PPT-Doctrine of the Absurd (Absurdism)

amp Nihilism Anam Saeed Kelsey Lipman Ash Nair Casey Filler Wiyun Shepperson Albert Camus Although many label him as an existentialist he saw a potentially fatal flaw in existentialism Camus dug deeper into the problems of our freedom and how our freedom would ultimately affect our ethics. =. existentialism + symbolic satire. Theater of the Absurd . emerged in Europe and the U.S. after World War II. people were discouraged by the unjustness of the world. Existentialism. Theater of the Absurd began at the same time as existentialism.. Presented by : Hilary G., Kalau F., Isaac N., and Ben Y.. Oxford Dictionary definition: . Drama. using the abandonment of conventional dramatic form to portray the futility of human struggle in a senseless world.. “The Absurd”. The conflict between the human tendency to seek value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any.. Absurd does not mean “logically impossible,” but rather “humanly impossible.”. AP Literature and Composition. K. Matteson. Absurdist Theater. Theater of the Absurd came about as a reaction to World War II.  It took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world which can not be logically explained, life is in one word, ABSURD! . 1920-1960. “I personally would like to bring a tortoise onto the stage, turn it into a racehorse, then into a hat, a song, a dragon and a fountain of water. One can dare anything in the theatre and it is the place where one dares the least.”. the. . theatre. of . the. . absurd. Samuel Beckett 1906-1989. Born. . in. Dublin. • one of the last modernist writers. • 1969 Nobel Prize. • elected . Saoi. (wise one) of . Aosdána. (people of the arts) in 1984. “The Stranger”. Existentialism. Merriam-Webster Definition:. “a chiefly 20. th. century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad”. Existentialism . -. the philosophy of humans and how they view themselves within the world. . - Not science, nature or social value. - Social, political, and religious beliefs make up existentialism. . Nihilism & Absurdism. By: Gurpaul Sidhu. Kendra Wang. Sam Pocock. Julia Boese. Nick Gustoff. Nihilism is a philosophical doctrine that claims that traditional value/ethic systems have no empirical value or weight.. How Absurd. Week 2, Day Three. Write about your day using stream of consciousness. . Stream of consciousness: . a literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue. Absurdism and Existentialism At the beginning of this unit, I told you to… Think about what kind of meaning is actually CREATED by a purposefully meaningless play. So… Find a quote that has meaning. Juan Jose Arreola 1918-2001 Juan Jose Arreola Mexican short-story writer Born September 21, 1918; Died December 3, 2001 One of 14 children, left school at age 8 Writing focuses on fantasy, absurdism and magical realism accomplish. ascend. flimsy. dense. heroic. spectator. terminate. suspend. mimic. lumber. experiment. soar. significant. unwieldy. absurd. So unreasonable as to be laughable; foolish or silly. Absurd. NIME 2020 - Workshop Play M ake B elieve Giacomo Lepri 1 , Andrew McPherson 1 , Antonella Nonnis 1 Paul Stapleton 2 , Kristina Andersen 3 , Tom Mudd 4 , John Bowers 5 , Pete Bennett 6 , Sam Topley 7