Paula's Thesis Outline

What is the thesis going to be about?

In my thesis I want to dig into the concept of reenactment. I would like to explore the human desire for acting and how it can be utilized in different ways such as drama therapy, rhetorics or politics. Within this area I'm especially interested in the ambiguity of real and staged emotions and would like to examine areas where they coexist (hysteria). I want to research the history of therapy.

Relation to previous work

At the heart of my previous work woldpeace is the very peak of an emotional facial expression: an expression of extreme happiness. Within this climax the expression changes between joy and horror.

Bibliography

Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Wir alle spielen Theater, Erving Goffman

Women in Therapy by Lerner, Harriet

Emotions in artworks