post-colonial drama: theory, practice, politics

by Helen Gilbert, Joanne Tompkins

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
* 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.

Genres: Nonfiction

356 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 1996

Reviews

[Phillip]

This is a very good exploration of how post-colonial issues, problems, and ideals shape drama. the authors provide a good gloss of many different post-colonial spheres and show how those issues manifest in the live, performed medium of theatre.