Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Summer 2006
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication Studies
Advisor
Carolyn Sue Strohkirch
Abstract
This study deconstructs Eve Ensler's Obie award winning 1996 play, The Vagina Monologues using theatrical genres as a means of comparative analysis. Genres studied: Social, Popular and Feminist Theatre, were chosen for their similarity with the play’s theme of theatre for social change. Typologies were constructed in an effort to conceptualize genres, their sub-genres and their descriptors. Using these typologies, a comparative analysis was made of The Vagina Monologues, utilizing published interviews with the author, critiques of the play, V-Day Campaign, televised performance of and excerpts of the script. My results revealed the genre, Social Theater, as containing the most shared descriptors to The Vagina Monologues. However, a number of descriptors from other studied genres (Popular and Feminist Theatre) were also applicable.
Recommended Citation
Renard, Erin N., "Deconstructing the Vagina Monologues: A Tazonomic Approach to Social Change" (2006). Master's Theses. 2995.
DOI: 10.58809/CPCZ9792
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2995
Rights
© 2006 Erin N. Renard.
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