IMPERIALISM AND THEATRE by J.Ellen Gainor (Editor) ( 9780415106412 )

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IMPERIALISM AND THEATRE
ESSAYS ON WORLD THEATRE, DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE

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J.Ellen Gainor (Editor)

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0415106419

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

13 July, 1995

Pages:

284

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A collection of essays that explore how and why theatre was used in imperial societies to articulate the concerns of both colonizers and colonized. It covers many diverse nations and includes a new essay from Edward Said.

Synopsis:

Imperialism is a transnational and transhistorical phenomenon; it occurs neither in limited areas nor at one specific moment. In cultures from across the world theatrical performance has long been a site for both the representation and support of imperialism, and resistance and rebellion against it. Imperialism and Theatre is a groundbreaking collection which explores the questions of why and how the theatre was selected within imperial cultures for the representation of the concerns of both the colonizers and the colonized. Gathering together fifteen noted scholars and theatre practitioners, this collection spans global and historical boundaries and presents a uniquely comprehensive study of post-colonial drama. The essays engage in current theoretical issues while shifting the focus from the printed text to theatre as a cultural formation and locus of political force. A compelling and extremely timely work, Imperialism and Theatre reveals fascinating new dimensions to the post-colonial debate. Contributors: Nora Alter; Sudipto Chatterjee; Mary Karen Dahl; Alan Filewood; Donald H.Frischmann; Rhonda Garelick; Helen Gilbert; Michael Hays; Loren Kruger; Josephine Lee; Robert Eric Livingston; Julie S. Peters; Michael Quinn; Edward Said; Elaine Savory.

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