Hysteria, Madness and Disciplinary Power: The Next Room and Mrs. Packard
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2021
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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.
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Feminist history plays, Hysteria, Mrs. packard, madness
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Humanitas - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
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9
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18
