Wednesday, October 04, 2006
blogresearch
Just found an interesting page on the net about Richard Maxwell, an intriguing anecdote:
This anecdote as well as the recording of 'boxing 2000' and the theme of citizenship has definitely got me thinking. The way Maxwell has his actors communicate in such a loud manner, devoid of emotion gives the spectator the sense that the actors are very far away from one another, maybe this idea could be used to make a point about society and how people are growing further apart - more people now live alone, more people get divorced, having looked at the content of citizenship lessons the government clearly feel the traditional family model is not functioning properly, Jennie's research demonstrates how the government seeks to instill a sense of patriotism, pride and belonging into new citizens - is this something those of us born and bred in the UK lack?
Just some ideas, I hope they're useful!
Lotty xx
