https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp Each of you will discuss your responses to the questions on McClary's "Carmen" article on in your groups. Each group will create four boxes on the padlet. Boxes 1-3 will be an overview of the points your group discussed for each question. For box four you will find a connection between the article and the world outside. This means connecting the reading to your own life, happenings at college or in the community, similar events at other times and places, or other people or problems that this article brings to mind. Include a link to this connection and describe how it connects. (See my examples.) en-us 2020-02-20 12:12:37 UTC 2020-02-20 15:42:43 UTC hello@padlet.com dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447966580 1.     According to Susan McClary, the opera Carmen plays “along important faultlines of racial, class, and gendered Otherness. In what ways does it do so, and how do these “categories” inflect each other in the opera? 

]]> 2020-02-20 12:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447966580 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447966902 2.     Carmen falls under the genre opera comique. What are the typical plots, characters, and musical styles associated with this type of opera? In what ways does the opera adhere to these conventions and in what ways does it transgress or expand on them? 

]]> 2020-02-20 12:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447966902 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447967032 3.     What kind of evidence does McClary use to support her ideas? Do you find this evidence credible/valuable? What other kinds of evidence might she draw on to give her argument more weight? 

]]> 2020-02-20 12:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447967032 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447967191 This article discusses a Regietheater production of "Carmen" that is reframed in the style of the Netflix show "Orange is the New Black." It connects to Bizet's original setting in compelling ways. (Carmen is a prisoner and Don Jose is a guard.) The show deals a lot with power relations and hierarchies within the prison and by extension society. The opera replicates these structures. There is also a lot of fluidity in the gender roles that OITNB presents. Like Bizet in the 19th century, the opera also engages in contemporary issues regarding gender politics and violence by having a transgender singer play Carmen and a woman play the role of Don Jose.]]> 2020-02-20 12:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/447967191 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077045 This is achieved by the setting of the opera and how Bizet crafts the characters, Carmen specifically. Carmen is almost demonized and criminalized purely because of her race, class, and gender. Her actual character traits, other than these three things, have very little to do with people's attitudes that she got what she deserved]]> 2020-02-20 15:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077045 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077551 During a tumultuous time in French history, issues of race, class, and gender were unnerving to members of an upper-class struggling to uphold their sense of societal order. The stage depictions of oriental cultures and exoticism were often used to further assert the dominance of western culture, because characters of the “other” race would be scripted as barbaric or primitive in most instances. 
-Bizet portrayed topics such as violence and prostitution through Carmen's character who was likely received comically by a French audience. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077551 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077768 The character Carmen within the opera falls into a marginalized part of each of the fault lines that McClary brings to light. On the subject of race, she is part of the Romani people group, a group significantly marginalized and fetishized by the French during the time. She is a working, lower-class person, putting her once again in a marginalized group. And, obviously, she is a woman, putting her in a marginalized situation where she is unable to be and punished for being in touch with her sensuality.]]> 2020-02-20 15:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077768 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077828 Opera comique tends to draw character archetypes and plot outlines from the Italian tradition of the commedia dell'arte. The opera itself obviously lends itself to the outlines laid out for stories about sex/love. Carmen as a character easily fits into the archetype of "the lover." The opera also tends to expand itself from the origins and ideas laid out by the archetypes by going into a specifically tragic idea towards the end. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077828 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077874 Most of McClary's work comes from direct interpretations of primary sources of the people she is talking about. For example, when talking about Victor Hugo's opinions on Orientalism, she quotes him directly from the preface to Les Orientales and then expounds upon what was written to what the deeper effects and meaning of his feelings means to the people of the era.]]> 2020-02-20 15:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077874 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077901 Carmen puts a major focus on the perceived concept of the orient, and all of the inequalities that come with it, ranging from racial and class issues to gender inequalities. All of these issues are interconnected and play roles in how Carmen is seen to the French and society based on their assumptions of societies that belong to the "outside" aka eastern cultures. Because of this, Carmen is seen as exotic and unknown and is subject to these social prejudices. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077901 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077940 2020-02-20 15:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448077940 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078158 - Don Jose is in a higher social position than Carmen. Don Jose's role as a male also places him at an advantage against Carmen. Her status as a gypsy affects her both racially and socially. 
- Micaela, Carmen's foil, is affected socially because of her suppressed sexuality as opposed to Carmen's more outward displays.]]> 2020-02-20 15:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078158 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078291 2020-02-20 15:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078291 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078363 2020-02-20 15:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078363 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078379 -Carmen contains racial faults in the depiction of those deemed as "extoic." Don José represents the Western way of thinking while Carmen is the character who is viewed as exotic to fascinate the Western character. Similarly, Carmen is a Roma woman, and often these people in literature are given characteristic such as sexual promiscuity, and similarly, have connotations that tie them to Jewish people, who in an anti-Semitic Europe are viewed as infiltrators of Europe.
-The working class is depicted unfairly and viewed as animalistic in a way. Carmen shows traits of violence with coworkers and insubordination. Similarly, people of higher classes often fetishized the working class in that the fantasized about an escape to that class. Don José represents this idea in the way he seeks an escape from his lower class lifestyle, and Carmen is the one who provides him that escape. Yet in the end, he is a lowly criminal which is a negative depiction.
-Gender issues are prevalent in the portrayal of women, such as in the prostitution aspect. There is also the fact that Carmen panders to the desires of males. Similarly, prostitutes are viewed as in need of a moral rescue by a man, which is evident through Don José's infatuation with her and idea that there is authenticity there. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078379 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078401 2020-02-20 15:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078401 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078862 2020-02-20 15:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448078862 dana_gorzelany https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079216 2020-02-20 15:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079216 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079327 Carmen's role in race, class, and gender all play together to villianize her in the story. In order for her to be a socially acceptable villain she has to be a woman and control her sexuality. For that to happen, she has to be a woman from the outside, or a woman of color. Due to that, she cannot be well-off. She must be from a lower class. All of these characteristics are vital to portray her in the manner that she is.
This is farther perpetrated by the comparison to Michaela, Don Jose's other woman. She is the pure woman who is "not like other women." It's the difference between  the socially acceptable woman and the femme fatale.]]> 2020-02-20 15:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079327 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079494 * reflects attitudes of the time by using Carmen's character, a woman and "gypsy", not of the bourgois class, as a sort of scapegoat who basically causes the downfall of Don José and herself]]> 2020-02-20 15:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079494 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079599 *Carmen musically follows the general structure of LOpéra Comique through its use of arias and spoken dialogue. 
* also based on pre-existing material (novella, habenera)
* differs through a more serious, tragic story with aspects not suitable for younglings]]> 2020-02-20 15:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079599 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079651 * uses history and Bizét's personal life to show how the historical context was reflected in the Opera 

]]> 2020-02-20 15:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448079651 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448081232 - The plots were typically a mixture of comedy and tragedy; these two styles were alternated throughout the opera. 
- As Carmen is a later opera comique, it features the idea of realism in its depictions of violence and the dark side of human nature. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448081232 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448081449 At the time, it was portrayed as a light hearted opera, so it did fit into opera comique. The tragic ending was view rather as a happy end because she "got what she deserved". Presently, we view it as a tragedy and we see it as a window in the the French socio-political landscape of the time, making it similar to opera seria. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448081449 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082039 Opera comique began in the early eighteenth century. Up until this point, a lot of opera dealt with mythological beings that were only seen in fantasy settings. Carmen, for example, is one of the operas that broke this trend of operatic work. Carmen, in a sense, transgresses and expands upon the idea of opera comique in that the characters and musical stylistic traits are different. In Carmen, there are common characteristics that one would find in everyday reality, such as prostitution, factory work, etc. They are everyday people rather than mythological people. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082039 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082392 - McClary references musical and non-musical works as well as historical events to support her arguments. 
- The evidence used is credible because there is little to no room for bias; McClary's references can be verified through several sources. 
- McClary could use more writings from 19th century female authors to provide primary sources. 
- McClary could use less of a historical backdrop; this made her argument convoluted. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082392 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082753 https://www.boredpanda.com/what-were-you-wearing-sexual-assault-art-exhibition/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
The article discusses the victim blaming culture that follows sexual assault survivors. The rationalization of Don Jose's actions in the opera stem from a place of feeling as though Carmen "got what she deserved". If she hadn't been so promiscuous, Don Jose wouldn't have done what he did. If she hadn't "corrupted" him, she might have survived. This article puts into perspective that the victim's of these types of crimes are not at fault, just as how more modern interpretations of Carmen are framing Don Jose as the true villain of the story.]]> 2020-02-20 15:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448082753 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448083818 Though this is a tragedy Carmen still use a sense of humor depending on the audience watching the opera. Characters in an opera comique are usually everyday people living their every day lives. Even though Carmen is more dramatic it is still about everyday people. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448083818 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448084629 McClary used quotes that connect the French culture to the conflicts within the opera and the time period in which the opera was written.
She also recounts the ways in which the lower-class individuals are portrayed throughout this time period by mentioning on details about the experiences of lower-class characters in French society in order for readers and audience to better understand the way in which these individuals lived and the conflicts they faced.]]> 2020-02-20 15:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448084629 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448085582 McCleary used historical context and primary sources to support her argument and this serves well. McCleary's  argument would be strengthened by an organization that more frequently connects the evidence to specific attributes of Carmen. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448085582 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448086081 -Carmen falls under opera comique in that it has flashy characters and plots that instead of representing European characteristics, it represents the "exotic" with the aim to excite the audience.]]> 2020-02-20 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448086081 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448086426 As mentioned in class, Opera-Comique was traditionally family friendly. Carmen was not. It was very transparent in its sexual and violent themes. However, the moral of the story was one that many families would have approved of, since Carmen got her comeuppance. The opera did follow some things though. It was comical and the music light hearted in character, and it also used spoken dialect and musical dialect.]]> 2020-02-20 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448086426 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448087253 -McClary uses historical evidence such as tracing the concept of exoticism and "Orientalism," historically
-Also incorporates context from Bizet's own life and influence on the characters.
-Draws literary comparisons to Victor Hugo, and his depiction of Roma women and his ideas regarding "Orientalism"]]> 2020-02-20 15:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448087253 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448087501 2020-02-20 15:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448087501 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088219 https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-rage-of-the-incels

Blaming women for many things has been a trend through out most of history. Carmen is often blamed for the events of the opera. Incels are a current group of people that blame and hate women for any reason. the reason for their hate is a dangerous cycle of masculinity. ]]> 2020-02-20 15:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088219 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088428 2020-02-20 15:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088428 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088567 2020-02-20 15:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448088567 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448089469 Italian director, Leo Muscato, has rewritten Carmen to where she is no longer killed by her ex-lover Don Jose. Instead, Muscato gives the opera a modern spin. Carmen kills Don Jose. In Italy, 2014, the death of women, at the hands of their partners, was a huge issue. The Italian government increased laws to decrease violence against women.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-opera-carmen/opera-carmen-gets-new-ending-to-stop-violence-against-women-idUSKBN1ES1Q6]]> 2020-02-20 15:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448089469 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448094954 2020-02-20 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448094954 https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448096763 https://www.bustle.com/p/lgbtq-representation-in-film-in-2019-shows-where-change-is-still-needed-according-to-a-new-glaad-report-17920428]]> 2020-02-20 15:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_gorzelany/gb2tj5o7mcsp/wish/448096763