The Goat War: a Comedy in a Single Act

This play brings to light critical issues regarding the realization of the 2009 Kyrgyz law “On Pastures” in the agricultural context.

creator	Wenndt, Anthony J.
Title	The Goat War: a Comedy in a Single Act
Alternative Title	Comedy in a Single Act
supporting host	Grinnell College. Russian Department.
Index Date	2015
Copyright Date	2015
Publisher	Grinnell College
Type of Resource	text
Genre	book
Digital Origin	born digital
Digital Extent	20 pages
Media Type	application/pdf
description	This play brings to light critical issues regarding the realization of law in the agricultural context. The 2009 Kyrgyz law “On Pastures” formally reinstated the customary, communal system of pasture usage practiced by Kyrgyz herders throughout history. However even today, 6 years after the law’s implementation, there remains a disparity between pasture users and those administrative bodies tasked with managing pasture resources. The objective of this play is to evoke critical thought and dialogue around this issue. The uniqueness of this piece is its incorporation of the real voice of the pasture user, giving the play especial meaning and resonance. It was of utmost importance to the author to preserve the qualities of ordinary speech, which might be heard on the pastures among users themselves. Any farmer’s voice herein was taken directly from the mouths of pasture users (or translated literally from the Russian in the case of the English and Kyrgyz versions) encompassing an orthography, lexicon, and phonetic character reminiscent of pastoralist chatter in its original form.
Language	English
Topic	Herding.
Topic	Laws, etc.
Topic	Drama.
Geographic	Kyrgyzstan.
Temporal	21st Century
Keyword	Kyrgyz Republic
Related Item	Student Scholarship
Related Item	Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local)	grinnell:12038
Access Condition	Copyright to this work is held by the author(s), in accordance with United States copyright law (USC 17). Readers of this work have certain rights as defined by the law, including but not limited to fair use (17 USC 107 et seq.).
Identifier (hdl)	http://hdl.handle.net/11084/12038