Magda Romanska
Biographic Data
| ID | 1709747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magda Romanska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magda |
| FAMILY NAME | Romanska |
| SIGNATURE | ROMANSKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2513-6137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Bionic Body
This paper looks at the new field of the critical posthuman disability studies and its potential to provide theoretical framework for critical theory’s engagement with modern technologies. How the concept of the bionic body affects representation of the disabled in contemporary culture and, in turn, how representation of the disabled body affects the changing boundaries of what is and what isn’t considered ‘human.’ Historically, the human body, a…
Antigone’s Choice
Shaped by Hegel, philosophy’s approach to Antigone has always been firmly rooted in all the assumptions of realism, with proper, true-to-life, consistent, and plausible characters. These characterological mimetic interpretations often feed off of each other within the context of what’s perceived as “realist” drama, with its focus on characters and their insoluble, hence tragic, conflict. Starting with the twentieth-century avant-garde, however, t…
The theatre of cruelty and the limits of representation
When first released in 1975, Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom , directed by the already-notorious Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, aroused instant controversy. As a framework for its plot, Salò took the infamous 500-page novel by the Marquis de Sade, 120 Days of Sodom . In de Sade’s novel, four libertines, President de Curval, the Duc de Blangis, Durcet and the Bishop of X, sign a contract whose main clause is commitment to breaking as many tab…
The Polish Theatre of the Holo Caust by Grzegorz Niziołek
Reviewed by: The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust by Grzegorz Niziołek Magda Romanska THE POLISH THEATRE OF THE HOLOCAUST. By Grzegorz Niziołek. Translated by Ursula Phillips. Cultural Histories of Theatre and Performance series. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2019; pp. 320. Originally published in Poland in 2013, Grzegorz Niziołek's The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust was much anticipated by Polish-speaking scholars, particularly in light of N…
The Post-traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor
Despite its international influence, Polish theatre remains a mystery to many Westerners. This volume attempts to fill in current gaps in English-language scholarship by offering a historical and critical analysis of two of the most influential works of Polish theatre: Jerzy Grotowski's 'Akropolis' and Tadeusz Kantor's 'Dead Class'. By examining each director's representation of Auschwitz, this study provides a new understanding of how translatin…
The Anatomy of Blasphemy
What is the relationship of an artwork to the sociopolitical context in which that work was created? James Westcott discusses how Thomas Hirschhorn in Superficial Engagement reproduces the violence of war propaganda. Magda Romanska analyzes the trial in Poland of Dorota Nieznalska, accused of “offending religious feelings” with her work Passion. Ilka Saal reports on the 15th International Istanbul Theater Festival where emerging artists break wit…
Ontology and Eroticism
Ontology and Eroticism
The Anatomy of Blasphemy
What is the relationship of an artwork to the sociopolitical context in which that work was created? James Westcott discusses how Thomas Hirschhorn in Superficial Engagement reproduces the violence of war propaganda. Magda Romanska analyzes the trial in Poland of Dorota Nieznalska, accused of “offending religious feelings” with her work Passion. Ilka Saal reports on the 15th International Istanbul Theater Festival where emerging artists break wit…
The Post-traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor
Despite its international influence, Polish theatre remains a mystery to many Westerners. This volume attempts to fill in current gaps in English-language scholarship by offering a historical and critical analysis of two of the most influential works of Polish theatre: Jerzy Grotowski's 'Akropolis' and Tadeusz Kantor's 'Dead Class'. By examining each director's representation of Auschwitz, this study provides a new understanding of how translatin…
The theatre of cruelty and the limits of representation
When first released in 1975, Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom , directed by the already-notorious Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, aroused instant controversy. As a framework for its plot, Salò took the infamous 500-page novel by the Marquis de Sade, 120 Days of Sodom . In de Sade’s novel, four libertines, President de Curval, the Duc de Blangis, Durcet and the Bishop of X, sign a contract whose main clause is commitment to breaking as many tab…
The Polish Theatre of the Holo Caust by Grzegorz Niziołek
Reviewed by: The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust by Grzegorz Niziołek Magda Romanska THE POLISH THEATRE OF THE HOLOCAUST. By Grzegorz Niziołek. Translated by Ursula Phillips. Cultural Histories of Theatre and Performance series. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2019; pp. 320. Originally published in Poland in 2013, Grzegorz Niziołek's The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust was much anticipated by Polish-speaking scholars, particularly in light of N…
Antigone’s Choice
Shaped by Hegel, philosophy’s approach to Antigone has always been firmly rooted in all the assumptions of realism, with proper, true-to-life, consistent, and plausible characters. These characterological mimetic interpretations often feed off of each other within the context of what’s perceived as “realist” drama, with its focus on characters and their insoluble, hence tragic, conflict. Starting with the twentieth-century avant-garde, however, t…
The Bionic Body
This paper looks at the new field of the critical posthuman disability studies and its potential to provide theoretical framework for critical theory’s engagement with modern technologies. How the concept of the bionic body affects representation of the disabled in contemporary culture and, in turn, how representation of the disabled body affects the changing boundaries of what is and what isn’t considered ‘human.’ Historically, the human body, a…
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