Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This paper about Neil LaBute's play, Some Girl(S) tries to reveal the repressive aspect of the male characters' adherence to established gender norms by examining the performance of Some Girl(S). To uncover why the male characters in LaBute's works attempt to conceal their emotional selves, the author analyses them through the lens of Judith Butler and other gender theorists. In general, LaBute criticises conventional performance for stimulating change as a response to the prevalence of dangerous males and the generally negative ramifications of their positions. This change is needed because dangerous males dominate conventional performance. To illustrate this issue, LaBute draws on a substantial repertoire of different methods.
Source: JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES
DOI: 10.25130/lang.7.3.12
Institution: University of Tikrit
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4391276190