Born Naked Flashcards by Thomas Lowman

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Gender

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-the characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed

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Transgender

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-relating to a person whose sense of identity does not correspond with their birth sex

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Cisgender

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-relating to a person whose sense of identity corresponds to their birth sex

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Pangender

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-an individual who describes themselves as not gendered

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Sex

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-male or female

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Intersex

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people born with a variation between male and female anatomy

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Heterosexual

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-a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender

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Homosexual

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-a person who is sexually attracted to people of their own gender

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Bisexual

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-a person who is sexually attracted both men and women

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Gay

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-a homosexual man

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Lesbian

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-a gay woman

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LGBTQI+

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-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, + includes all

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DRAG

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-the performance of masculinity, femininity or other forms of gender expression
-gender binding art form that is meant to exaggerate a specific gender identity

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Drag queen

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-male that is a female impersonator

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Drag King

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-female

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Non-binary

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-the idea that there are only two genders
-used to describe genders that don’t fall into one of these two categories

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INTENTION

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To celebrate and educate audiences

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What the play is based on

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Thapelo Makutle

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Theatre for Social Justice

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-provokes an empathetic response from the audience
-raise awareness

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Playwrights Intention

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-raise important questions
-encouraging the audience to take responsibility for creating the answers
-intends to create change in theatre and be a part of the evolution of society
-disobedient theatre
-Deconstruct heteronormative narratives

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GENRE & STYLE

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-Postmodern
-mini-narratives
-multiple perspectives
-truth is relative
-non-binary thinking
-deconstruction
-death of the author
-playful and irreverent
-pastiche
-breaks 4th wall
-meta theatre

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Structure

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-broken up into 4 parts
-loose episodic structure
-fast pace
-intimate actor-audience relationship

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SCENE ONE

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-Blaq Widow enters and interacts with the audience
-metatheatre
-Blaq breaks the 4th wall
-intertextuality
-humor to address serious issues
-mix of South African languages
-crude language

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