Research Article

The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There

Volume: 16 Number: 1 June 6, 2022
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The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There

Abstract

Psychogeography deals with the psychological impact of geographical conditions on people. Guy Debord and the Situationists use it on a political level for the radical transformation of metropolises. Thus, many writers utilize the concept as a technique for analysing the psychological landscape of cities. In the plays under consideration, David Hare and Mark Ravenhill portray how their characters respond to the effects of the Berlin Wall as a physical barrier as they attempt to represent pre-Wall and post-Wall global circumstances. Hare and Ravenhill explore the physical and psychological boundaries between Berliners with a critical eye on the daily life of Berlin. In this context, they portray Berlin as a borderland and demonstrate the impact of the Berlin Wall on people’s identities, political views, and life. The playwrights describe Berlin as a mysterious city separated by a defunct wall, with Berliners living under the oppression of global capitalism and consumerism. Using a Debordian framework, this study examines the existence of psychogeography in David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Literary Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 6, 2022

Submission Date

November 20, 2021

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Biçer, A. G. (2022). The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There. Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 16(1), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.47777/cankujhss.1119337
AMA
1.Biçer AG. The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There. CUJHSS. 2022;16(1):15-26. doi:10.47777/cankujhss.1119337
Chicago
Biçer, Ahmet Gökhan. 2022. “The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There”. Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 16 (1): 15-26. https://doi.org/10.47777/cankujhss.1119337.
EndNote
Biçer AG (June 1, 2022) The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There. Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 16 1 15–26.
IEEE
[1]A. G. Biçer, “The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There”, CUJHSS, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 15–26, June 2022, doi: 10.47777/cankujhss.1119337.
ISNAD
Biçer, Ahmet Gökhan. “The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There”. Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 16/1 (June 1, 2022): 15-26. https://doi.org/10.47777/cankujhss.1119337.
JAMA
1.Biçer AG. The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There. CUJHSS. 2022;16:15–26.
MLA
Biçer, Ahmet Gökhan. “The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There”. Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, June 2022, pp. 15-26, doi:10.47777/cankujhss.1119337.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Gökhan Biçer. The Psychogeography of Berlin: David Hare’s Berlin and Mark Ravenhill’s Over There. CUJHSS. 2022 Jun. 1;16(1):15-26. doi:10.47777/cankujhss.1119337

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