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ПОПУЛАРНА КУЛТУРА И ФОРМАЦИЈЕ ДРУШТВЕНОГ ПОВЕЗИВАЊА ДРАМСКИХ ЛИКОВА ХАРОЛДА ПИНТЕРА
POPULAR CULTURE AND FORMATIONS OF SOCIAL CON- NECTION OF HAROLD PINTER’S DRAMA CHARACTERS

Author(s): Sanja Rafailovic
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Communication studies, Sociology, Theory of Communication, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: popular culture;elements of popular culture;formations of social connections;individual goals;self-purpose;Harold Pinter;drama characters

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this paper is defining the concept of popular culture and determining its influence on the formations of social connection of dramatic characters of Harold Pinter. The first part of the paper relies on the theories of the renowned sociologists regarding the explication of the concept of popular culture and the determination of its elements, with a special focus on social formations. In the second part of the paper, the comparative method determines and explains the social formations that make up the dramatic characters of Harold Pinter in the dramas: The Dumb Waiter, The Caretaker, Homecoming, No Man’s Land, Betrayal and Celebration. More precisely, the connection of Harold Pinter’s drama charac- ters is classified into: an association which purpose is to achieve individual goals (family, friends, business associates) and an association which purpose is in itself (celebration). The aim of this paper is to determine the extent to which popular culture influences the formations of social associations of the protagonists of Harold Pinter’s drama characters.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2022
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 99-121
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Serbian