Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Monday, 30 January 2017
Friday, 27 January 2017
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
MARTIN LUTHER KING The Children of Birmingham 1963 and the Turning Point of the Ci...
The political and social background to the campaign for Equal Civil Rights and Equal Treatment for all races.
The injustice of inequality -
DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION
led to the rise of Martin Luther King and the non-violent CIVIL RIGHTS RESISTANCE TO INJUSTICE.
I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH ANALYSIS -
CLICK BELOW HERE
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/speech-analysis-dream-martin-luther-king/
Monday, 16 January 2017
Friday, 13 January 2017
CIA, Chile & Allende - DEATH AND THE MAIDEN - ARIEL DORFMAN
ABOVE - THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND TO CHILE IN 1973
SEPTEMBER 11TH 1973 - THE CIA BACKED GENERAL PINOCHET IN A COUP AGAINST THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE.
BELOW - HOW THE FOOTBALL STADIUM BUILT TO CELEBRATE 'THE BEAUTIFUL GAME' BECAME A PRISON OF TORTURE AND MURDER.
GENERAL PINOCHET ARRESTED THOUSANDS OF CHILEAN PEOPLE HE SUSPECTED OF BEING LOYAL TO THE MURDERED PRESIDENT ALLENDE.
IN THE PLAY DEATH AND THE MAIDEN - PAULINA AND GERARDO (FICTIONAL CHARACTERS IN A FICTIONAL PLAY INSPIRED BY REAL POLITICAL EVENTS)
TIMELINE
1970 ALLENDE ELECTED IN A FREE DEMOCRATIC ELECTION
1973 GENERAL PINOCHET SEIZES POWER IN A MILITARY COUP. THE ELECTED PRESIDENT DIES OF GUNSHOT TO THE HEAD IN HIS OFFICE.
1990 - THE MILITARY AGREES TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY.
BUT GENERAL PINOCHET IS PROMISED IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR HIS LIFETIME. ALSO THE MILITARY ARE ALLOWED TO KEEP ONE THIRD OF ALL SEATS IN THE PARLIAMENT - WITHOUT STANDING FOR ELECTION.
DORFMAN RETURNS TO CHILE 1990 - SEE HIS AFTERWORD TO THE PLAY.
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DRAMA SOCIETY
Thursday, 5 January 2017
Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy interview on Charlie Rose (1997) - Suggested by Tamanna Grade X1
Although this interview is 10 years old it may interest students to consider the views expressed here. Thank you Tamanna for sending me this link.
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Six Degrees Of Separation Trailer
STUDY RESOURCE PACK CLICK HERE BELOW
https://oldvictheatre-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/File/2304.pdf
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