Post-colonial drama : theory, practice, politics / Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins.
"Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to examine how performance practices intersect with and develop an understanding of post-colonial theories. Addressing the specific ways that performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism, this study cons...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1996.
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| Summary: | "Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to examine how performance practices intersect with and develop an understanding of post-colonial theories. Addressing the specific ways that performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism, this study considers how post-colonial theatre can be seen as a reaction against colonial enterprises. Gilbert and Tompkins discuss a variety of plays from Australia, Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Critiquing anthropological interpretations of drama, they call for a culturally specific approach to the analysis of plays from other cultures. Post-Colonial Drama combines a rich intersection of post-colonial and performance theories with close attention to the play texts themselves."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-334) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415090237 9780415090230 0415090245 9780415090247 |