URJ-UCCS: Undergraduate Research Journal at UCCS

Vol. 9 No. 2
Articles

Driving Tyranny Home: A Narrative Consideration of Pavelensky's Fixation

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  • Christopher M. Bacavis
Christopher M. Bacavis
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Published 2016-04-04

Keywords

  • Narrative,
  • Dramatism,
  • Kenneth Burke,
  • Pentad

How to Cite

Bacavis, C. M. (2016). Driving Tyranny Home: A Narrative Consideration of Pavelensky’s Fixation. URJ-UCCS: Undergraduate Research Journal at UCCS, 9(2), 47–50. Retrieved from https://urj.uccs.edu/index.php/urj/article/view/229
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Abstract

In this rhetorical analysis, the 2013 performance piece Fixation by conceptualist artist Petr Pavlensky is considered in light of dramatist and narrative criticism. In addition to advancing a theme regarding governmental power, the piece is shown to reflect Burkean concepts, including the representative anecdote, the pentad, and tragic heroism. The impact of Fixation on various types of observers is also considered.
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