Department of Theatre Studies
Library of the School of Philosophy

2024-04-15

2024

Soldatou Maria-Eleni

Καίτη Διαμαντάκου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Γρηγόρης Ιωαννίδης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Γεράσιμος Κακολύρης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Μαρία Κονομή, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Παναγιώτης Μιχαλόπουλος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Γιώργος Π. Πεφάνης, Kαθηγητής, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Σοφία Φελοπούλου, Αναπληρώτρια Kαθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ

Φιλοξενία και ξενοφοβία: Η αναπαράσταση του ξένου στο ελληνικό θέατρο του 21ου αιώνα

Greek

Hospitality and Xenophobia: The Representation of the Foreigner in 21st Century Greek Theatre

This thesis examines the foreigner and how he is perceived by the natives, as represented in selected plays and performances staged in Athenian theatres during the first twenty years of the 21st century. As the notion of the stranger remains perpetually open to interpretation, this research focuses on the strangeness of the foreigner. Dramatic and performative discourse explores contemporary migration and refugee flows, as well as the reception practices by indigenous societies, thusly highlighting the multifaceted philosophical and social concepts of hospitality and xenophobia. The association of xenophobia with nationalism, as a result of the fluidity and instability of collective identities in contemporary Western societies, rekindles hostile attitudes and relations of cultural hierarchy, which are manifested through racism and culturalism. The contemporary Athenian theatre scene reminds us of the necessity of reconciliation with the culturally diverse, through the opening of a passage to the foreigner in both public and private spheres, and underlines the value of intercultural dialogue. It seeks a hospitality that is not determined by laws, rules and restrictions, and that does not discriminate. A hospitality that is guided by the spirit of solidarity and equity, which treats the foreigner as an equal member of a wider community.

Fine arts - Entertainment

foreigner, migration, hospitality, xenophobia, interculturalism

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https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3395758