ve zihnini baskı altında tutmak için bilimsel yöntemlerin kullanılmasını eleştirip, mevcut baskıya direnmek için alternatif yöntem örnekleri sergilemektedir. Her iki oyunda da protesto temasının izini sürmek için Foucault’un iktidar oluşumunu ve direniş teorisini kullanan bu makale, bu oyunlardaki Aydınlanma çağı değerlerinden ve modern kurumlardan kopuşlarını vurgulayarak çağdaş izleyicilerle kurulabilecek ilgi ve ilişkilerini analiz etmektedir.

Article Details

Hysteria, Madness and Disciplinary Power: The Next Room and Mrs. Packard

Authors: Sinan GUL

Publisher: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: HUMANITAS - International Journal of Social Sciences 2021 Vol.9 Issue 18, pp.130-150

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000453420

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2645-8837

pISSN: 2147-088X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.905163

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Authors:

Sinan GUL

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

HUMANITAS - International Journal of Social Sciences 2021 Vol.9 Issue 18, pp.130-150

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000453420

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2645-8837

pISSN:

2147-088X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.905163