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BRECHT AND EXPRESSIONISM
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This 15 page paper deals with the influence of expressionism on the technique and work of Bertolt Brecht. Overview and definition of the characteristics of expressionism. Examples and quotes cited and given. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MBbrecht.rtf

Brecht and the Theatre of Cruelty
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A paper which investigates Arnaud's Theatre of Cruelty and in particular the way that Arnaud's theories can be applied to Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLarnaud.rtf

Brecht's Epic Theatre and Postmodern Theatre
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A 7 page paper which examines the differences between Brecht's Epic Theatre and Postmodern Theatre. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAbrecht.wps

Brecht/Epic Theatre & Mother Courage
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A 10 page research paper/essay that analyzes Bertolt Brecht's play "Mother Courage and Her Children." This play addresses the senselessness of war and human depravity that results from totalitarianism; however, Brecht does this by using his own unique perspective and sense of theatre, rather than following the Aristotelian paradigm for tragedy, which had traditionally ruled theatrical productions. Rather than following the traditional theatrical paradigm in regards to tragedy, which engages the audience on an emotional level, Brecht endeavored to keep his audience outside of the action as observers, but to cause them to think about what was happening, its ramifications and social significance, which Brecht referred to as "epic" theatre. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khbremc.rtf

Brian DePalma / 'Auteur' Director
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A 5 page paper which explores the auteristic techniques employed by director Brian DePalma that have become his trademark. Three DePalma films are examined -- Casualties of War, Scarface and The Untouchables. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bdepalma.wps

Brian Eno/Ambient Music
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A 6 page research paper that examines the techniques and philosophy behind the genre of music that Brian Eno invented in the 1970s. The writer argues that this music, ambient music, was decades ahead of its time and evaluates its form and significance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khenoamb.rtf

Brian Friel’s “Translations” -- A Drama of Cultural Ambivalence
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This 12 page report discusses Irish playwright Brian Friel’s work “Translations.” In it, he tells the story of the British to dominate all of Irish culture and heritage by translating and changing ancient Gaelic names of villages and towns into English. Many drama critics, social commentators, and literary historians have described it a “metaphor” or a parable of the struggles in Northern Ireland regarding the British, cultural assimilation, and the determination to maintain a separate and unique identity. Friel demonstrates that the translation of language was no simple exercise in words and the use of one language over another, it was the beginning of an institutionalized encouragement of cultural ambivalence that had become one of the means by which the English were determined to eradicate uniquely Irish thinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWbfriel.wps

Brian Ward’s “Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations”
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This 6 page report discusses Brian Ward’s 1998 book that looks at forty years of Black music in America and the ways in which its development paralleled that of the political and civil rights movements of the times. Ward makes the point that it was Rhythm and Blues that became the first musical genre to successfully permeate white American culture. As a cultural historian, Ward is able to eloquently present a number of fascinating correlations between white admiration for black music (and culture) and how it related to and still relates to racial inequalities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWrkandr.rtf

Bringing Murderers to Justice in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles”:
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Bringing Murderers to Justice in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” A 3 page paper which examines specific sections of dialogue from each play and considers how these words bring sychological, moral, or philosophical complexity to the notion of bringing murderers to justice. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGhamtrif.rtf

British and French Approach to Other Cultures in Five Films
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This 4 page paper briefly explores the disparate approaches the British and French take to other cultures in their films. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HV5Films.rtf