Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics
, by Gilbert,HelenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415090247 | 0415090245
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 6/26/1996
Post-Colonial Dramais 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 Dramacombines a rich intersection of post-colonial and performance theories with close attention to the play texts themselves.