Dysfunctional relationships, performance and performativity : a comparison of contemporary dramas with Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, 2014

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Nag

Identifier: b7607922

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.

From the Collection:

Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from Monmouth University and demonstrate a proficiency for creative writing through a thesis or equivalent work.

From the Collection:

After completing their 30-credit M.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration, Monmouth’s M.F.A. students take an additional 18 credits of intensive creative writing study that includes the completion of a book-length Creative Thesis.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2014

Creator

Nagle, Jaclyn M. (Jaclyn Marie) (1989- ) (Author, Person)
Gilmartin-Keating, Elizabeth (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

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Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

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Extent

1 Items (print book) : 52 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This thesis examines Edward Albee's drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and compares contemporary dramas on how women still suffers [sic] from the same problems with gender and society today. Taking Judith Butler's concept of performance and performativity, the outlook of the females are the same. This thesis takes Butler's ideal but converts them [sic] into a new idea. Butler believes one does not have a true identity, but this can be argued. For the concept of performance and performativity, the women relay [sic] on their performance. Their performance creates larger than life female characters causing relationships and communication with others to be disconnected. Why are women relaying [sic] only on their performance? What will happen to these female characters when they show their performativity? Edward Albee and the contemporary playwrights are writing a message bigger than one ever thought.

Keywords:

Performance and performativity, Edward Albee, gender, identity, Judith Butler, contemporary dramas