Enemy of the people

The term enemy of the people is a fluid designation of political or class opponents of the group using the term. The term implies that the "enemies" in question are acting against society as a whole. It is similar to the notion of "enemy of the state". The term originated in Roman times as Latin: hostis publicus, typically translated into English as the "public enemy". The term in its "enemy of the people" form has been used for centuries in literature (An Enemy of the People, the play by Henrik Ibsen, 1882). Currently this form is mostly used as a reference to Soviet phraseology.

Origins of the expression

The expression dates back to Roman times; the Senate declared emperor Nero a hostis publicus in AD 68.

The words ennemi du peuple were extensively used during the French revolution. On 25 December 1793 Robespierre stated: "The revolutionary government owes to the good citizen all the protection of the nation; it owes nothing to the Enemies of the People but death".

Class Enemy

Class Enemy (Klasni Neprijatelj in local language) is a play produced by the East West Theatre Company from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The play was originally written by a British playwright Nigel Williams, but East West Theatre Company's production was adapted by the show's director, Haris Pašović. The original play, set in the South London classroom in early 1980s, was in Pašović's production transported to Sarajevo of 2007. The original cast consisting of six high-school boys was replaced by seven characters – three girls and four boys. The free adaptation, while keeping the original spirit and main themes, was also inspired by the research conducted in Bosnian classrooms.

The artistic team of the Class Enemy has conducted a research in some of the secondary schools of Sarajevo and discovered alarming levels of violence among students and teachers. Findings, among other things included information that students often came to school carrying knives, that police was involved frequently, and that rude behavior during classes was a common occurrence. During just a few months, East West Theatre Company's team has recorded a number of cases of brutal violence in Sarajevo and small Bosnian towns which further informed many themes covered by the show.

Class Enemy (film)

Class Enemy (Slovene: Razredni sovražnik) is a 2013 Slovenian drama film directed by Rok Biček. The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was nominated for the 2014 Lux Prize. It won the Fedeora Award at the 28th Venice Critics' Week.

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