Student Research Symposium, Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit
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Item The Social impact of the ‘Selfie-Photography’ Trend Among the University Undergraduates(Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Lal, T.I.S.S.“Selfie-photography” has become a popular trend in the current field of photography. “Selfie” is defined as a photograph that one takes of oneself, typically taken with a smartphone or webcam and shares via social media. The purpose of this study was to examine, whether the undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya display a preference toward the “selfie-photography” mode and whether the present social situation provides any contribution to it. This study involved randomly selected 20 undergraduates in the Faculty of Humanities. The data was collected through a questioner which covered basic information about how and why the undergraduates use “selfi-photography”. The results of the study demonstrate that there is a remarkable increase in the use of “selfie photography” mode among the university undergraduates. Also the results depict that, the art of selfi-photography is rapidly spreading among youth, with the effect of the development of modern technology. There is an overwhelming pressure in modern society which persuades every person to be a part of the technological world. The “selfie-photography” is an indicator of showing oneself as belonging to that particular technological world. Therefore, it can be concluded that, the university undergraduate’s ‘choice of “selfie-photography” as a modern way of taking photographs, is influenced by the current social trends.Item Resonances of an Enduring Lament: The ‘Trojan Women’ as a War Play(Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Abeysekara, C.J.War creates problems that are common to people across space and time. One such is the breakup of the family unit. The Greeks fought the Trojan War in prehistoric times upon which is based the play “Trojan Women” authored by Euripides. It is important to search the relevance of this Greek play written in 415 BCE, and the society in which it was produced to the Sri Lankan society of the 21st century in the point of view of the producer and director of the Sinhala drama. What common factors did they see between these two societies to open a discussion of an ancient war of the western world? This question arose with the experience of being part of the production of this play at a university level. Here I’m going to do this study by using the both primary and secondary sources. I hope to discuss this production as a Sri Lankan drama and its relation to my central topic. I hope to discuss and develop the central topic with the guidance of the play’s producer, senior lecturer Mr. Priyankara Rathnayake, of the of Drama, theatre and image arts unit of the University of Kelaniya and discussions with the actors, costume designers, makeup artists and music directors, all whom were students of the university.