ADVANCED LECTURE 2

[Anonymous]

The caricature is a satirical representation of the Australian political system. The concept of appearance vs. reality is illustrated through the conventional symbolism of controversial political figures as chefs in a messy kitchen. The relaxed and pleased salient figure in the cartoon, presumably Turnbull, holding a neatly presented dish represents the ability of politicians to capitalism on the failures of others to present themselves in a positive light to the people.

[Anonymous]

The foreground displays rigid rocks which highly parallels and symbolises the harsh environment but also about th beauty behind the slabs evokes the landscapes calm meandor.

[Anonymous]

The decision to construct the painting tile by tile reflects the idea that deeper meaning is found through the small intricacies of a given landscape opposed to perceiving an environment of a broad whole as it may be overwhelming at first glance.

[Anonymous]

Shakespeare utilises conventional symbolism in his caricature in order to represent his criticisms of the Australian’s political environment. He depicts well known figures such as the Prime Minister and leader of the opposition to portray the entirety of Australia’s political climate, emphasising his conviction of the inadequacy of the disarray of the current government.

[Anonymous]

The symbolism of Bill Shorten cooking a 'meat pie' indicates Labor party catering to the needs of the working class.

[Anonymous]

'Mount Analog' utilises choice of colour palette in conjunction with context to represent the landscape. The orange hues of sunset juxtaposed with the blue of the midday sky show the layering of context multiple contexts, showing the effect of of differing time and context upon our landscape.

[Anonymous]

The vector drawn between the main chef and the woman in red deliberates the contrast between appearance and reality.

[Anonymous]

In Shakespeare’s visual image of the Australian Politicians “cooking” in the kitchen, he is portraying that is Australia is a political mess through the use of conventional symbolism of the political system.

[Anonymous]

Through the comparison of texts from different contextual periods, an individual may gain a richer appreciation of textual form and values that reflect the overall human experience of love.

[Mada438]

Through a study of intertextual perspectives, individuals can observe the way composers portray the theme of leadership through different ideas such as technology and power and how context plays a key role in shaping the audience's understanding of the theme as well as the composers portrayal

[Anonymous]

Mortality manifests through the relationships, attitudes and overall life of a person and the individuals around them. Mrs Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf published in 1925 that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. The Hours (2002) by Stephen Daldry is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each woman is alive at a different time and place yet all are linked by their desires and their fears. The Hours reiterates the ideas that life and death are dependent on each other; it is a person's life experiences that define their thoughts and feelings on death and death can define their life experiences. Both texts demonstrate desirable needs, discovering the meaning of life and the self-perception of mortality. In that, The Hours further studies the thin line between sanity and lunacy shown throughout Mrs Dalloway.

[Anonymous]

Leadership and how it is portrayed in both 1984 and Metropolis is changed based on the context of the audience and the composers. However different both composers are similar in the way they represent each leader to have a negative and detrimental effect on society. Both Lang and Orwell created their content for a different era and thus the way they present themes and the characterization of leadership varies. In  the postmodern novel, 1984, Big brother is created to represent a figure head for the leadership of the totalitarian regime, totalitarian ideologies and total control within society was quite prevalent in Orwell’s time period with him experiencing the leaderships of both Hitler and Stalin. Fritz Lang’s, the composer of the German expression film, presents Fredersen to be a direct representation of the right winged big business men of the Weimar. Through the central ideas of class division and the loss of hope, both composers are observed to have contrasting methods in the way they portray leadership due to their specific audiences and contexts.

[Anonymous]

Weldon is able to reimagine the portrayal of social class for a post modern context through the use of textual form. Through the non-fiction epistolary form, Weldon is able to translate the Regency Era values of social stratification and gender presented by Austen in Pride and Prejudice for a contemporary audience in Letters to Alice. By considering the different forms and context of composers, Weldon is able to create a text that presents new and fresh ideas for a contemporary audience.

[Anonymous]

By comparing the texts, the portrayal of morality is reimagined through the lens of differing contexts and values, which affect how new audiences interpret meaning. Virginia Woolf’s 1925 Modernist novel Mrs Dalloway and Stephen Daldry’s postmodern 2003 film The Hours hold similar ideas around how social expectations influence the way female morality is portrayed. Additionally, Daldry reimagines the characters of Woolf’s novels, who are shaped by the contextual attitudes against AIDS and mental illness to portray how human morality has changed throughout the passage of time. Thus, it is seen that Daldry reimagines notions around female morality and trauma in Mrs Dalloway to fit contextual postmodern attitudes and values around gender roles and mental illness.

[Anonymous]

How is the portrayal of love in the poetry of John Donne reimagined for a new audience in W;t?

The divine love portrayed John Donne's selected poetry is reimagination through the a secular, postmodern lens in the drama W;t. Although the understanding of love is central to the construction of both texts, each composers shape their protagonists to endure a process of self-reflection, ultimately leading to their redemption. Being composed in a time of revolutionary intellectualism, John Donne's selected poetry explores these ideas during shifting philosophical and religious paradigms. Whilst Margaret Edson explores similar ideals, the context of technological advancement in the 20th century forms the basis for a comparative study between the ideas conveyed in the play. Through these concepts, Edson is able to provide fresh insight through the joint study of these texts as she adapts the 17th century message of Donne to a visual, secular audience through modern theatrical techniques.