A TURNÊ CANCELADA DO DEAD KENNEDYS NO BRASIL: PUNK, NOSTALGIA E DRAMA SOCIAL

Este artigo busca analisar possíveis efeitos colaterais relativos a reuniões de artistas, sobretudo do gênero rock’n’roll, focando em crises que podem ou não se estabelecer diante da recepção do público. Nosso corpus principal é a banda Dead Kennedys e os desdobramentos que ocorreram do anúncio ao cancelamento de sua turnê celebratória de 40 anos que deveria ter ocorrido no Brasil em 2019. A partir das perspectivas da retromania de Reynolds (2011) - intrínseca à cultura pop e, portanto, extensiva ao rock - elaboramos a "treta" (Pereira de Sá, 2018) do grupo californiano à luz dos quatro estágios do drama social proposto por Turner (1982) como processo metodológico. Por fim, propomos que a correlação entre revisão, relação e reação traz à tona reflexões sobre passado e presente, instaurando um acontecimento de possível incongruência expressiva e discursiva na história da banda. PUNK IS DEAD (KENNEDYS)?: NOSTALGIA, POLÍTICA Y DRAMA SOCIAL EN UNA GIRA CANCELADA Resumen: Este artículo busca analizar los posibles efectos secundarios relacionados a las reuniones de artistas, especialmente del género rock'n'roll, enfocándose en crisis que pueden o no establecerse frente a la recepción pública. Nuestro corpus principal de investigación es la banda Dead Kennedys y los desarrollos que ocurrierón desde el anuncio hasta la cancelación de su gira de celebración de 40 años que debería haber ocurrido en Brasil en 2019. Desde la perspectiva de la retromanía de Reynolds (2011) – intrínseca a la cultura pop y, por lo tanto, extendidos al rock – elaboramos la "treta" (Pereira de Sá, 2018) del grupo californiano a la luz de las cuatro etapas del drama social propuesto por Turner (1982) como un proceso metodológico. Al final, proponemos que la correlación entre revisión, relación y reacción triga reflexiones sobre el pasado y el presente, estableciendo un evento de posible incongruencia expresiva y discursiva en la historia de la banda.Palabras clave: Dead Kennedys. Nostalgia. Drama Social. PUNK IS DEAD (KENNEDYS)?: NOSTALGIA, POLITICS AND SOCIAL DRAMA ON A CANCELED TOURAbstract: This paper aims to observe the possible side effects related to artists' reunions, especially of the rock'n'roll, focusing on crises that may or may not be established in the face of the audience reception. Our main observable is the band Dead Kennedys and the following events from the announcement to the cancellation of its 40-year celebratory tour, which should have happened in Brazil in 2019. From Reynolds (2011) retromania theory, which inherent to pop rock culture, we present the, what Pereira de Sá (2018) named as “treta” of the Californian group. As methodological process, we bring the four fases of social drama theory proposed by Turner (1982). In conclusion, we think the interconection between revision, relation and reaction brings up some interesting reflections about the past and the present, in witch we may see some expressive and discursive incongruity in the band's history.Keywords: Dead Kennedys. Nostalgia. Social Drama.

Epilogue

This concluding chapter takes a look at the German theaters of Argentina between the 1930s and the 1960s. During this time, Buenos Aires was a volatile, conflict-ridden place which allowed both antifascist and nationalist German blocs to cultivate intercultural alliances without modifying many aspects of their own political platform. Here, the chapter revisits the themes introduced in this volume by linking them to a more poignantly profiled reflection on the salient themes of this study, including inclusion and exclusion, integration, transnationalism, drama theory, theatrical energies, and, of course, competition. The central role of theater enables a reexamination of German-speaking immigrants in Argentina, emphasizing previously underexplored events and individuals while offering new perspectives on more frequently studied topics. The chapter thus depicts the impact of theater on existing narratives about Germans in Argentina, as well as the power of a focus on culture and the arts to inform and shape studies of migrant groups.

Tragedy According to Jacobus Pontanus and the Tradition of Antiquity

The aim of this study is to present the findings of a comparative analysis that covers—on the one hand—the theory of tragedy presented in Poeticarum institutionum libri III by Jakob Pontanus (Spanmuller), the classical and Renaissance poetics and commentaries on which he based his work, as well as the ancient tragedies that belonged to the literary canon in Jesuit colleges, and—on the other hand—Pontanus’s theoretical approach mentioned above and his tragedy Elezarus Machabaeus. The works of Pontanus have previously been discussed by Joseph Bielmann. However, Bielmann did not present them against the background of the Greek and Roman tragedies or the statements of the ancient theorists on drama, the Renaissance theoretical reflection on tragedies, or the playwriting practice resulting from this reflection. Consequently, his characterisation of the Elezarus Machabaeus is untenable, and his comments on Pontanus’s theory of drama need reviewing. Determining whether Pontanus respected the rules of ancient tragedy or whether he openly violated them is important because he was one of the most outstanding Jesuit humanists and a person of authority in his community. If we take into account the fact that Elezarus Machabaeus was the first tragedy printed by the Jesuits, the Poeticarum institutionum libri tres was one of the first printed Jesuit textbooks of this kind, and Pontanus himself was also the author of other books recommended for reading in Jesuit colleges and participated in the work of the committee for the evaluation and approval of the Jesuit school act, his views on the imitation of ancient models should be considered influential at least to a moderate degree and at least in some literary circles of his time. This matter is addressed in the introductory part of this paper. It also contains a short presentation of Pontanus’s textbook against the background of other Jesuit poetics, as well as of his main sources in the field of drama theory. Subsequently, the author presents Pontanus’s concept of drama and then discusses his piece taking into account the context of ancient and contemporary drama theory and practice of writing. In the light of this comparative reading, Eleazarus Machabaeus seems to be generally based on ancient models despite certain peculiarities, such as the composition and absence of choruses, which may be surprising at first. Both Pontanus’s tragedy and his theoretical approach should be regarded as classical in nature.