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Ralph Chessé And Forman Brown: When Carving The Other Is Carving The Self, Ben Fisler
Ralph Chessé And Forman Brown: When Carving The Other Is Carving The Self, Ben Fisler
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This article examines two “closeted” puppeteers, Forman Brown and Ralph Chessé, who demonstrate alterity’s ability to disrupt itself. Their puppets are both exotic (“different from me”) and incorporated (“like me”), as the artists’ hidden racial and sexual identities blur the boundaries between self and other.
The Western Tourist As Exotic Other: Coping With The Aggressive Ways Of The Casual Stranger, John Emigh
The Western Tourist As Exotic Other: Coping With The Aggressive Ways Of The Casual Stranger, John Emigh
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
In the summer of 2004, the author traveled with Prof. Barbara Hatley to see a performance by the Ludruk Karya Budaya troupe of Mojokerto in Eastern Java and while there, the author participated in the performance; this chapter reflects on the minefield of cultural issues involved in their improvised sketch.