Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics

Gilbert, Helen

ISBN 10: 0415090237 / ISBN 13: 9780415090230

Published by Routledge, 1996

About this Item

The first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. Brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658. . 1996. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415090237
• ISBN 13: 9780415090230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. It brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies to a range of plays from Australia, Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Some of the major topics discussed in Post-Colonial Drama include:
* the interactions of post-colonial and performance theories
* the post-colonial re-stagings of language and history
* the specific enactments of ritual and carnival
* the theatrical citations of the post-colonial body
Post-Colonial Drama combines a rich intersection of theoretical approaches with close attention to a wide range of performance texts.

About the Author

Helen Gilbert lectures in English at the University of Queensland. Joanne Tompkins lectures in Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University