Framing the Classroom: Pedagogy, Power, Oleanna

Garner, Stanton B.

doi:10.1353/tt.2000.0002

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“…But it might be a stretch to imagine the collapse of the capitalist market system momentarily. Other scholars have also addressed the matter of language and the misuse of power in specific academic settings (Garner, 2000;Silverstein, 1995;Skloot, 2001). For example, Brenda Murphy focused on the use of "specialized language" as a means of gaining entry into "restricted linguistic communities that confer power, money, and/or privilege upon their members" (Murphy, 2004, p. 126).…”

Section: The Political Currency Of Anguishmentioning

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Power play: The dynamics of power and interpersonal communication in higher education as reflected in David Mamet’s Oleanna

Chiaramonte

2014

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David Mamet’s play Oleanna may be infamous for reasons that do not do justice to the play’s real accomplishments. One reason for the controversy is the author’s apparent focus on sexual harassment. The play is not about sexual harassment. It is about power. And in particular the power of language to shape relationships within social environments such as universities. First published and performed in 1992 - at a time when many were outraged by the Clarence Thomas - Anita Hill debate - the playwright himself was compelled to deny his play was about sexual aggravation. Mamet’s Oleanna serves to instruct us about the power dynamics within one of our most vital institutions. The aim of this article is to take a dedicated look at this dramatic spectacle to see if we cannot uncover something about leadership and the mechanics of power and communication in higher education that is intellectually riveting, as well as socially constructive.

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Power play: The dynamics of power and interpersonal communication in higher education as reflected in David Mamet’s Oleanna

Chiaramonte

2014

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“…While an exchange of power is considered as a linguistic conflict of this play, the previous studies mostly focus on defined aspect of power as a conflict of play. The issue of power is examined in relation to the institution of education by some scholars like Silverston and Garner Jr [1,2]. Whereas Kulmala defines Oleanna as dramatization of power struggle over habitus, the concept proposed by Bourdieu, a struggle for self-serving goal and survival in capitalistic society is the conflict of play for Maclead, Rayan and Piette [3,4,5,6,7].…”

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Shift of Power in David Mamet’s <i>Oleanna</i>: A Study within Grice’s Cooperative Principles

Dayani

Amjad

2016

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Abstract. This article is devoted to analyze verbal interactions in Oleanna [1993] within Grice's Cooperative Principles [1975] in order to illustrate how the shift of power gradually takes place in the academic discourse of the play. Maxims of this principle are applied on John's utterances in the first act on which the foundation of asymmetric relationship is laid. As expected within Grice's framework, the breaching of maxims, besides their observation, is performed by John through four ways of violating, opting out, clashing and flouting. The conversational implicaturs consequently generating from the flouting of some maxims, most frequently of quality, and quantity, conflict with Carol's assumptions about the state of professorship in academic context which motivate her for gaining power. The study, thereby, aims to demonstrate how clashing and flouting of maxims by John make him weak to Carol's new voice and culminate in reversal in teacher-student relationship in the play.

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The annihilation of triangular space in David Mamet'sOleannaand some implications for teacher-student relationships in the era of mass university education

Shipton

2007

Psychodynamic Practice

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Framing the Classroom: Pedagogy, Power, Oleanna

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Power play: The dynamics of power and interpersonal communication in higher education as reflected in David Mamet’s Oleanna

Power play: The dynamics of power and interpersonal communication in higher education as reflected in David Mamet’s Oleanna

Shift of Power in David Mamet’s <i>Oleanna</i>: A Study within Grice’s Cooperative Principles

The annihilation of triangular space in David Mamet'sOleannaand some implications for teacher-student relationships in the era of mass university education

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